tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68731173580379987882024-02-18T22:38:39.430-08:00Atterberry FamilyJennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01567975762439335700noreply@blogger.comBlogger139125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6873117358037998788.post-56332759586728499982014-12-30T10:07:00.002-08:002014-12-30T10:25:21.932-08:00Christmas<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Christmas was good to us this year. We went to the river walk without the boys but they got back in time for Electricritters. We helped Chris decorate so he would get his stuff up in time for Christmas Eve. It was nice because this was the first year in a while that Scott and I had enough money to buy presents. I still tried to do my homemade gifts but I didn't have time to do as well as I would have liked. Between Scott being gone and working, I just didn't have as Much time as I used to. GG was able to come on both Christmas Eve and day so that was a blessing. She is wearing out quicker than she used to but at least she is there to enjoy it. I pray that next year will be the same. The kids don't really believe in Santa anymore but they still like to receive special Santa presents.</div>
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Brandon's Santa gifts</div>
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Jessie's gifts<br />
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My little Jessie gift<br />
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Helping Chris decorate<br />
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This year's Jesus' birthday cake<br />
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The riverwalk all lit up for Christmas<br />
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Socks thinks he is king of the villageJennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01567975762439335700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6873117358037998788.post-72701793959011945312014-10-10T16:41:00.001-07:002014-10-10T16:41:57.898-07:00new jobSo I posted on Facebook that I got a new job but it was just through the Christmas season. Well after I went in and filled out the consent form for the background check and did the drug screen, I was all ready to start Oct 13th. A few days after I got a call from a friend from Jessie's school who got a paraprofessional job that I had also interviewed for. She had to quit after two weeks because her son is having surgery and has a 12 week recovery time. She didn't feel it was fair to have them hire a long term sub especially if something else happened so she put in a good word for me. The next day they called and offered me the position. I am now a full time Paraprofessional for Vineland Elementary. It is only through the school year but now I have a good chance of getting on next school year. The pay isn't the greatest but once I send them my transcripts and prove I have an AA degree, that will boost the pay some more. The best thing is that it is the kids schedule so I will be off on their days off. The school is out here in the county so it is not far to drive either. There is three special ed boys that I rotate with and then I help the fourth grade with language arts. I now see why Brandon has so much trouble concentrating in school. The kids are constantly moving around and talking. I am talking about the mainstream kids also not just the special ed kids. The three boys all are at preschool- kindergarten level and they all have speech problems. They all also are prone to tantrums. One will bite and hit and kick so you have to be careful. They can also be very sweet. You tend to spend a lot of time trying to get them to work because they are all stubborn. Good thing I have had practice with stubborn children. I find I have a lot more patience for kids that aren't my own. My first week was kind of crazy anyway so I haven't had a day of normal schedule yet. Hopefully I will impress them enough to want to keep me on and I won't screw up. It is hard getting back into working full time after having my own schedule for so long but I hope I will get back into the swing of things soon.Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01567975762439335700noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6873117358037998788.post-41893136134839762672014-09-23T08:12:00.001-07:002014-09-23T08:12:22.617-07:00North PoleChris was going to take a vacation to Las Vegas before he got another job since he probably wouldn't get time off for awhile but his friends had to bail and he didn't want to go alone so he decided to fund a family trip to the North Pole instead. The kids have always been a little leery when it comes to rides but I was hoping that they would be okay with these since adults ride with them. Chris loves rides and doesn't have anyone to ride with. Jessie was the big surprise because she loves them. She kept wanting them to go faster. Too bad she is too little to ride the big rides at Elitches. Brandon went on all of them but he didn't like a few of them. I am proud that he tried though. A couple of them he went back on for seconds even though he didn't really want to because he didn't want to be shown up by his little sister. Everyone had a great time and the weather was beautiful. We stayed all day. Dad even rode a few of them. I am blessed to have a wonderful family who enjoys doing things together.<br />
