Hurst Family News

When the 118th Sapper Unit got home this little town stopped traffic and welcomed them in.  My Brother in Law is on the first Fire truck.  They also had a program honoring them and their fallen brother .   Given I had hurt my foot a bit wicked the day before it made for a long day- still adjusting to the boot.  Below is the following day when they had a parade in Monticello celebrating Pioneer Day.  Again, Brother in law is here in the front- sans uniform (he wasn't the only one).   Here are the boys waving:  At the horses: After the parade (which in my oh so humble opinion-paled in comparison with Blanding's for the 4th of July) we stopped by a new little shop in town and this boy was in HEAVEN:   He even got to do the controls! After the train shop we walked over to Great Grandpa's house (a mere block away) and visited with him for a bit before heading home for naps.   Grandma and Grandpa went camping the following weeken...

Feeling a bit contemplative today and glad it's raining so I don't have to feel guilty about bumming around in my PJs at 10:30 am (which let's face it- PJS are normal around here until early afternoon).  Yesterday was a long and strange day for no reason in particular.  Just was.   Then I got on Facebook before I went to bed and saw that a girl in Visalia was shot by her boyfriend- murder suicide.  I went to high school with her older brother and really she was just a grade below us and had connections to our circle of friends too.  Instantly my mind flashes to the Halloween party we went to at their house Junior or Senior year.  Grant singing Mack the Knife on Karaoke.  Playing in the strobe lights in the "graveyard".   I didn't sleep well last night.  Kept thinking I was having contractions- which I might have been- hard to tell.  Nothing that gets things really going though ya know?  And then I was thinkin...

Well since I am a fashion guru I thought I'd let you in on a little secret but shhh! We don't want it to catch on too quickly or you end up just looking like you're trying to hard to fit in.  This summer's hottest fashion (literally) is das boot .   It comes in black so it goes with everything.  Wear it with socks or without (though you'll regret the smell later if you choose without).  You can dress it up with a flower or maybe some hot pink duct tape.  I like to compliment mine with a ginormous baby bump and waddle around. Turns out I slightly tore my calf muscle in my daring rescue efforts .  So I get to wear this beauty for up to two weeks.  The doctor said it is actually better if I could manage with a splint that puts my foot in a downward angle but that would mean crutches and with a 2 and 4 year old to chase that's kind of out of the question.  Things that are proving more difficult that I didn't have to think about before: grass (so unev...

So there I was minding my own business, chattin' with the fam when what should fall out of the sky  down the stairs?  It's a bird... It's a plane... It's..... LANDON! The two year old tumbled feet over head and head over feet I don't know how many times.  Enough to scare the bejeebers outta me.  My sister-in-law remarks that she's never seen a pregnant lady move that fast.  Yeah.  Me either. Caught him just before he hit the tile at the bottom. Phew! Crisis averted.  He didn't even manage a scratch- mostly scared him I think.  He was more upset about dropping his train.  When Grandma found the little red freight train and returned it the waterworks ended.  At least on his part. You see, I'm so agile and mobile at this stage of the pregnancy.  37 weeks- farthest that I've made it in my 3 pregnancies.  Well in my lightspeed movement to snatch the kiddo before he smacked the bottom and REALLY shook things up for tonight I got a...

If I could say one thing to myself twenty years ago.... Always make time to play.  I don't think I play enough these days.  My favorite place in the world.... home- more specifically probably my bed.   The Lesson I keep learning over and over.... Trust my gut.  I have pretty good instincts and a tendency to second guess every one of them.  The movie I watch when I want to laugh... 10th Kingdom with Sean is what comes to mind first.  Most  funny movies are even funnier when Sean's around. The most scared I have ever been.... Sliding off the dirt road with just my 14 month old in the truck with me.  It was October and a fall storm was coming in.  We didn't have anything on us- I don't even know if I had a spare diaper.   Hiked down the mountain to some cabins.  Bishop Bulloch rescued us.  I hate the feeling of the tires slipping even now.  Makes my stomach drop. There have been a few other hair-rai...

I could easily become addicted. Found this blog recently and love it. While I may not agree on all her points- I certainly feel it triggers thoughts and gets the rusty cogs turning in my brain.  THAT I love.  I like people that make me think. I also like a little wit and sarcasm.  And a touch of snarkyness thrown in doesn't hurt. I blame the hormones. At least I hope it's the hormones, but I feel a bit snarky and rude lately and not near as remorseful about it as I should be.  I get this way sometimes. My husband however may have gotten the brunt of it the other night and for that I AM sorry.  I may have accidently broken his toe- at the very least bruised it- by throwing a bucket of wheat on him- not on purpose- he was just there.  So what did I say?  Sorry- you were in the way.  Ugh. Rude. Sorry Babe.  Yes, the children were on the stairs yelling at me and yes, I was totally consumed with getting ice out of the freezer to satisfy...

Eat Banana Flavored Popsicles I prefer the red ones- cherry maybe? Take silly pictures.  Kissy Face "Droop Shot" Play Catch with Daddy (Also known as Get-Bonked-In-Da-Head-By-Da-Ball with Daddy.  Don't worry- he recovered.) Fetch the ball and Drive Tonka trucks. (This one is a classic- Antique even-  it was Sean's as a kid.) Oh and apparently we don't wear pants at our house... I do- but my kids don't.   And of course when it's hot outside nothing beats a trip to the pool:  I know this one is fuzzy but look at the joy on Landon's face.  My little fishie What you can't really see in this picture is Ian squirting Daddy with the squirt gun at the top of the play area.  Time to warm up This is before his hair cut.  (After Hair Cuts) Two of my boys and a cousin.  So much fun.  Let me clarify: The pictures are from different trips to the pool- I did NOT in fact cut the boys' hair AT...

I feel more like THIS: And less like THIS: I'm also starting to stress a little bit.  Life has been so crazy with packing and graduating and moving and getting a job and figuring out how to get settled that I feel like this whole baby thing is rapidly sneaking up on me.  I'll be 36 weeks on Thursday and delivered Landon on 36 weeks exactly with not much (if any) warning that I was in labor. My back has been driving me nuts lately and since I have back labor that makes me nervous.  I also slept well the other night (not last night though) and I usually only do that before I go into labor.   Other things I'm stressing about currently:  Hospital bag not packed.  Though living less than 2 miles from the hospital I feel slightly less concerned about this than last time.   Sean works 45 minutes away.  WHAT IF...he can't get back in time...(though again with my tendency to be in the hospital ALL freaking day I think he should be able to mak...

My brother in law just got home from Afghanistan! Thanks for all you do! Glad you're home :)

Until I can get around to ACTUALLY blogging.  Roasted Corn Self Portraits Ghost Chickens in the Sky Looking for more Popcorn We had a wonderful 4th.   After these messages we'll be riiiiight back!  Now back to your regularly scheduled blog-hopping.