Shooting with Grampa

Zach, Grampa, Fred and Uncle Nolan went out before Christmas dinner to shoot the 22 and the pistol... Zach had a good case of "dead arm" the next morning and Fred a nice sholder bruise. Im glad I stayed HOME. ha!

My Posse` - MISS YOU GUYS!!!

My GIRLs!!!

Christmas Family Pictures

Christmas Eve and Morning

To all our Family and Friends - We love you and are so very lucky you are part of our lives. Heres to a very Merry Christmas and a blessed and fortunate 2009!!!

Love Tina, Fred, Zach, Jenna and Tia

Cute kids Decorating...

They think they are just TOOO cute.

*shhhh* dont tell them mom thinks so too!!

Decorating Christmas Cookies!!

Dads the Homework Expert!

Thank Goodness for Daddy! When it comes to History and Geography homework... NO ONE beats ole' Fred!! He just approaches the whole thing in a way that helps it make sense... Tia appreciates it! Can you tell?!?

Too CUTE!!!!!

The cat... TOLERATED being put into Baileys sweater... meanwhile, Bailey crawled under the couch pillows to keep warm.

Poor little Koch animals...

I've been TAGGED! Guess Im It...

Yes... courtesy of my blog friend Emily at http://talking-in-the-library.blogspot.com


I LOVE the fact that I have been tagged from Ireland! That's like so much cooler than being tagged here in California!

Anyway, the goal... to spread cheer around the world! Noble holiday goal I would say so I will now do my part by listing SIX things that make me happy and then tag some of my favorite blogger peeps and continue to pass it around!

Six things that make me happy:

My husband!
While there are those occasions when he is the reason I am NOT happy... he can certainly make me smile!
My kids! ALL THREE OF THEM
Now, teenagers are not KNOWN for their "parent happiness factor" but none-the-less, I get all warm and tingly when I think about them.
My friends - Most of which I wonder how they even put up with me at times!
Bailey and Lucky - My Yorkie and My bitchy Manx Cat. Poor ole' Bailey - arthritic and going blind but will still come sit next to me on the couch even when Im grumpy. And Lucky... who I swear has MY personality!
My Car - The lovely Mustang my hubby bought me for my 40th birthday! LOVE IT!!
My house - our HOME - While its not the fanciest and its not in the ritziest neighborhood... its filled with all the people and things I love most.

Now for the fun part... I tag:

LeighAnn at http://thewratherclan.blogspot.com
Marcia at http://noboys4me.blogspot.com
Brenda at http://astoreytale.blogspot.com
Hannah at http://mycrazylife-hannah.blogspot.com
Tia at www.clevergirlgoesblog.com

Good Luck Ladies! YOUR IT!!!

Brenda's FAVORITE picture...

Or...at least it was at 12 a m - after 2 bottles of Muscat Canellie wine and a half a dozen beers!!!

The Koch Family White Christmas!!

Courtesy of some "creative" friends of the kids, Im sure! We thought they stole our Santa that was in the yard... but... found him in the top of the Oleander tree a few hours later. Wish I had a picture of THAT.

Have a Wonderful Friday!!

Thanksgiving with the Kochs!

My Friend Diane and her niece!

On the Friday after Thanksgiving I drove up to Oceanside to have lunch with my girlfriend, Diane, whom I haven't seen in almost a year!! She was having Thanksgiving with her family up the road - and hopped the train to have lunch. It was GREAT to see her!!

More bites... now scars...

It still really angers me that some woman and her OBVIOUSLY vicious dog are wandering around NOT having to be a bit accountable to the fact they permenantly damaged Freds leg!! The bite area is still completely numb and probably always will be! Its just WRONG!!

To Those we love...

May you be happy, healthy and enjoying family and friends today!!

Great shots of a Great Year

More pictures of our last soccer game... it still makes me sad... *sigh*

The Last Soccer Game.... *sigh*

What a great year we had... the girls get along so well and played so well. I will miss watching them...I will miss the parents... I will miss the game...
Why is it all good things must come to an end?
Its been a hell of a 3 years!!
Thank you Jenna and Tia.
I wouldn't have missed this for THE WORLD.

A bit more soccer

Hope I can get a few pics from our last game!! This was the 2nd to last...

Happy Veterans Day!

Glamper Girls!!

Whats GLAMPING? WEB DEFINITION = Glamour camping. No icky spiders, chili mac, or peeing in the woods.

Brenda and Steve are big campers and Steve is convinced he can get me to go sleep with the bugs someday. I say NOT!!

Now, while I may be the Biggest Blogger Loser blog "enforcer"... I do NOT pee in a hole... or sleep where spiders crawl. Not now... not ever... So... I promise to GLAMP. Yes...GLAMOUR CAMP.

Steve - If you can find a tent with the above amenities... I will GLAMP with ya'all.

Fred - Brenda and I love our GLAMPER GIRL shirts...

LeighAnn... YOURs will be in the mail shortly - since we just KNOW you want to be a GLAMPER GIRL with us!!

More Leg!

I wish he would pull up his shorts and show me his thigh JUST BECAUSE...but no... only so I can share with you all that the bites are healing. Now... if we could just locate the hag and her dog. The bruising around the puncture marks are now a LOVELY shade of green. I have decided I much prefer the purple. :o)

HAPPY Halloween!!!

OMG!!!!

And who might this fine specimen be?