Feb. 6th Weekend

What a weekend! First mom and Ron came down to have Christmas, and see us. I know what your thinking. IT is February and we are just having Christmas. BUT yes that is what happens when people get busy and all go separate ways for holidays. Any who, while waiting on them I went to meet Lisa and see her kids for the first time. Now back in the day me and Lisa were pretty much always around each other. We did and went alot of places together. Over the years we kinda lost touch, but thanks to Facebook we are back in tough. HER KIDS ARE SO CUTE! they are just perfect little devils! Ethan started calling me miss Shelley off the bat, was just to perfect! Paige was so smart that I couldn't believe it. I cant want to be around them more. After seeing them we went home and mom got there. We stayed up until nearly 12 just talking and catching up. Was a great visit. The next day we had to show Ron how the DunMurphy's play basketball and then all got dress and were ready for Sat. night activities. Sunday Mornings all went to eat at brunch and sent mom and Ron off to a basketball game! IT was a GREAT weekend!

I think I am ready!

Ok a couple of weeks ago I went to Brownwood to see a friend, Nikki. She has been doing so well with losing weight that I was so so so jealous of her. She looks amazing and said she had only been cutting back on what she ate. I might be a little jealous but I am very proud of her. SO I have decided that it is time for me to get off my duff and lose some weight. I wont bless you with knowing how much I weigh now, but we can all say it is alot! So this is my little pledge for eating right and staying healthy. Even if I dont have time to walk, I will ate least eat the right foods. I will check back when it is time to let you know of my progress.

Girls Night Out

This last weekend I went to see my dad in Early. Yes small small town so not to many people there or to much to see. BUT the most important thing happend! GIRLS NIGHT! Since Nikki decided to move back to Early from Austin girls nights are so few and far between. For some reason that little extra time we get to have with out kids is the best time of our lives! We meet up around 830ish to go to Chilies, in a small town there really is no where else to go! We stayed and talked for at least 3 hrs. Of course we had so "grown up drinks" and were loud as all get out. BUT I am convinced that Tropical Sunrise is my new favorit drink! So a great night!

Moms worries

When my daughter was two weeks old, I was standing at the top of some steps and, for a minute, I held her tighter because I was truly afraid that the wind would blow her out of my arms. It sounds crazy now, but the urge to protect your child is hardwired and sometimes irrational. Indeed, for the first few years of their lives, it seems like our main occupation is to keep them from certain death. You scoop tiny chokeable bits of things out of their mouths; you grab them by the pants just before they fall off a chair, the stairs, the top of the slide; you stop them from prying old gum off the sidewalk.
And of course sometimes kids do fall, and there you are in the emergency room, freighted with guilt or panic or both. Most of the time, they are fine, and you get used to a certain level of parental worry. But there's another opposite and almost equally terrifying thought that we don't talk about as much: what if something happened to us before our kids were old enough to take care of themselves?
We're usually so preoccupied with our children's well-being that our own safety is an afterthought. But the deaths of two notable mothers over the past week, both with young children, have made those thoughts hard to avoid. But another week of work, school projects and laundry is already upon us; it won't be long before we forget Richardson and Goody. That's perhaps one blessing of having young children. The struggle to simply keep up with the everyday doesn't leave much time for fretting over hypotheticals. Be safe!

KORA LANE

On December 8th someone very special to me came in to my life!!!! I am an AUNT! yes a real one. As much as I love Gavin and Dustin it is nothing like having my own little person to spoil the heck out of! So everyone meet Kora Lane Solvie! She is so precious and just stinking cute! We went to meet her over Christmas break. She posed for all pictures and let all of us hold her everyday she did a great job. NOW, Katie on the other hand thanked us many of times for getting her off her schedule. Even though we are miles apart I will be checking on her daily! I love you Kora Lane!

My Twins

This past week my girls turned 9. YES I have survived 9 years of raising twins! To tell the truth it has not been that bad! I have learned to be patient, understanding, how to figure out what one likes and one doesn't, I can even tell you who is crying and who is yelling. BUT if they are standing with their back to me and have on the same clothes. I can not tell you which is which! hehehehe but needless to say, these last 9 years have been the best and worst of my life! I have learned so much about my self and why my mom did all the things she did. Skyler and Nikki still puzzle the heck out of me though, one minute they are fighting like cats and dogs, the next they are each others best friends. One day they love something the next day they hate it. One of the funniest parts of having twins is what others say to you in public. AND you would be surprised on what we have heard. Anything for Zebra babies, to Oreo Cookies, to they are sisters. Some people we have come across people that just don't know what to do when they see twins. Kinda funny cause I SEE twins all the time. I guess people don't realize how many twins there really are unless they have them. So just a little funny note to let you know most of the things I hear being the parent of twins.

1. "Are they twins?" – No, we just had a double stroller, two car seats, two high chairs and two cribs laying around so we thought we better have two in a row.

2. "Are they identical?" – Most of the time twins do look a like.

3. "Two for the price of one?" – This one makes me want to scream. As if my two babies require the same amount of formula, diapers, clothes, etc. as a singleton! If it wasn't for my mom and her garage sales, and just being blessed with wonderful parents I would have both of the girls sleeping in the same bed, and riding in the exact same seat.

4. "Wow you must have your hands full?" – This one seems OK on the surface, but the person saying it rarely does so out of sympathy. Usually you can tell that what they mean is "wow you must have your hands full and I'm glad I'm not you!"

5. "Do twins run in your family?" – Do annoying strangers that bother obviously overstressed mothers at the mall run in yours?

6. "Did you take fertility drugs?" – OK. Seriously. Where do people get off?

7. "Which one is the cute one?" – Which eye do you want blackened?

8. "Oh I had my kids 11 months apart, so I know what it’s like to raise twins" – This isn't a question, but it is quite possibly the most annoying comment anyone can say to a mother of twins. If you haven't raised multiples, then you have no idea what it’s like.

9. "How do you tell them apart?" – Oh darn their name tags fell off again. It's back to the hospital for another DNA test. BUT to tell the truth, when they were babies... a red toe nail was the best thing we did.

10. "How do you do it?" Ummmm...I don't, I hide one in the closet and just pretend to only have one baby.

So the next time you see someone with twins and want to comment.....try to refrain from asking these things!!!!

My baby in football pads!

Well it is now getting close to football season. Most men are getting ready to sit on the couch watching countless hours of football. Most women think that the men watch the same game over and over again and tell us it is a different one just to get out of chores. In MY family we are getting ready to watch my son start playing football. We went this past Sat. to get him all signed in and measured for his game jersey and pants. He also had to get pads, helmet and a mouth piece. So much stuff those guys have to wear. Not sure why any of them want to play. Thanks goodness Clif was with me or I would of been completely lost. In my eyes JaKobie is so little and frail. I am so scared for him to actually get hit by another person. He is playing on a team that is 5-7 year old. Some of these 7 year olds are actually pretty big. I am hoping that JaKobie can just out run them. He assures me that he is ready for all of the practices and the heat. He as actually been talking about it non stop. Comes home after Summer camp and puts on his whole uniform, including helmet, and runs around the yard or the house. He has used his sisters a couple of times for tackling practice. He as also perfected his touchdown dance. Well 1st practice is Friday the 1st and first game is August 30Th. I will keep everyone posted!!!! GO KOBIE!!!!!!