Fell off the face of the Earth

So it looks as if the Stewart family has fallen of the face of the Blogger "Earth". Really - life has just taken over and blogging was put aside. I have been considering a motivational weight loss blog.

I guess we will just have to see if the weight loss blog makes it to the virtual world. have loads of thoughts on it.....just need the get up and goes!

So Over

Let me just put it out there that I am so over Megan Fox. Please. Opinions..... Opinions.... Opinions..... I could care less and would gladly share with her a fraction of my knowledge to make her statements to the media not make me want to vomit in my mouth.

I did want to see Transformers. Did.

Burger King Scare

We have been working in the yard (creek) a lot over the past several weekends, resulting in more fast food runs. A couple of Saturdays ago, Tony made the run to Burger King and we asked Jase if he wanted some chicken nuggets. Of course he did right.

So we set up the food outside since it was nice and Jase came running up from his play area. So we thought. A couple of minutes later, I asked Tony where Jase was at. He had just been running toward the stairs to the deck.

Tony takes off toward the other side of the house looking for Jase and calling his name. I step inside to make sure he didn't run in there for something. From the other side of the house Tony can hear Jase answering his calls, but still we SEE no Jase.

After a few minutes of yelling, the car door opens and there is Jase. Buckled up and ready to go to Burger King. At least he wasn't trapped in some newly discovered sink hole!

I guess we failed to mention to him that Tony had already been to BK and his food was already on the deck.

Oldies

When I think of oldies there is a certain type of music that comes to mind. Chuck Berry, The Temptations, Elvis.....need I say more. So I was definitely shocked to be driving home Saturday night and here Cindy Lauper - "Girls Just Want To Have Fun" on 103.3 KLOU.

I'm sorry. Did I miss a memo somewhere. Since when did good old fun-lovin Cindy become an oldie.

Needless to say, at that moment I felt old. Every gray hair on my head felt like it had its own personal spotlight.

Random Jase Moments

Since my great accomplishment of hooking up the camera - thought I would share a few Jase moments from the last few months.

Star of the Week

A little bball after his final day as Star of the Week.

First Tooth Lost. We currently have the other middle bottom tooth that is going any day.

Putting his tooth under his pillow. Hello Tooth fairy.

A little Christmas in March (better late than never right)

Things have been crazy. No that word doesn't even describe the amount of change that has been going on in our house the last few months. I now work from home - coming tomorrow I will know if it is for another company and HS Designs or HS Designs only. Construction on the basement has been running at full throttle. Jase has been keeping us on our toes.

But with all that I finally found time to setup my new camera that Mary gave me for Christmas (thank you). Actually to be honest, April needed some photos of a site for work and I was forced to connect the camera. That really is a technicality. It would have happened...sometime.

So enjoy a little Christmas memories in March on behalf of the Stewart Family.



Mary & Jase riding on Christmas Morning

Danielle - stylish on Christmas. (We don't let her out much.)

















Gavin loving his first Christmas.













Mom opening her picture of Jase and Gavin.














Holly showing some Christmas Joy.


















The picture I was shooting for of Holly's Christmas joy!


















Tell me you can see how bad this could be if Jase was turned lose with a box of packing peanuts.












Papa Ronny and Jase - silly as usual.













Home Finally - lets open some presents!













I bet everyone wishes they could buy a gumball machine and this excitement.












Showing his batman and spiderman love - all at once. Merry Christmas and goodnight.

Busy Bees

So...the blog has taken a bit of a vacation, but fear not. The basement/office is almost done. So very soon I hope to have some free time. Then I will be better organized for work and able to have more time in my day. (i'm dreaming i know.)

ALSO - I still need to upload all my photos from the camera that I got for Christmas. Those will be posted soon too! Scout's honor (even though I wasn't a scout).

WHERE HAS ALL MY TIME GONE?!

Welcome Christmas Card Readers

For those of you who found my blog via our Christmas cards this year (thanks Angie for the idea last year!).....Welcome.

We will be spending our Christmas running around and being Merry. I just picked Jase up from school today (out early at 2:00) and he was wound and ready to go. I guess the Christmas countdown has gotten to him. I know he got to me earlier this week when he was out of school my first 3 days of working from home due to snow/ice. How am I ever going to survive the next 2 weeks with him at home with mounds of energy? Tony and I decided that Mrs. Gildehaus needs a serious raise.

So...Merry Christmas to you all and a Happy New Year too! (maybe I'll be getting that digital camera for Christmas and have some awesome new photos to share in the New Year.)

The Last Supper

We often think of the Last Supper in the biblical settings, but today was a last supper of a different kind. Today - 3 ladies who have worked closely together over the past few years went to their last work day lunch.

