sugar buzz

It's been crazy at this house the last few weeks. I now have a SIX YEAR OLD. feels strange. Tristen had a bowling birthday party with all his buddies. 3 hours of kayos filled with pizza presents and bowling balls. ohh and his teacher showed up. He loves Miss. Prout, all the kids do- you can tell when she walked up and they all attacked her for a hug. The kids were great and Tristen said it was his favorite party so far. We had the party on Sunday and Monday was his birthday so we did the cake thing (again) and took him to the R.O. animal shelter and he pick out a white cat named Crystal. He really loves her and she's great with the monster, I mean Tanner.

He is next in line. The day before Tristens party Tanner decided to climb over the couch and landed on the coffee table. HOLY CRAP, huge cut on his nose. Thank Buddha that we have a nurse down the street. She said to clean it, butterfly it up and watch it. Watch it, you cant help but to stare at it the poor baby. He is Rudolph the red nose toddler. It is healing good but it looks bad. So needless to say we pushed back family pictures till further notice. thanks Liz for understanding!

Then on Thursday morning my friend Jenny called me and her Mom, Sue Howard passed away that night after being sick for a few years. That was hard. Jenny moved back home and took care of her in the last couple months but I really didn't expect it to happen so soon. I was just over there last week and she was in great spirits. She new the time was coming but it didn't seem like it was that soon. She said some things to me that day that still cracks me up. She had a great sense of humor, just like Jenny does. I cant express how proud I am of Jen. She really stepped up and did everything and anything to make Sue comfortable and so loved. I cant imagine how hard it was but she did it flawless, without blinking, and made the best of the moment. I'll always look up to her for that.
I was in NY for work stuff on Thursday and came home on Saturday so I wasn't able to make the funeral. Sucks that I wasn't there for Jen on that day- I couldn't reschedule it though. Like I said, it sucks.
NY did go good, I am glad for that. My biggest customer is out there who I love and I only get to see them a few times a year. The drive through PA was beautiful, great colors and sweet hills. It made me want to stick my head out the window and yell out ~~~~The hills are alive, with the sound of muuuusic.~~~~~~ ahhh ahhh ahhhh ahhhhhh............ kiddin........ maybe. It snowed in NY- enough to stick and give me little taste what is to come. damn it. But the trip was good and Thomas had his hands full for a few days with the boys. Thomas is so good with them. I think they like there boys weekends sometimes. Tristen said to me ~Dad let ME have rootbeer when you were gone.~ and the Halloween candy is gone.
Can you say SUGAR BUZZ????!!!

Harmony and daisey's

To tell you what my Mom has done for me will never do justice to any words I can write in a blog.
I'm gonna try.

She is the reason I stay proud and hold my chin up high when times become rough. She gave me the wisdom to take care of my family. She taught me to find myself before I could give it away to someone else. She taught me to stand up for myself in a world that will eat you up inside if you dont stand strong. She keeps me humble and lifts me up when I feel like I could fall. She taught me how important it is to give back in your own way and not to expect anything in return but the feeling that your doing something good.

She has taught me to enjoy the little things that really count. To hold my kids hands for no reason and let them splash in the tub. To take walks in the leaves and play with them on the ground. She looks at my babies as if they are her own and she pretty much the only one that can yell at them without me budding in. She takes time to to all the extras that Grandma's usually do. But she does things for those boys that I cherish daily. Like going to every soccer game, even when it's at 10 am, in the rain, on her day off. Or making both boys hug and kiss her as SOON as they see her. and see her hold them as if they are Joshua or I.

She put her life on hold and worked 2 jobs to make ends meet and still spoiled us rotten at Christmas. I cant remember anything she missed and we were in a ton of things. Her world revolved around us and she is the most selfless person I've ever known.
She taught me about Karma and creativity. She gave me confidence to do new things and always work hard at anything I do. She is the kindest, most genuine woman I could ever have as a role model. I will always look up to her, my mom, my best friend.




She is my harmony and she is my daisy.