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This was at a training burn, Brandon is the little one. He is so proud of himself.Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01567975762439335700noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6873117358037998788.post-69487321017324926302014-09-03T09:15:00.001-07:002014-09-03T09:15:20.608-07:00State FairWe went to the state fair this weekend. We convinced the kids not to buy souvenirs there because we are hoping to still do a family trip this month. There wasn't really anything we wanted to buy anyway but you know how kids are they want everything even if it is junk. The food is becoming outrageous there so we ended up eating after we were done with the fair. The kids ended up getting some free stuff so they were happy. We did some games at the thrive booth and got some animal key chains. Turkey Hill was giving free ice cream away. The kids went to the safety park where city fire has a bus that teaches you what to do in case of a fire. I made Chris go in with the kids because Scott and I have been through the lectures before. Brandon was so excited to show off his knowledge, the guy ended up stopping the lecture early because he said the kids knew it all anyway. He asked them where their meeting place is in case of a fire and they said either the tree house or the fire truck. He said that was the strangest answer he ever heard. He ended up giving them t-shirts, which he doesn't give to everyone, and told them they could teach the class they knew so much. They also got suckers for participating in a scavenger hunt that was done at this really cool train setting. It is probably 100 feet around and has country scenes, mining scenes, a drive in, etc. I wanted to get pics but it was too crowded. You had to find things like the dog in the back of the truck, that sort of thing. We asked Chris to make furniture for Brandon's fire station we made last year and I might submit it to the fair next year. Some of the shows this year was a show about Australia animals, the strong man, the Olate dogs that were the winner from America's got talent, and some Indian dancers. It started raining at the end of the night so the only thing we didn't do was the kids were going to ride the Ferris wheel with Chris and they didn't get to that. All in all I think the kids had fun and it was a good night.<br />
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Brandon milking a cow, Jessie didn't want to do it<br />
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Brandon roping<br />
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I was going to get their pics with smokey but they put them away<br />
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Brandon was part of the strongman show, Jessie probably would have been too but I had to move her into the shade because she was getting overheated.Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01567975762439335700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6873117358037998788.post-33121271592564344972014-08-11T13:50:00.000-07:002014-08-11T13:50:12.225-07:00End of summer and First day of schoolSo the kid's summer break is already over. Since we didn't have a lot of money to go on many trips, our break was mostly spent around here. We did have fun though. We did a lot of swimming even though the temperature never got as hot as it usually does in the summer. Since Chris had time off he tried to take the kids at least once a week so they could spend time together. He is the fun Uncle who lets them do anything and takes them to lunch every time. I am not sure who enjoyed it more, the kids or Chris. We enjoyed having Pat and Jim out for the fourth of July and GG's birthday and the picnic at Chris'. We went to the summer dollar movies a few times also. We also rode the boats at the riverwalk. Here are some pics of some of the other things we did.<br />
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The kid's went to the library's summer reading programs and Brandon got to participate<br />
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We made giant bubbles <br />
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Jess broke her arm roller skating<br />
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We went to San Isabel with Chris' ex in-laws and their grandson<br />
We also went to Bishop's Castle the same day<br />
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Took the kids to the zoo<br />
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Brandon's first day of sixth grade. He is not happy to go<br />
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Jessie's first day of third grade, she was a little better<br />
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Jess was scared to go without her brother and Brandon is just plain scared to start middle school. He has to wear uniforms to school. I am taking Brandon to and from school because of where his bus stop is I would have to leave him without being able to see him and I don't trust people enough to let him stand on a corner by a busy street by himself or walk to and from the bus stop to home. Jessie's stop is right by our house so she is still riding the bus. I'll give it a few days and report back on how they are doing in school.Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01567975762439335700noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6873117358037998788.post-78502146135442874912014-08-07T08:07:00.000-07:002014-08-07T08:07:34.546-07:00Brandon's BirthdayI am behind on doing this. Time just keeps getting away from me. We took Brandon to Manhattan's Pizza Parlor for lunch because he wanted the giant Pizza. Chris went with us, taking advantage of not working right now. Then we came home and watched movies. It wasn't the most exciting but he had fun. He always gets his birthday stretched out because his aunts come one day, we do something on his actual birthday, and then we have the family party on Sat. He is such a good sport. He was willing to wait until the Saturday after his birthday so we wouldn't be doing parties two weekends in a row since we had fourth of July and GG's the Sat before. I can't believe he is already twelve.<br />
