Happy Veteran's Day to all who serve in the armed forces both past and present. My heart goes out especially to the women and mothers! And Greg my special veteran!! He enlisted in the army at 17 and was stationed at Ft. Hood Texas for 3 years. We love all our U.S. Soldiers. We pray for the families of the soldiers that our deployed at this time. p.s. May I suggest making Veteran's Day a paid holiday at Multicare Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine in 2010!
We got new family pictures. The last time someone actually took a picture of our whole family was when Olivia was 3 weeks old. They were hideous and we didn't show them to anyone. My friend Melanie Willis took them. She did such an awesome job and the price is very reasonable. She has a photography website if you have any questions. So we will be sending you all Christmas cards this year. Make sure to leave a comment or email me your address so we can send a card to you. 
Everyone knows I'm not the biggest Twilight fan. I think it's silly! However, my friends like Twilight, so this is my way of getting into it by donating BLOOD!! The funny thing about donating was my cousin Sandra McDonald actually was the one that did my stick. 
I found this pumpkin scone at a coffee shop in Tacoma. I was hoping you could recreate it for me.
So I of course, was so excited about my tax refund, I posted about it before I called to confirmed my refund from the IRS. Well, after waiting for 39 minutes and 47 seconds I was told the CR is not for "Credit Back" it means that there was a $2415.00 CR to my account on how much I owe.
The last 3 or 4 days have been so frustrating. I don't know what is wrong with Olivia. She doesn't eat anything but cupcakes and she cries all the time. I wish I could say well maybe she's teething or sick..but sadly no none of that. She just goes through these phases where she gets upset all the time. She has been that way since birth. I do all I can to try and make her happy.. balloons, singing, homemade food, stickers..nothing works. I hate it. It makes me sad. I feel failure and resentment. I wish Olivia knew I gave up a life of comfort and riches, not to mention my looks to become a mother. Would it be too much to get a smile once during a 3day stretch??! 
We actually went on a date last night..with Olivia of course. Greg and I bring Olivia everywhere with us. So we took Olivia to Cebu. It's our favorite Asian restaurant here in Olympia. The family that runs the place is from the Philippines. Every time we go we have such a good time. The owners are so kind. It's a husband and wife that work there. Their kids were there yesterday. I'm guessing the Grandma was the one that gave us our menus. The food is all Filipino food, so homemade egg rolls and many chicken dishes. The dish I love is shrimp with coconut milk and chillies. It is so delicious. It feels good to have home made food and to give our money to a family that will probably use it for something worthwhile.
