So...hows it goin?

This has quite possibly been one of the HARDEST years of my life.  It all started last October, when I found out I was pregnant after trying to have another Madsen munchkin for nearly two years.  I was ecstatic.  Well, since then, we've had two miscarriages and we've been trying for over 3 years for that munchkin now.  I know that there are many friends in my life that have had things in that department a lot more difficult than me and I suppose maybe I shouldn't complain so much.  But, it still hurts and know I mean no disrespect to those valued friends whom I love so much. 
On top of that I had the family drama with the twins and the cousins I almost adopted but then decided I couldn't.  Um, yeah, it's been great.  Life has given me some great things along the way, like the trip to Disneyland and the camping we've done so far this summer. Jacob and Courtney got married. :) It's also blessed those sweet children.  The older kids are all in the same Foster home, which is wonderful, because they will adopt them if this court thing ever gets straightened out and the kids are not able to go back to home.  The twins are with some very close friends and the judge already ruled that the twins would not be able to go home with them.  It's been such a sweet triumph for that family. 
Not to mention, I have two very sweet, handsome boys who make everything that happens to me in life wonderful.  I just thought perhaps it was a good idea to share why it seems I've fallen off the face of the earth. I am determined to come back, that is if I can find my camera cord that lets me download all my pics.  My phone doesn't have the cool capability of uploading photos to the internet.  I know, I'm waaay behind the times.  Anyway, hopefully I've made it through the worst for the next little while and my life can get back to normal.  I just haven't been in the mood to post much lately.  I haven't been in the mood to do a lot lately.  Love you guys though and thanks for reading!!

I'm not promising anything, but I get sad that I don't keep up with my blog. It's a great way to look back on your life and see what was going on. I really want to get back into it. I was doing so well in the month of October. Then some crazy things in life started happening. It looks like it may have calmed down so let's hope I can start back up again. Then again, I need to learn that it's ok to share the not so glamorous things in life. :)

Halloween 2011

It seems like it's been years since we had a Halloween at home. I think it has been, so this year I decided we were going to stay at home. It was a nice Halloween. We, or should I say I, carved pumpkins in the morning and then went to the honey's work parade where the boys always get a ton of candy. I love it because then it means we don't have to do that much trick-or-treating. My niece and nephew came with us this year trick-or-treating and then we had Broccoli Cheese Chowder for dinner. The best part of the night was that we were in bed by 9:30!! I hope you all had a great Halloween!

Teague went to the pumpkin patch today with his pre-school and brought home the most adorable perfect pumpkin I've ever seen! I love the long stem! Now if only I could get him to look at the camera when I take a picture...

Khaki

I love this dog, but he is quite literally my shadow. He follows me EVERYWHERE! The biggest annoyance I have with him is that when he wants attention, he purposely comes up to my hands and pushes his cold, wet nose right to them. EWWWW!!!! The good thing is that I've never seen a dog so good with kids. He's had kids pull on his ears and climb right on top of him. He doesn't even move and inch. He's a good dog, sometimes I just wish he would leave me alone for 10 minutes.