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He wanted a fire picture for his room<br />
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We finally got the go cart up and running for his birthday <br />
Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01567975762439335700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6873117358037998788.post-39274474696956293202014-07-10T07:49:00.001-07:002014-07-10T07:49:15.103-07:004th of JulyThis was the first year in a long time that we were able to set off fireworks. Aunt Pat and Uncle Jim came for a visit so it was a real family affair. We had GG's birthday party as usual. During the day, every one came out for lunch and we played baseball and some games. The kids were hot so we moved to the backyard and everyone watched them swim for a while. Pat and Jim took GG home to rest for a few hours before coming back over and the wind and clouds moved in. We ended up having GG's party and dinner inside and were able to go outside for the rest of the fourth of July fun. I wasn't sure how the dogs were going to react with fireworks because we haven't been able to have them since we got these two. Goldie stayed in her crate the whole time but that isn't unusual. BJ was a little nervous with the closer bangs but he stayed outside with us the whole time. We still didn't buy too many fireworks because we found it more fun to play instead but we thought we had more fountains and found out that they were giant confetti poppers instead. The two pinwheel fountains we had messed up and we only had one fountain that worked so that was kind of a bummer. We also had smoke bombs and snakes. Scott and Chris set all of the snakes off at once so it looked like a bonfire instead of snakes and lasted about a minute. Never let those two play with fire. All the children (that means the grown up boys) played with silly string. We also had bubbles and glow stuff for night. We tried making a giant bubble wand this year and it went over pretty good but I will have to make two of the wands next time and we are tweaking the bubble recipe. The wind wasn't completely cooperating with us either. On Saturday, we went to Chris' for dinner, this time we got to eat outside. Chris and I were playing with the kids, we tried the bubbles again and then when it got dark we played with glow sticks. It was a great weekend and we were sorry to see Aunt Pat and Uncle Jim leave. There are more pics posted on shutterfly. Don't forget GG's 100th birthday party is next July!<br />
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GG's cake, fancy on the outside, red white and blue on the inside<br />
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smoke bombs<br />
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Scott looks like he is using Brandon for a plow<br />
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smoked out<br />
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My little fireman<br />
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silly string wars<br />
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the snake bonfire<br />
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playing at chris'<br />
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This was on a burn but I thought it was cute, Scott was teaching Brandon<br />
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Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01567975762439335700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6873117358037998788.post-27040461781627508422014-05-29T14:36:00.001-07:002014-05-29T14:36:13.400-07:00Last day of schoolToday was the last day of school. Brandon is officially a sixth grader and Jessie in third. They had a graduation ceremony for the fifth grade with a slide show. It was very sad but at the same time I am so proud of him and I love watching him grow up. He received perfect attendance all year, most improved in reading, spelling and science and DARE completion. Jessie received super speller, amazing math, awesome acts of kindness, pledge of allegiance award, student of the month for December, and roaring reader award. I wasn't sure they were going to make it to the end because first Brandon was sick over Memorial weekend and now Jessie has it. They both managed to push through and now they can be sick if they want to. We are taking them to Country Buffet tonight to celebrate. I can't believe how fast they grow up. It seems like as soon as they start school, the time speeds up. I am so proud of them both. They are what gets me through the stressful times. I am making Brandon a slide show of his school years but it is not done yet because I didn't get the idea until last night. If I can figure out how to post it when it is done I will.<br />
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Jessie getting her awards with her teacher and the principal<br />
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Brandon's graduation certificate<br />
