Gourmet Dinner /Wine Tasting

This is a few years old (notice Cami's long hair), but such a fantastic night...I can watch it over and over (even though I look like chubbette) It is at Larry and Tressa Coco's beautiful home in Temecula.  The Esterholt, Wales and Oursler families did a gourmett dinner/wine tasting evening.  The kids were so awesome and didn't bug us once during the wine tasting.  We are so blessed that all 8 of them get along so well, and Tanner is a trooper as the only "big" kid.  It was almost like a mini weekend vacation...we drank wine, cooked a great dinner, played lots of games in the "game" room, drank more wine, laughed, and enjoyed our life long friendships...I sure hope we do this again really soon (hint, hint).

Hauling Wind...

This is what Mike did all of December...Hauled Wind from Coleman,Texas to Indio, Ca.  He is such a hard working man and great employee.  He "hauled" butt (no pun), and made sure nothing went wrong along the way.  He was able to enjoy himself a bit as well, hanging with his friend Jeff and the owner of the local restaurant in Coleman, eating "scraps" and chatting it up.

  It was hard on the kids for him to be gone for so long, but they made sure they cuddled with him on the weekends when he was home.  Marco flew him home on the 23rd so he could enjoy Christmas and then he was back at it on the 26th. 

He just proves that low bedding is the "special forces" of the trucking industry!

You Rock Love!!

Don't look back...

2010 is over and we can't look back on all the "would of, could of, should of's".  It was a tough challenging year for most people around the country and everyone has someone they love who is unemployed.  I started out the year without a job for the first time in my life as a working girl...it was a tough adjustment.  I missed my friends at work, my paychecks, my feelings of accomplishments...I might have even missed Mike Migliaccio yelling at me at time or two...(at least I knew he cared).  I DID not miss the commute over Ortega Hwy, getting the kids and myself ready in the am, a super mad transferee or working all day and then starting my other job once I got home.  I had all these great ambitions of things I would do while unemployed...lose weight, do my quiet time every morning, learn to sew,  have a perfect house (that is my favorite), peaceful mornings, scrapbook, organize every cupboard..you get the picture! 

So don't look back all the things we "would have done"...if we were more organized, or the things we "could have done"... if we had more money, or the things we "should have done"...if we were more disciplined.   We need to concentrate of what we did get done in 2010...my kids LOVED having a stay home mom that is for sure...moving them to a new school was so less stressful while not commuting to work.  I had dinner on the table most evenings, which means we rarely went out for pizza or fastfood, and I did  join the gym with my friend Barb..and went!!

I look forward to a new year of "will do's, can do's and shall do's" !

Long lost blog - Happy 2011

Jake and Soren (what is that smile?) Isabella and Riley - New Year's Eve 2010

Okay so I didn't blog once in 2010(because I was FB crazy)...and I wasn't working, how silly is that for you? But I LOVE to read blogs daily and get upset with my bestie when she does not update hers often and my other bestie needs to start one....So one of my "resolutions" (even though I hate that word) is to fire up the blog again so my 2 readers (yes Cami that includes you) will read about my daily life...even though they live it with me.

Oh and we must buy a new camera so I have pictures to document - nothing fancy , just a point and shoot...

We spent New Year's at Red Mountain...very small group, just 2 other families and Uncle Bubba went with us...it was cold but so GREAT with no wind. I sat by the fire more on this trip then I did the 8 days we went over Thanksgiving...I made my husband happy by going on a family ride on my Honda 100 - did pretty good for a 46 yr old, out of shape, haven't been on the bike in 2 years girl that I am...Kids went on long Dad ride - Soren on Isabella's 110 and Isabella on "my" Honda...they both are stepping up to new bikes. Soren even rode the Esterholt's 65...which has a clutch and it goes fast which scares me a bit, but I know I need to let it go.... we weren't home 1 hour and Mike was already on craigslist looking at a 65 to get for the kids to share...

It was a great weekend, and so glad we left when we did because it started to snow on the drive home and then they closed Cajon pass later in the night.