Stinky Dad Smell

Some Cider Mill pictures of us a couple weeks ago-
I love my little moneys hangin from a branch. Tristen did it first and as soon as Tanner saw that, he had to do it too!
Julie, Jenny, Jacob and Hayden the boys and I had a great time. Fed some sheep- one head butted Tanner- after we figured out if he was ok- it became funny. where is the video camera when I need it most, AMV baby.
Today at work there was a fire across the street and tons of cops and firefighters everywhere. Everyone was ok, we think and hope. There was a ton of smoke but not sure about how much damage it really did. But anyway, there is a certain smell that fire fighters have and that smell sticks on everything for days. My Dad was a firemen and my Mom used to make him strip his uniform off on the porch before he came in the house to take a much needed shower. I remember waking up knowing that there was a fire the that night and he was ok because he's home and it smells. So I walked outside at work today with complete craziness going on- smoke pounding out of a building - lights flashing everywhere - people running around like mad freaks and I have perma grin cuz I can smell that smell. My stinky dad smell. It's such a gross smell to most but it's so great to me. It hits home- and instantly makes me smile inside and out. then I get in my car to pick Tristen up from school and You gotta friend is on the radio. If there is 1 song ever made that reminds me of my dad its that song and most James Taylor for that matter. I can hear any song from JT and I get that lump in my throat and feel like my Dad is right ther making this better as he always does for me.
Weird, smells and songs do this to me...
I love that stuff. So today for me was think about Dad day. I tried to call him tonight to tell him that I dedicated a day to him- v/m. I'll call again tomorrow.

party party party

Keeping busy~

Tristen had a Halloween party last weekend equip with a hay ride and everything! Payton turned 6 and they were in the same class last year and still stay buddies. The weird thing is that Payton's mom, Melissa and I have been friends since we were little. Brownies to be exact. We lost touch for a while but that's whats cool about Clawson, you seem to pickup where you left off. They have a PHAT backyard and the kids had a blast. Today I took Tristen to the store with me and he saw a little girl there Hope, (I think) who was also at Paytons party and they were talking about the hayride STILL. Its weird to hear Tristen talkin with some chick about that WILD party last weekend. lol






This is Madison and Payton, the bday girl. wheres Emily?!

another small world example~ Madison is Payton's little sister. Madison, looks just like her Aunt Sarah. Sarah is Melissa's cousin. Sarah and I were Frick and Frack in Middle and High school. get it?! lots of ties that bind one big web.

good place to grow up.




Then on Friday night we were invited by the Lamberts to got to Greenfield Village to Trick or Treat. SO AWESOME. I completely recommend anyone to go. $10 a ticket- they go all out- they deck allot of the houses out and have people dressed up everywhere passing out treats. and not just suckers ~ this place was passin out Beanie Babies, chips and good chocolate. very cool- were going again next year!

a preview of whats to come on Halloween. Although Tristen will have worn his costume 5 times before it gets retired. 2 bday party's, GFV, school and Halloween.
good buy this year!


just a shot of Gene Simmons/Tristen and me.



and of course, Mouth.
still yummy.


Happy Halloween and be careful on Devils Night, the freaks come out and play!
including the Perry's and Chambers!