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Brandon getting his awardsJennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01567975762439335700noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6873117358037998788.post-31244181639334207222014-05-18T10:16:00.003-07:002014-05-18T10:16:32.019-07:00End of year comings and goingsSo I am behind yet again. This time of year is so busy and I am in denial of Brandon ending his elementary school career. He made his AR reading goal but did not want to go up to the Rockies yet again so we took him out of school and he had a me day. Scott, Mom and I took him to Angelo's pizza on the Riverwalk for lunch and then we came home and watched a fire movie and then he just played and enjoyed a day without Jessie. He also had his fifth grade field trip to Cave of the Winds and ITZ which is kind of like Chuck E Cheese but more expensive. I couldn't afford to go with him as it was $26 just to send him. He had fun but more at Cave of the Winds. I wish I could have gone on his final trip but I haven't been able to go on any of his since third grade because they are all out of town so I should be used to it. Scott went to career day at school and had Brandon's class. They all had fun playing with the fire stuff. Scott let the kids play with the hoses and try on the packs and helmets. They really enjoy hands on stuff. Scott got a bunch of thank you letters from the students. I was reelected as secretary for the PTO again, mainly because no one wants to help the PTO. It is always the same parents. Jessie had her AR reading trip. They went bowling and then had an ice cream party. Scott and I went to the bowling part. I am surprised that some of the balls actually made it down the lane. Jessie could barely drop the ball, they were either heavy balls or a lot of the kids are not very strong. They had the bumpers which helped.<br />
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The kids had field day on Thursday. The PE coach who heads up field day asked Scott if he would bring the fire truck to help with one of the games. They have a giant beach ball that they wanted to spray water on and try to keep it in the middle. Scott brought a couple of the other firefighters to help out. It was a big hit and everyone including the firefighters got soaked. The fifth graders have the annual fifth grade versus teachers kickball game and the coach wanted them to spray the fifth graders to give the teachers an advantage. Like they needed one since the teachers win every year. They hosed down everyone including the kids on the sidelines. I guess it was a big hit because they want them back next year.<br />
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Brandon getting ready to do the 50 yard dash<br />
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Brandon doing the buddy walker race<br />
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super soccer with Scott's firetruck<br />
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Only two weeks left of school<br />
Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01567975762439335700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6873117358037998788.post-47650590497397435382014-04-28T16:08:00.001-07:002014-04-28T16:08:14.439-07:00EasterWe had a good Easter. The kid's Aunts brought stuff over on Friday and on Sunday the kids looked for eggs then had a treasure hunt for their baskets. GG came over for lunch and Chris was there helping hide. This year the boys made it more difficult for the kids so they had to work harder. It was a good day. We also put dog treats in a few eggs and had the dogs find them. They started to get the idea towards the end.<br />
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Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01567975762439335700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6873117358037998788.post-72016007381507404582014-04-09T11:33:00.000-07:002014-04-09T11:41:19.194-07:00Jessie's playJessie had her second grade play last night. The play was about Pueblo. She was supposed to be an 80's girl but since all the styles are coming back she doesn't look much different. She loves the jean jacket and wears it every where. If she didn't get so shy singing in public, she probably would have got a solo part because she sings much better than the kids chosen. She had fun and the play went well so that is all that matters. <br />
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Her hair was in a side ponytail but it didn't come out in the picture very well.<br />
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They did a traditional Mexican dance<br />
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Jess saying her linesJennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01567975762439335700noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6873117358037998788.post-70734678759803224262014-04-08T10:31:00.001-07:002014-04-08T10:37:29.824-07:00Science FairThe kids had their science fair at school. Brandon had to do an earth science project so he chose how oil spills affect the environment. He made an ocean habitat and then spilled oil in it to see how it affected the plants. It didn't work out quite as we hoped because the plants didn't die as fast as we thought they would. He also saw which worked to soak up the oil better. Jessie's class did a project together so she didn't get a board. Her group did which type of soil lets water run through faster. I am proud of both of them. <br />
