We Love Renting

This morning when I first woke up, I rode with Graham to work. I did this because his car was in the shop getting fixed. After Graham got to work I came back home and went to sleep again.

The second time I woke up, I walked in the kitchen and my socks got wet. I didn't think anything of it. I thought water may have gotten on the floor during the dish cleaning the night before. Later, I went into the kitchen and there was a small amount of water on the counter by the stove. I just wiped it up and thought nothing of it. Water gets on counters. As I was making my lunch I thought I saw something fall, like a drop of water, out of the corner of my eye. I looked again and didn't see anything else. This happened twice, oh man. Then, as I was reaching to get a pot holder, a drop of water fell on my sleeve. This time I looked at the ceiling and waited. That's when I noticed three distinct spots that were slowly dripping.

My first reaction was to walk upstairs and make sure there was no water on the bathroom floor, since the bathroom is directly above the kitchen. There was no water to be seen on the floor. My next action was to call the office to get the maintenance men to come investigate. The two maintenance men came around 2:30. One man looked at the ceiling in the kitchen and said, "Looks like the toilet." The two went upstairs and were back downstairs within a minute or so. The verdict was in, a cracked toilet base means leaking kitchen ceiling.

The two men left and came back with a brand new toilet! They installed the new toilet and left just in time for me to leave to get Graham from work. I picked up Graham and took him to the dealership to get his car and we went our separate ways, Wednesdays are busy for Graham. Graham said it perfectly, "I'm glad we rent, so we don't have to pay for it!" I have to say, I totally agree with my husband!

Jessica Part Two

As promised...here are the pictures my mom took yesterday just 20 minutes after Jessica was born.

Jessica Marie, the Marie is after her cool Aunt Haley.

Jay's finger and Jessica's hand.

The new family of four, Jessica, Cassie, Hailey and Jay.

Hailey seeing Jessica for the first time!

I can't wait to meet her!

Jessica Marie Shintaku!

Here's the first official picture of our new niece...Jessica Marie Shintaku!

Momma Cassie and Daddy Jay are doing well and big sister Hailey loves her!

She was born on the coolest day in history, today! She is 7 lbs. 3 oz. and 20 inches long!

As you can tell...I am very excited to be Aunt Haley (again). Don't worry...more pictures are coming.

Engagement Pictures

I have a wonderful friend in Arizona named Sunny. She took awesome engagement photos for Graham and me. Here are my favorites! I've put them here because I just like to look at them!

For those of you who don't know, a friend of mine has a brother-in-law who is fighting for his life in the ICU. Here is a web site you can visit to get updates from his family: www.caringbridge.org/visit/jonschroeder
Please keep Jon and his family in your prayers! Thanks!

Glendale Glitters

When I was in Arizona in December, my mom and I took these lovely ladies to Glendale Glitters in Downtown Glendale. Sunny and David met us there and walked around with us. I was so grateful for David, he pulled the wagon with all 4 girls around all night!

I was watching Tatum, Shea, and Finley for the weekend while their parents were in the hospital with the new baby. We had Hailey with us to give my brother and his lady friend a date night before Baby Jessica arrives.

This picture was at the end of the night on the way back to the car. I am surprised we got a picture with everyone looking, they were all cold and tired!

We spoiled the girls and got them their own hot chocolates. They were the perfect temperature when we got them...I was so excited! After a few minutes this is what Finley looked like, notice the hot chocolate around her mouth and down the front of her coat.

Sweet little Shea is 5 and sometimes this is how a 5 year old smiles. Look at how big that cup is! I think they were 16 oz. cups.

Hailey usually doesn't like to have her picture taken, but she had a different attitude with her new friends around! Hailey and Finley are the same age and became quick friends. Hailey's wearing the hat that Uncle Graham and I gave her for Christmas.

Tatum has a much better 5 year old smile. Again, look at how huge that cup is!

Mom and I had a great time with the girls! We decided that it should be a yearly event. We even talked about having Jessica and Sedona with us next year...we'll see what happens!

My Minnesota Men...

Here's the story of the men in my life. I'll introduce them in the order I met them...so as not to offend anyone! Of course I met Graham first...but I didn't have a picture to use for this. I love him though!

After Graham I met Alan. I worked with Alan at Fraser, now I PCA for him. He insists that my name is Molly. Here's a typical conversation:
A- "Molly!"
H-"No, it's Haley!"
A-"Molly..."
H-"No, Haley."
A-"Molly?"
H-"Haley."
A-"Molly!"
H-"Alan!"
A-"A nose!"
(touching my nose as he says this!)

The next man I met was Cole. I also met him through Fraser and have been his PCA for two years now! My recent favorite moment with him happened about a week ago. For the past month he had been refusing to go with me on Fridays. I was sad, but tried to remind myself that is was his Autism and not me. Finally, last week he wanted to go to the Children's Museum, so we went. We were walking upstairs and Cole was ahead of me. We got separated by a slow moving group, so I kept my eyes on him. When he got to the top of the stairs, he turned around to see where I was and then he waited for me! For him this was huge! I was so proud of him!

The next man is Elijah. He is the first Fuller Still baby. In this photo we had a modeling session at one of Fuller Still's events. Elijah is modeling the black skull cap. I think he is awesome! He has cheeks that won't quit and a great laugh!

In early summer I met a friend of a friend who was having a baby and needed help with her two boys. Dexter and Jaxon (or Batman) are super fun three year olds! I played with them twice a week for a few months while mom did errands, laundry or just took a nap! My favorite memory of Jax and Dex is sitting on the kitchen floor putting a puzzle together and listening to the boys break into song. The song was usually "I am Ironman...", "Transformers, robots in disguise...", or "Batman, Superman, Spiderman...are friends!"

Finally, in the middle of July, I met Fuller Still baby number two, Mr. Owen. Here he is getting love from his Godfather! My favorite thing about Owen is his wonderful smile! He loves me and I can tell because he smiles every time he sees me!

As you can see, my Minnesota men are entertaining and handsome! I love them all!

Funny Photos

Awhile ago Theresa showed me this website that lets you put your face into a yearbook photo from different decades. I messed around and with it and this is what I came up with. The picture of Graham cracked me up! Theresa became addicted to this website and decided to make a Team Discovery Channel yearbook. All of the pictures are hilarious!

For Christmas, we got my parents a picture frame with places for two pictures. I put these pictures in there because it was funny. When my mom opened the present she almost threw away the pictures because she thought they were picture frame people!