It's all about the weather

So I am a pretty frequent complainer about Michigan weather. I sometimes I wish I could load all my "must have people" in a bus and make them move out west with me. People are more friendly and in better moods, SUNSHINE, mountains, great scenery and I'm over snow. It's pretty on the first snowfall. Then after that, I could care less. and it's more annoying then anything. BUT ~props to MICHIGAN in the FALL~ it is so beautiful RIGHT NOW. I drove down Vinesetta after work and Tristen and I both were at awe of how awesome it looks. It's in the 70's and you can smell that crisp fresh air when you first walk outside. I love this season. I even love the thought of football in the Fall. Then right about the time it snows, I am ready to throw Thomas fantasy football crap in the toilet. Good God. He doesnt watch a whole game EVER. He has to channel surf to see what player did what. And because he is on so many leagues, sometimes his players are playing against each other. It's a full time job keeping up with that crap. Sorry sweetie if your reading this but you know it's true. :) We did go to the Lions game on Sunday vs Tampa Bay and I had a blast. First time too! I had no idea that people get so decked out for this. I mean downtown was crazy, (not to mention a marathon going on) I was really impressed! I do like Co America better though. Detroit should of spent the extra bucks to get a retractable dome on Ford field. Because like you read earlier, its all about the weather for me.
Tristen has a field trip tomorrow at the Apple Orchard. He's doing so good in school and his teacher is awesome. She's young, she is so sweet and really good with the kids. He is killing me lately with the words that come out of his 5 year soon to be 6 year old mouth. Complicated, appreciate, difficult situation. These are all words that he used in sentences and they made sense! He's getting too big and too smart. I love it but damn, slow down.
Tanner is one big ball of hair. He is SO fricken cute and he knows it. He flashes you this half grin and it forces you to stop what your doing, pick him up and instantly try to make him laugh. He chills with us on the couch and is so cuddly. Then 12 seconds after you think he is perfection he gets up and stands 2 inches in front of you and screams louder than any of the drunks at the Lions game. with a way higher pitch.
Ahh, I wouldnt have it anyother way. My perfect imperfect family! I can only imagine what they would write about me!

101 random facts

1- I love being a mom
2- I got married on a football field
3- I'm a LEO for sure
4- my favorite color is red
5- I always wanted a Jeep- still do
6- I love Corona
7- I hated G. Bush b4 it was cool to hate him
8- I love Fall
9- I love to travel
10- I love the # 10
11- I hate heartburn
12- I get kidney stones
13- I really like my job
14- I dont know my beliefs but I love to debate religion.
15- and I like that it bugs people
16- I'm not a fan of "petty" and/or uptight people
17- the older I get the more I wonder how my mom did all of this
18- I miss my brother daily
19- I love when my husband wears his hat backwards
20- I love people that make me laugh
21- Harmony is my favorite word
22- 4:20 is my favorite time of the day
23- The Office is one of my favs
24- 2 of my best friends live in 2 different states
25- Sedona is my "Calgon take me away" place
26-Tristen was named after Brad Pitt in Legends of the fall
27- Tanner was from Bad News Bears
28- I think my boys are the best think I've done
29- I love steak
30- and I crave the bisects at Red Lobster
31- I love out west
32- Winter sucks
33- I love one liners
34- I love hemp
35- and daises
36- I have been skydiving and wanted to do it again after I landed
37- I knew someone who died from skydiving
38- I drove cross country in a car named Joan
39- I love to take pictures
40- I love "kind" people
41- I'm a fan of dreadlocks
42- I love to watch surfers
43- I love Reef specials from Hide Out
44- My parents divorced when I was ten
45- I call my step mom, Monster. and she likes it.
46- my favorite teacher was Mr.Hamilton in H.S.
47- and I never got the chance to tell him that :(
48- I hate regret
49- I love Mocha's from DD
50- I have my nose pierced
51- "Patience" by GNR was this first song I learned to play on the guitar
52- my first car was an omni
53- I sell butt connectors
54- I lived in Arizona for a while
55- I love Halloween
56- I haven't been to 12 states in the U.S.
57-I love drinking from an over sized coffee cup.
58- I dont like drinking out of plastic cups
57- I got this idea to do a 101 from Lisa Romano
59- She was my brothers first girlfriend.
60- that is priceless.
61- I still have some friends from H.S. that I talk to often
62- I feel lazy when it rains
63- I love Inside the actors studio and surviorman
64- I believe in Karma
65- I love Kevin Smith
67- I feel bad for Britney Spears and I cant stand listening to everyone talk about it
68- Michael Jackson was my first concert (and I feel icky inside when I think about what a perv he is and I loveD him so) whatever, I'll admit it, I loveD the glove.
69- My boys have the best laughs and the saddest cries.
70- I had a garden this year, and tomatoes was pretty much all I got.
71- I love Little house on the prairie
72- I wanted to be half pint when I was a kid
73- I love my Moms breakfast
74- I hate the movie The Shinning- those twins mess me up for days
75- My husband forces me to listen to Country music.
76- Thomas makes me laugh like no one else.
77- I miss Julies sarcasm
78- I love Deena's spirit
79- I love that I always laugh with Jenny.
80- I love quotes
81- I read my horoscope
82- I try to be an optimist
83- I cant stand registered republican or democrats.
84- Having children has made me an emotional soccer mom.
85- Football is in my forever in my future.
86- I stare at my kids allot
87- one of my best friends used to babysit me
88- I love the book ~From here to the moon and back~
89- I cant count how many times I have seen Counting Crows.
90- Sometimes I think I was born in the wrong decade.
91- Music and singing is my form therapy
92- Dreams
93- I was voted class devil in H.S.
94- I love my new furniture
95- The only thing stopping me from trying out for Big Brother are my husband and kids
96- My dream job is to sing back up for a James Taylor
97- My Dad can calm me down like no one else
98- I love new socks.
99- I can remember my locker combination from H.S.
100- I dream that I'm being rushed allot.
101- this was harder than I thought.