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On a different note, Brandon decided to do the pack test with the other fireman Scott was testing this weekend. The pack test is a 3 mile hike in 45 minutes with a 45 pound pack. Brandon didn't do it with any weight but he did the test twice, once on Sat and again on Sun. He apparently chattered the whole way and wasn't even winded. The other firefighters said he motivated them because they weren't about to be beat by an 11 year old. One of the guys said he was impressed by how Brandon has his whole career planned out. I am so proud of him, it's like all of a sudden everything is starting to click at least physically now if we can just get his schoolwork under control we will be set.Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01567975762439335700noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6873117358037998788.post-35073760877915619512014-03-29T07:59:00.001-07:002014-03-29T07:59:45.510-07:00Chris Birthday and Spring BreakI am a little behind, everything seems like it is moving so fast. We had Chris' 40th birthday party. We decided since he didn't have the best year, we wouldn't do all black especially since we have been joking about it so we surprised him and did everything as bright as we could. We did give him a 40th birthday pin and a black twisty straw with an old man sliding down it. We also gave him a special birthday cup, a giant teenage mutant ninja turtle cup. He was more into GI Joe and transformers but the cup was bright green and it went better with the decorations. I think he was surprised and had a good time. He is so good with the kids and acted like he loved their gifts even the homemade one from Brandon. (Bran tries hard but crafts just aren't his thing). <br />
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Jessie gave him a stepping stone for his garden and a candle and a homemade card, her card she made had a bear and an outhouse on it to go with his outdoor likes<br />
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We gave him this plaque that read "we do not stop having fun because we age, we age because we stop having fun"<br />
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An outhouse toilet brush holder to complete his outhouse bathroom theme<br />
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Decoration from the party, Mom made him a board with pics from his life<br />
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More of the decorations, the balloons were supposed to be neon colors</div>
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Mom said to make his cake colorful so I did, the inside was orange<br />
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Brandon's present he made, a vase with flowers, he also made him a card and bought him a clip on flashlight</div>
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The kids were also on spring break this week. On Tuesday we went to the movies to see Frozen which Jessie has been wanting to see forever. Wednesday we took the kids and dogs to the park and had lunch out there. Thursday we bought Jessie new sandals and watched movies at home. and Friday we went to the free day at the airport museum. It wasn't the most exciting week but I think they had fun and it was a break from school. With school only two months more, it is going fast, too fast. I am not ready for Brandon to be in middle school.</div>
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Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01567975762439335700noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6873117358037998788.post-71118009721410811152014-02-18T16:34:00.001-08:002014-02-18T16:34:35.252-08:00Jessie's birthdayWe took Jessie out to Country Buffet for her birthday dinner on Thursday because we had coupons and Brandon could eat for 99 cents. On Friday, her actual birthday, she didn't have school so we had girls day and went to the mall to look at the girly stuff. She bought herself a little giraffe keychain, and Mom and I bought her a penguin and dolphin statue. The boys met us for lunch at Subway and then they went to Home Depot. We came home and watched a princess movie and gave Jessie a spa day. On Saturday we had her family birthday party with everyone. She wanted fairies, Antarctica theme, dolphins and mermaids and penguins. She also made herself several birthday signs to hang up. Scott's sisters came over on Sunday to give their gifts. She can really make a birthday last. She had a lot of fun but was worried because one of her friends said that turning eight brought a lot more responsibility and she wasn't going to like it. I think she will live though. <br />
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Jessie wanted me to paint her a picture with whales<br />
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She wanted a porcelain doll of sleeping beauty<br />
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Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01567975762439335700noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6873117358037998788.post-81127703001646857362013-12-30T09:31:00.003-08:002013-12-30T09:31:49.069-08:00ChristmasChristmas has come and gone again. This year was probably the most relaxed that we have had considering the stress everyone is under. No one fought, and everyone was in a good mood. We went to the riverwalk, to the mall to see Santa, and to elictricritters at the zoo. Christmas Eve was spent at Chris' winter wonderland house again. He really outdid himself this year. Check his facebook page if you haven't seen the pictures of his house. I am not sure whether the kids really believe in Santa or they are just pretending to but they aren't ready to give it up yet. In some ways it will be easier when they don't but then that just means they are growing up that much faster. Jessie loves everything about Christmas and I