My goal for 2011 is to continue to love my family and friends with my whole heart and be there for all of them everyday. My theme for 2011 is "Downsize"...all parts of my life and to have a love affair with a guy named "gym".

Soren is SEVEN....

Seven years ago just about now I was praying and pushing that this baby would come out of me....4:33pm Soren Michael Oursler was born..healthy and 8 pounds 2 ounces. Who could ever think you could love another baby so much. God blessed us again!!

Soren is the sweetest little boy -yes he is all boy, but he loves to cuddle with his mom and that is my favorite part. He is my kid that will tell me everything. At 7 he loves Star Wars, and action figures, he also loves motorcycles and motorcyle guys. He can hang with Parker on bikes or skateboards, or play brothers and sisters with Lizzie and Isabella and loves to hang out with Charlie.

Today he is celebrating at Disneyland with his Uncle Bubba! They share the same birthday.

I know this is a goofy picture but my darn camera is broken and it the most recent one I have...

Hospital Stay!!

I just read my last post and 1. I can't believe it was a month ago and 2. I don't even remember having a cold...I must be getting old.

So my blog has suffered because I am addicted to Facebook - UGH!!

The funny thing about writing this is and I am dead serious - the only person who reads this is Shelley and she knows what is going on in my life already. Maybe if I updated more then I would get more readers....

Hospital Stay.... We just spent 6 days in the hospital with Isabella and a bacteria infection in her hip. I'm glad to report she is feeling much better, we go back to Children's hospital today and have her blood work done and see the orthopedic. She was a very sick little girl and it was scary. I was so calm through the whole thing, and I must say it was GOD...I could feel the prayers around me and I had a peace about me that I have never experienced in that type of situation. Typically I would have had her diagnosed with cancer or something. We had unbelievable care at the hospital, the nurses were fantastic. The dr's looked like Doogie Houser - they were so young (again I must be getting old). We have no idea how she got it since she didn't have a cold recently or an open cut that got infected.

Isabella was so awesome through the entire ordeal, she did not cry one time and she was in alot of pain. She said "this is an experience I can talk about"...I drew some of my strength from her.

I did not take 1 picture while I was there and for that I am a bad mom - part of the reason was the camera was packed in the camper, since when this happened we were going on vacation. Mike and Soren actually had already left, so Mike had to come home. Soren stayed with the Esterholts (thanks guys) and then the Wales family arrived so he stayed with them. I missed him way too much.

We had alot of visitors at the hospital which made us feel very special. My church is making us dinners, which is a huge blessing and my favorite thing is - my friend Penny paid to have my house cleaned...that was the most amazing gift and I give thanks to all my friends and family.

Thanks for all the prayers!
caroline

Facebook and Blogs

I can't believe it has been almost 1 month since my last blog - that is so bad, but my 3 readers are pretty much now just 1 (Hi Shelley)...AND I have been attached to facebook, not that I update mine all that much, but looking at what is going on with other people around me.

I am blogged obessed (thanks Shelley), I will look at the same blog 3 times a day to see if it is updated - most of my favorite blogs are dedicated bloggers and update daily!

Anyway today on a someone's blog I read 2 scriptures that really hit home with me today and they are getting printing and put on the fridge.
Phillippians 4:6-8 and Exodus 14:13-14 - Go look them up , they are powerful! Now if I just read them everyday and let it sink in.

Things are good at the Oursler's, Mike has been working this week and last week, work is crazy for me and the kids are doing well.

I do have a cold which is a complete bummer and Soren is going to have permanent tubes put in soon , but the poor guy can't hear and is going to need to learn sign language soon.

I need to put some pictures up here soon.

Oh facebook - so my darling husband loves to look at my facebook and I kept telling him to get his own, but he said "NO WAY" so I obeyed his wishes - then he did a bad thing, he accepted some old friend of his on MY FACEBOOK - hello I don't even know the guy. So that night I set him up his own account. We have no secrets to hide but he needs his own, he has more friends then me and LOTS of friends from Kindergarten he still keeps in touch with...

That is all for now - going to finish dinner and sneeze!