something something something

I love little baby ducks -old pick up trucks- slow moving trains and rain. I love winners when they cry, losers when they try, something something somethin and something. and I love you too.
I cannot remember how the "something" part goes in this song. I think Mrs. Courtney in 3rd grade taught us that- I was singin it to Tanner and I cant remember it. Which isnt really a shock. If you know me well, you know that I like to make up my own words for songs if I cant tell what they are saying. I mean my version is usually pretty close but whatever, they should sing it so I can understand it. wow that comment makes me kinda old. I remember figuring out that I had a thing for music in Mrs.Courtney's class. She was an older woman that walked around saying ta ta tee tee ta. We had a talent show in 5th grade and Deena, mahoney and Tracy Demateia and I sang (britney spears style) to "we got the beat" go go's?! I wish I had that shit on tape. AFV bound for sure. But I remember thinking what a cool job it would be to get to teach and sing all day and get paid for it. I still think it would be cool. I miss singing. Its just that I'm overwhelmed with family, sports, work, ect.... that gettin a band together again would make things even more crazy. and karaoke is fun like twice a year. if that. Bands are a big commitment and any free time I have is usually filled with 2 monsters at my feet. and I do like it that way. maybe sometime later it will be a better thought. So till then my boys are my band and we'll sing songs that there momma cant remember all the words to.

60 years and 30 souls

My Grandparent 60th Annivarsary party was a great success. My Grandma look beautiful and her new dress showed that she is still as CLASSY as they get. Grandpa looked handsome and proud when he walked in the room hand in hand with her. Uncle Jeff made an awesome slide show that we watched and everyone loved ~link~ http://myspacetv.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=19202746 and Uncle Rob wrote a song/poem that I read, with a lump in my throat the whole time. it was harder than I thought, and I hope I did it justice because I really love it and it's SO from the heart. He lives in FL and couldnt make it so my two sappy Aunts nominated me to read it. Most of the chicks on the Chambers side are criers. me included. That why I'm not sure why they asked me to read it. I believe it was a set up. ;>) ohh yeah and my stupid camera died as I tried to take the first picture of the night so when I get some I'll post them!

I really love this family. I think all of these people have helped shape and form me to make the person I am today. I watch my Grandparents sit back and silently take in everything that they created. What an amazing accomplishment and they still love each other so much. They relay on each other they laugh and pick on each other and they hold hands. I love that. I'm glad I'm a Chambers, these people have had a huge impact in my life.

This is a poem that my Uncle Rob wrote for my Grandparents 60th wedding Anniversary



60 years and 30 souls

Refrain:
60 years is a lot of living
30 souls is a lot of loving
My, my, look what you two have done
Your love carries on, it carries us on.