Yes - the economy has struck and today was Debbie's last day. I know Debbie will move on and be happy with her bigger than life personality, but change is always a little scary. In the coming weeks, I know that Angela and I will probably be making our last QT run at lunch and each moving in different career directions. (PS. QT please open a store in Troy.)

So in honor of Debbie's last day - cheers to us all and may the future hold wonderful memories to be made.

The Last Appetizer

The Aftermath!

Holiday Countdown

Well... I haven't been on here for awhile. Shame on me. I do want to say that the Holiday Countdown has begun and the Stewarts are READY! I get to put up the tree next week. YIPPEE.

Tony's Angel

Not that there was ever any doubt, but my husband most defiantly has a guardian angel.

Today on his way to an interview in St. Louis Co, Tony was in an accident on highway 70. He came across a small bend on the highway looking straight at a midsize car facing the wrong way. Tony tried to avoid hitting the car, but ended up spinning the vehicle and hit the midsize car. This impact threw his vehicle over the car and it rolled. The car then went into the right hand lanes of traffic, where 2 semis took care of the rest.

Lucky for us, Tony was able to crawl out of the window of the SUV. He went to the hospital for tests and to clean up his cuts. All tests were good and the cuts on his head will heal.

This day could have ended much differently. It is a blessing that all we are dealing with are some cuts, headache and a body that will be terribly sore tomorrow I'm sure.

P.S. Tony extends his apologies to Sgt. Patton since it was his vehicle he was driving.

I'm an AUNT!

I am the proud aunt of a wonderful little boy. Gavin Joseph Hotop was born September 26th at 3:51 am. He weighed in at 6lbs and was 19" long. He has a head full of dark brown hair and his daddy's sideburns! He is still in the hospital since he was 5 weeks early, but doing well.

Soccer Game#1

First game of the season. What can I say? There is nothing like watching the kids run around the field beaming smiles of joy and chasing a ball without any rhyme or reason. We struggled with knowing which way to kick the ball first half of the game. (Coach P worked on that at the next practice.) Overall, it was a good experience (besides the kids on the other team calling our kids losers! We'll show them later in the year!). Jase scored a goal and was pretty much happy with that.

Jase nursing the water cooler! (if you can see it....)

"We're gonna crush you!" yelled Jase after being called a loser.

Jase at the bottom of the pile.

Kicking our first GOAL!

Going head to head with the "experienced" kid.

Nothing like a little team huddle at the end of the good game. Good luck next time boys!

First Day - Kindergarten Photos

Here are just a few photos of the first day of Kindergarten last week. Jase loves his school, class and teacher!

Rocking out on the way to school.
Not excited at all!
Walking to the room.
Found his chair.
See ya mom and dad. It's all good.

First Day of School

Tuesday was Jase's first day of kindergarten. He had a wonderful day. When I called him on my way home from work that night he had a wonderful description of his lunch. Below is a brief transcript...

"How was lunch today? Did you eat all of it?" - me
"YEP - I ate all my hot dog?" - Jase

"You did. Was the hot dog good?" - me
"Yep - and guess what Mom. It was a special hot dog!" - Jase

"A special hot dog?" - me
"Yes - it was an "American" hot dog" - Jase

So Main Street elementary apparently has gourmet hot dogs on the grill. At least as far as Jase is concerned they do. For all of you that have been reading my blog through the summer school craziness. Jase did fine after school. He made it to Latchkey and they didn't put him on the wrong bus (or any bus for that matter).

I have pictures, but haven't had a chance to load them. Will load soon.

Phone Power

The idea of signing a contract for items like Internet service and cell phone service has always been an issue for me. You never know what could happen in the future - so why sign something that says you will continue with a service.

Well - this slight phobia of mine was put to the test when my cell phone bit the dust. I was 15 months past the end of my current contract and had not resigned with my carrier. So Saturday was spent on the pursuit of a new phone. This isn't saying that I just started my research of new phones on Saturday. Believe me, I started researching about 2 years ago - just couldn't bit the bullet.

I am proud to say that I have moved light years forward in my cell phone "class". I didn't even have a camera phone before and now I am the proud user of a MOTO Q. Yes - I have a calendar, Internet and email all at my access (oh yeah - camera too). The Internet and email portion of this phone wasn't a real big deal to me until I realized these instances when the Internet might come in handy.

Instance #1
Driving down the road and see some storm clouds ahead. Oh - no problem let me pull up the radar online and see how bad it looks. (This is great for all weather junkies out there.)

Instance #2
Going out to eat and want to make a smart decision. Oh - no problem let me pull up WW or DWLZ and check out some points values.

So I am embracing the technology and just not thinking of the contract portion - then life is good.

Busy Bees

We have been truly busy the last few days/weeks. Below is just a sampling of all the things that the Stewart Clan has been up too.


Day at the Zoo
































Yes Yes - I know we have probably taken this picture many times in the past. But I still love it.

















Nanny's Birthday Party

Passed OUT