Life is like A Box of Chocolates!

So I thought I better start my chocolate blog so that I don't leave you hanging too long. Forrest Gump said it best when he said that life is like a box of chocolates. Here is my reasoning..

1. You never know what you are going to get when you bite in...most companies don't give you a diagram of what the caramel filling ones look like. Coffee flavored (YUCK) or caramel (my favorite)! Kind of like life. You never know what will come your way. It's always a surprise! Try learning that you will be having twins when you are 5 months along and you thought you were having one! Or, eating your words and living in a mobile home out in the sticks when you always said NEVER! Or, living here in Oregon with all my family, and then everyone moves away but me. I guess we can't have it all, right?

What you get when you have twins...a constant wrestling companion. I wouldn't trade them for anything (except ice cream on bad days). Nice face Syd!

2. You always get good stuff mixed with the bad. Some days are heaven at my house. Well, usually we are not here at home, but out in the boat on the days I would consider heaven. And other days are pure torture fighting with the kids to just get them dressed to go to school. I don't usually take pictures of the bad days, so you don't often hear about them.

Little example of a good parenting moment:

Sydney gets in the car after church and immediately says:

I wasn't the bad one today. (excitedly)

I said "What do you mean?"

I wasn't the bad one today because the visitors were. (matter of factly)

I ask, "Are you usually the bad one?"

Yeah! (duh mom, don't you know that)

So happy that my kids are so wonderful to their teachers at church. Mother of the Year!

The same Sunday Tyler and Tanner's teacher pulls me aside and asks if they have been tested? Tested for what? ADHD, allergies that cause hyperactivity? Oh yes, I tested them myself!!! THEY ARE NORMAL, CRAZY HEAD BOYS! If you knew the rest of the Head family you would totally agree! Right Nyle?

A day in Heaven!

The Head boys on the inner-tubes last summer. The youngest is 31!

3. Things are not always as they seem. Some of the prettiest packaging on a box of chocolates could have the most disgusting treats inside! I am unfortunately into appearances. Who isn't? It's embarassing to not be totally perfect! My house may look clean from the room you're standing in, but you better never try to go in my bedroom! The door looks prettier. Same with the laundry room, right mom? You can't even walk in there! Why don't we all show pictures of our laundry piles? Do you notice that if I include a picture of myself you are not seeing my legs? There is a reason...one of the fun surprises of life!

Eczema on my legs- mostly stress induced. I know!!! It's ugly!!!

Normal laundry pile! Cute, eh?

4. When you get a box of chocolates you really want to eat all of it, but you know you shouldn't. It would add 6" to your butt! So, you save them for later to nibble on them a little at a time. Or, you share it so that others can enjoy it with you. Just like blogging and talking to you guys...I have to do it a little at a time, mixed in with work. I can't just work all the time!!!! Who does that? Besides it's more fun to share with you...the good and the bad. Some of my favorite posts are the ones where you talk about how bad your haircut is or how dorky your husband is...it makes me feel more normal. So keep sharing!

Dorky Husband!

A bad hair day and a Cori Claire Rat's nest! Remember those?

Black Butte

We took a big hike this weekend up to Black Butte with Uncle Rick and Mackenzie! My kids did amazing considering it was all uphill! We just took lots of water breaks. The view was gorgeous at the top! And look, I've included Syd in this post...she is behaving a little better these days, thank heavens!

Where's Sydney?

Don't worry, I didn't lose Sydney like I lost my dog. The truth is that she has been a real brat in the last couple of days. I really haven't felt much like taking a picture of her. So, give me a couple days and I will. This is inspiring my next post...Life is like a box of chocolates...Coming soon!

As I promised...

Here's a picture of the new haircut. I took these myself. Can you tell? Hee hee. I know they aren't good, but you can get the idea. I did go a little crazy and kept going shorter and shorter.

Da Boys

Tanner, ready for his game. He looks tough doesn't he?
Tyler. He was too busy playing and didn't want to stop for the picture. My kids aren't used to the camera happy mom, like some kids are. Heehee.

More House Pictures...don't worry, kid pictures are coming!

The whole house from a distance
My living room windows!
Dining room and kitchen
Here is the house looking from our grass and shop. We are so excited to move out of that shop! Does anyone want to come visit? We will finally have enough room!

Here is a picture of our garage going up. We now have almost all the exterior walls up. More to come!

Here it is...

Ok. So here is my blog. After getting SEVERAL calls about starting a blog (thanks mom) I thought I had better do it if I wanted to be left alone and not harrassed for years! I promised I would start one within a day...here it is. I didn't promise it would be exciting!