think she is afraid that will take some of the wonder out of it. Brandon worries about too much already and he isn't ready to give up that piece of childhood yet although I am pretty sure he is just going along with it. I made an advent calendar this year with little boxes with items inside that they can use every year and I asked them what each thing made them think of when they saw it and Brandon's answer was Jesus for everything even if it was a snowman. He told me that he didn't need presents this year just being with his family was enough. He still got presents though. It was a little rough without Rachel this year but Chris seemed to get through it fine. This was supposed to be our year and it wasn't but I am grateful that we still have a roof over our heads and were able to give the kids a good Christmas. I know there are many people that couldn't do that. Some day my hope is that we are well enough off that we can do more for the people who don't have much and give more. May next year be blessed and better for everyone.<br />
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Jessie got a purple unicorn and a flutterbye fairy from Santa, Brandon has become a master at catching the fairy<br />
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Brandon got a rescue helicopter and a antique firetruck<br />
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The annual Jesus birthday cakeJennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01567975762439335700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6873117358037998788.post-73447551890359512722013-12-17T14:42:00.000-08:002013-12-17T14:42:04.070-08:00JessieBrandon and Jessie were arguing over what the highest mountain in the world was. Brandon thought it was Mt Everest and Jessie thought it was Mt Kilimanjaro. I told Jessie she just likes saying the name and she said no they learned about it school, at least she thought they did. She said, "those darn teachers keep cramming information in my head and I can't keep it all in, I think some is starting to leak out."Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01567975762439335700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6873117358037998788.post-87530340934409790202013-12-17T14:38:00.003-08:002013-12-17T14:38:47.771-08:00Brandon's Scrooge playBrandon was Marley in their fifth grade Scrooge play. He was very good. He didn't even get flustered when Scrooge forgot her lines. I was very proud of him. I didn't know he could get his voice so low. The only problem was that for almost his whole scene there was a podium in his way and no one could see him until he moved over. I wish the music teacher would think of these kinds of things during plays. Oh well. Here are some pics of him. They has him in black light to make it look more spooky.<br />
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Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01567975762439335700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6873117358037998788.post-68639329988207371582013-10-23T16:14:00.000-07:002013-10-23T16:14:03.661-07:00Brandon's storyBrandon submitted this story for the Pueblo library's scary story contest. He was one of 12 winners. He gets a certificate, copy of all the stories, an award ceremony and a gift certificate to a book store. I am trying to convince him to give me the book certificate since I helped him type it but so far no luck.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Getting a scary
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I got a package in
the mail one night. It was a large package. My great grandfather sent it to me.
It was covered in slime and had skull signs on it and a picture of a pirate.
When I opened it, there was a cage in the box.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>There was a furry ball in the cage. I opened the cage and out comes a
big, black monster with raging eyes and razor sharp teeth. The teeth looked
strong enough to bite through a semi-truck. It had giant feet kind of like
Godzilla. He had giant claws on his furry hands. He had spikes down his back
and on his long tail. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The monster
started to chase me all around the neighborhood. I ran through the woods into
the cemetery, jumping over open graves. The fall leaves were crunching under
feet as I ran. The monster’s large feet made him jump higher than ever. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He chases me into a lake. I swam as fast as I
could to get away. He chased me back to my house.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I ran into my room as fast as I could. The
monster knocked the door down and I ran out the window. I got on my dirt bike
and I went out into the forest. The monster started an animal roundup. He got
all the animals to start chasing me. I was being surrounded by animals, so I
jumped off my dirt bike and climbed a tree to safety. I jumped onto the
monster’s back and I was able to control him by holding onto his big, long ears
and kicking him with my feet like a horse. I was able to get him out of the
forest and I thought if I drove him into the ocean that he would drown. But he
didn’t. He swam all the way to an island. I thought I was safe so I went back
home. Some time later, there was a knock on the door. When I opened it there
was the monster. I screamed and he put his hands over his ears. I realized he
was sensitive to loud noises, so I grabbed my trumpet and started playing
loudly. He couldn’t take it anymore, and he crawled back into his cage where it
was quieter. I ran over there really fast and shut it. I threw the cage back