‘Twas good luck to be living in the best of times
When life was simple and much better defined
Young and in love and planning ahead
You don’t have much yet, but the will to get wed

Then the 50’s, a decade of children and worry
Getting it done, life in a hurry
A struggle for sure, but the kids never knew,
Feeling so safe, secure and loved too

The 60’s present you a brand new test
The times are a changing, maybe not for the best
Your marriage holds steady, an eye in the storm
Hold on tight as a 5th child is born

The times they are rocky, all families are changing
Partners are splitting, a dumb war is raging
Mom goes to work to help bring in some bread
And still does the dishes and tucks us in bed

You do what you can to rein those kids in
Give ‘em a kick when they are tempted by sin
At times you wonder how you got in this mess
But hey these kids are beauties, you have to confess

But how do you deal with the changing of life
Ya just got used to kids, and living with strife
And now they are leavin, their flying the coop
You’re starting to feel like you’re out of the loop

But they come oft to visit, they like their old home
And they bring their new loved ones and they call on the phone
And you see the new life that their new unions now bring
And you see life has cycles, and again it is spring

So look what you’ve built, it’s your legacy now
30 good people who happened somehow
And these people are all your greatest fans
As they watch you age graceful, and see you hold hands.

60 years is a lot of living
30 souls is a lot of loving
My, my, my, look what you two have done
Your love carries on, it carries us on.



By- Rob Chambers

some of my favorite people on this earth and pictures I love..............

The Office

So excited that the office is starting up this week. We will be and Grandma and Grandpa's 60th anniversary that night but you can bet your sweet ass I will be watching after the party. I LOVE that show. I love the writing- I love all the characters and I cant pick a favorite- they all crack me up. I see SO many people I have worked with throughout they years in that show. We all know these people. The boss who is begging to be cool, the kiss ass, the prude, I love ALL of them.

~~Jim walks in dressed like dwight, and asks him:'Question- what is the best kind of bear?''thats ridiculous...''False- blackbear''thats debatable, there are basically two schools of thinking...''Fact; bears eat beats.''Thats ridiculous, ''Bears, Beats, Battlestar Galactica'~~

~~When I die, I want to be frozen. And if they have to freeze me in pieces, so be it. I will wake up stronger than ever, because I will have used that time to figure out exactly why I died and what moves I could have used to defend myself better, now that I know what hold he had me in."-----Dwight K. Schrute~~

~~Jim, Jim, Jim… Jim, Jim, Jim, Jim, Jim, Jim, Jim.--Oh, hey Dwight.--I am going to be your new boss. Haha, it’s my greatest dream come true. Welcome to the hotel hell. Check-in time is now, check-out time is never.--Does my room have cable?--No, and the sheets are made of fire.--Can I change rooms?--Sorry, we’re all booked up. Hell convention in town.--Can I have a late check-out?--I’ll have to talk to the manager.--You’re not the manager in your own fantasy?--I’m the owner. The co-owner, with Satan.--Okay. Let me understand it: In your wildest fantasy, you are in hell. And you are co-running a bed and breakfast with the devil.--Yeah, but I haven’t told you my salary yet.--Go.--80, 000 dollars a year. Once I am officially regional manager, my first order of business will be to demote Jim Halpert, so I will need a new number two. My ideal choice? Jack Bauer. But he is unavailable, and fictional, and over qualified.~~~

did I say that I love the office?

My Grandparent have been married 60 fricken years. How great is that? There kids, my Aunts and Uncles are havin a dinner party type deal~ Will Uncle Rob show up? hope so. It should be fun. The Chambers party's are always entertaining and interesting.


Tristen had soccer on Sat. and Sun.~ He so good- he started "getting it" this year. He passes and yells to people that he's open. The first 2 season consist of him running with the mob and shooting it in the wrong net. Thats how he got his first goal, he scored against his own team. No one heart to tell him because he was so excited and was running around high fivin everyone. who cares, its all about that look in his eye. There is nothing better than seeing your child proud of themselves. It makes everything worth it. even if he scored against his own team.