into the box. I took the box outside and burned it. The monster was finally
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Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01567975762439335700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6873117358037998788.post-22718719946951577592013-09-13T19:53:00.000-07:002013-09-13T19:53:09.272-07:00CWFSWe have started to make changes to the business to hopefully start bringing in more money. One of our firefighters got us in touch with a man who initially was just going to get us in on the 9/11 ceremony in Pueblo. When Scott met with him and explained the problems we are having, he decided to help us out. This guy does everything and knows everyone. Not only did he get us on the ceremony, we got to do an opening for a new VA clinic and Scott got to present an award to Congressman Scott Tipton. He is also getting us in touch with other people and got us turned into a nonprofit company. Now we can accept donations and eventually receive grants. We are also getting publicity and "networking". It is almost overwhelming. Right now none of this is paying but hopefully that will start changing and we will bring in work that does pay. As a nonprofit, we are now considered a volunteer fire department and can raise money to start the training facility we always wanted to. I am praying that this is the answer to our prayers and things will start changing for the better for us. I kept saying that this was our year because Scott and I have been married 13 years and while that would be unlucky for most, that should bring us luck. We haven't had a lot of good things happen to us in these past years. I was starting to give up hope that this wasn't going to be our year after all. Better late than never. Please keep praying for us that nothing happens to mess this up, we really need some miracles.<br />
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Scott and Dad taking the wreath<br />
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Scott Tipton receiving the award<br />
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Marines, City fire, Scott Tipton and us<br />
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The city fire guard<br />
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our wreath is the pretty one on the far left<br />
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Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01567975762439335700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6873117358037998788.post-63746947282811870402013-09-13T16:41:00.001-07:002013-09-13T16:41:42.675-07:00BrandonSo Brandon decided that he wanted to try out for a speaking part in the 5th grade Scrooge play. He also wanted to try for student council president. I was worried about him not getting the president because he is not a straight A student and not the most popular kid in his class. Not that he doesn't have his share of friends and the teachers love him but you know what I mean. Any way we had to make posters for him and he had to write a speech and say it in front of the 3-5 grades. Here was his speech. <span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Good
morning students and staff. My name is Brandon Atterberry and I am in Mrs.
Hanratty’s class. Some things you might not know about me is that I really love
to learn and try new things. I have always wanted to help people. I want to be
a firefighter when I grow up and I love animals and want to open a shelter
someday. I am determined and hard working. I am a great listener which will
benefit me in the president’s position. As someone who has struggled with
school and dealt with teasing I know what it is like and want to help fellow
students make sure that no one is left out. I want to promote recycling and
picking up trash. I will do my best to make sure that your voices are heard and
I am open to ideas. I want to make sure that the school continues to be a great
place to learn and have fun. Thank you</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">He didn't get it but I am so proud of him for even trying. He did however get the part of Marley in the Scrooge play. That is something I never thought he would do either. He also volunteered to help with props once his part is finished. I never could have got up the nerve to do that so I am so proud of him for putting himself out there.</span>Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01567975762439335700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6873117358037998788.post-87013281861260228452013-08-20T08:53:00.002-07:002013-08-21T06:22:44.201-07:00FrusturatedI used to have faith that everything was going to be all right no matter what was happening in my life. After I lost Kimmie, it shook me faith that bad things could happen to my family. I have long since come to terms with losing a child and am thankful that at least she died before I really got to know her but I have never been able to completely get back the feeling of calm that would surround me and let me know that God was near and everything would be okay. There's no little voice telling me what I should do or that it will be alright. When I pray, I feel desperate instead of peaceful. Every time I start to feel that things are starting to work out, everything falls apart again. I am trying to stay positive and I know things could be much worse. It's hard when I see people who seem like everything goes so easy for them and everything is a struggle for us. I have to great kids who are questioning why God hasn't answered our prayers yet. They say it's not like we are asking for anything huge, so why aren't we getting it. It is hard to keep telling them to just have faith, that our prayers will be answered in the right time, when it is always such a tight crunch. I know that God has been helping us and it's not like I have no faith left but I don't understand why we have to constantly be right down to losing everything before something happens. Scott and have had major trials throughout our marriage and have I have tried to keep the faith throughout it but when does something finally good come of it? When do my dreams get to be realized? Why is it that when something good starts to fall into place, it suddenly fall apart? If it wasn't meant to happen they why hasn't what was supposed to happen happened yet? Everything is changing and I can't control the changes but I feel like it is spinning out of control and I can't feel God there to help stop it.Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01567975762439335700noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6873117358037998788.post-70697252169113815922013-08-16T11:55:00.001-07:002013-08-16T11:55:07.789-07:00School starts againAnother school year starting. The kids just finished their first week. Brandon is in 5th grade this year and Jessie in 2nd. It is depressing to think this is his last year in elementary school. The school is doing upgrades and the main entrance is still not open so everyone has to go through one door which makes it interesting to say the least. The attendance has also almost doubled so at the last minute they added another 5th grade and 3rd grade class. They already added another kindergarten class to make three. I don't know what it is about school starting but the kids immediately start talking about Halloween and donating money to places. They always hit me up with the donations when I have the least money after buying all their school supplies. Do charities start promoting more at school time so the kid's see more commercials? I don't know. We are still planning to go to the State Fair next weekend and the Denver Aquarium in Sept and hopefully a few mountain trips before it gets too cold so they still have things to look forward to.<br />
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Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01567975762439335700noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6873117358037998788.post-81432747333458226242013-07-24T08:06:00.000-07:002013-07-24T08:06:16.147-07:00Brandon birthdaySo Brandon turned 11. As usual Mom took the week of his birthday off for vacation so we did lots of stuff. We had his party on the Sat before and Scott's family came out on Sunday. On his actual birthday we went to the zoo. Dad even took the day off so it was a real family event. It was kind of cool because they changed some things around so it was like seeing it new. It was also cooler so the animals were out more than usual. We also went to the children's museum. It was okay but I wouldn't take the kids if they didn't have free tickets for themselves, they still had fun though. We went swimming although not as much as we would have liked to because of the weather. Brandon still had his baseball practice and game. Friday we took the dogs and kids to the park for lunch. It was a good week. Only two and a half weeks left before school starts. Also did I mention Jessie is taking summer tap classes? She likes them but doesn't think she is progressing fast enough so will be happy when they are over.<br />
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Jess just loves her brother<br />
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new pitching machine<br />
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the fire station<br />
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a police station to go with the fire station he already has like that<br />
He also got some science experiments, and a few other things. My baby boy is growing up but he still likes enough kid like things to make it easier. More pics will be posted to shutterfly soon.Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01567975762439335700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6873117358037998788.post-48051416509268327762013-07-22T13:04:00.000-07:002013-07-22T13:04:25.832-07:00recycled dollhouse<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This was my dollhouse that was made for me when I was about 6 years old. Jessie wanted it but it was starting to fall apart so we decided to make her one for Christmas. We made it big that way when she grows out of it she can turn it into a bookshelf or something. We took parts off the old one and put them on hers so she would have a part of mine.<br />
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While we were making Jessie's, Brandon said he would like the rest of the dollhouse to be made into a fire station for him. For his birthday we gave him his fire station. (more about his birthday later) We had to redo the top of the dollhouse because we couldn't put a landing pad on the old roof. Dad got really into it and kept wanting to add stuff but we ran out of time. I made a CWFS plaque for the outside and a fire painting on the inside and Chris and Dad are going to make furniture for Christmas to go into it. <br />
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So now my dollhouse is completely gone but lives on with the kids hopefully for many years to come. I hope they have as much fun with theirs as I did and appreciate the work that went into making them<br />
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