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Let's go ride bikes.......

Don't you just love the glasses and helmet, it's quite the gift to have them match you know.......

Love that smile!

Since it's been a while since I've blogged and I don't really have the time and all since I'm working this week. I thought I'd really quickly post some random shots from the park a few weeks ago. So please enjoy and I promise to post and update more soon. Oh, and we have a wedding to celebrate this Friday ~ Sandy and Brandon are getting married at the Queen Mary and we are really excited to see some of our family and help them celebrate. I hope I'll have lots of photos to post later from the wedding. Until then hope you enjoy!

Ella turned 5!

My little girl turned the BIG 5! How oh how can this be possible???

I love you sooooooooooooo much and am so proud of the little lady you are becoming.

Hugs and kisses ~ we love you more than all the stars in the sky ~ XOXOXOXOXO

Auntie Melissa Visit!

Auntie Melissa came and visited us. We had a great time hanging out and playing and visiting.

Here are some photos:

So pretty

Yes, I'm HOT - What can I say - life is good!
Hanging with the kids ~ a friend Madeline, Ella, & Preston with Auntie Melissa
Preston is a little more interested in his new Nerf gun from our really good friends Chad and Juliet. Chad you'll have to bring yours over for a match......

Auntie Melissa you'll have to come visit again soon. We had fun playing hide-n-seek and just hanging with you.

Preston is 3!

Let's see we celebrated Preston turning the BIG 3!

I can't believe my baby is THREE ~33333333333333333333333333333333333333333~



Where has the time gone??? Now I'm trying to teach him that he can't just tap girls bums and boobs. His Daddy thinks it's funny but me not so much. Especially when he's doing it to his teacher and I'm having to have these little "talks" with him.....





Boys! Where do they come up with these things....

I think it's from Daddy???? What do you think??? Nice tong Preston!

Mom, I really don't want to talk about this now...... I LOVE this little guy!

New Blog to Check Out

So it's been like FOR~EV~ER since I've blogged! Yes, I'm still around and feeling pretty good. Although, I'm recovering from pneumonia things are good.

Under Blogs you will notice that I've added a new blog. It's Jorge Garcia that many of you might know from the famous TV show called "LOST". I on the other hand was lucky enough to have grown up with Jorge. We went to school together and I hung out with him and his sister growing up.

Enjoy it!

OMGosh! Where has the time gone....

So much and I can't believe this is the first time I'm posting for February. I'm trying to get over a cold and I hope it's sooner rather than later. I work next week and I don't want THE: Cold Brain - you know where nothing is just as and your drifting along in the head cold fumes and over the counter cold medicine.... ***feel the love*** ~ winks~

I'm going to try and post some photos this weekend with a quick rundown:

Preston's Birthday
The kids Birthday Party
My Birthday
Auntie Melissa visit

Until then

~XOXO~

Surgery Update!

I have to say that I couldn't have asked for things to go any smoother than they did.


On Friday, January 10, 2009 at 11:00 am I arrived at St. Josephs Hospital in Orange, CA for a 1:30 surgery time. Things went very quickly with the admitting department at the Hospital and it seemed like only minutes and Jeremy and I were whisked away into the Pre-Op room.

I was quickly given papers to sign questions asked and answered. Then it was time for me to get dressed in my new wardrobe that was provided by the Hospital. You know the see more butts gown, hair net, surgical sock/shoe covers and jump into my lovely new bed. I have to say I looked pretty HOT!***giggles***

I was assigned two nurses during my Pre-Op one was Virginia and the other was Jerome. I felt like a Queen the way they were treating me....life seemed to be good! The ole hubby was like don't get used to this....

At this point they are starting to ask questions as to who is my primary surgeon ( you know since I had three really cute male doctors it can get a little confusing....)*giggles* Once all the Doctors were squared away I was informed that Virginia thankfully and not Jerome I don't know why I become so shy at this point since THREE MALE Doctors would soon be having a party down in the Netherlands area.....***giggles*** Would need to shave me! Yes! You read that correctly, they needed to shave me like completely BALD! ***giggles, he, he*** All I could think of was OMG it's going to suck when it grows back....mind you it's not like the rain forest just very well clipped and groomed you know like the nicest yard on the block.....***giggles, winks***

Once I got over this and Jeremy and I had a good laugh it was Jerome's turn with me. He was in charge of my IV's and pre-surgery blood and tests...... I thought I was going to have a smack down with Jerome. He was having a hard time getting my IV in once he was on his THIRD try and I finally looked over and he was (for those of you who are squeamish don't read the next line) digging the needle in my arm searching for the vain...... I was totally crying and he's like: You are dehydrated and it's hard to find your vain! You think! Mind you it's now almost 1:30 I have not eaten since MIDNIGHT Thursday and Tuesday and Wednesday they had me on a LIQUID DIET. Not to mention I had to do the same process as having a colonoscopy....so no wonder I was DEHYDRATED! I made him get another nurse as the tears were running down my checks. So this very nice OLDER women named CHER came over and bamm IV inserted into right hand and all was well with the world. *****giggles****

I then met my anesthesiologist a lovely lady named Trish. I told her to keep those men in line since who knows what they would do with free rain and all......***winks*** She got a good laugh out of that. I was lucky to have a female since St. Joseph's has 40 anesthesiologist's and only 3 of them are women.

I said my good bye's to the ole hubby and was whisked into the operating room. It was now about 2:30. Needless to say my surgery was running late.... I got to meet all of my OR nurses and check out the operating room to boot. It was like a field trip of sorts... My anesthesiologist Trish said she was going to give me some courage and like seconds later I was out.

I woke up in the recovery room around 7:30pm feeling pretty good other than my lower back was killing me. (For those of you who don't know I have back trouble from car accidents most importantly one involving a cement truck and San Clemente, CA Pico off ramp my senior year when the cement truck came barreling down and did not stop until my car made it stop.....) Since they dilate you and put you in a compromising position it puts more pressure on the lower back and this sucked for me.

I was quickly taken to my room where I spent the evening battling with my nurses to get out of bed to alleviate the back pain I was having. I don't think they wanted to work that night as they ended up having several complaints reported on them....shouldn't have come into work then!

I finally got out of bed and walked around my floor dragging my IV, Catheter, tubes, showing off my butt etc. I wanted to get the leg compressions off of my legs as they were bugging me and they will not take them off until you walk around for fear of blood clots. I felt like I had 5 tales following me around and couldn't get comfortable in my bed to alleviate my back pain and lower Netherlands pressure so something had to give. From midnight until six am I was walking the halls very slowly and a little wobbly too. I felt so much better once I started to move around though even if it was a little slow.

Considering all of the surgery I had done my Doctor was extremely impressed at how well I did in surgery and in recovery. He told Jeremy if I kept progressing as I was I could go home the next day. I was like: YEAH! Only one night in the Hospital bring it on....

I didn't sleep for beans that night with them coming in and taking your temp, blood pressure, checking your incisions, monitors going off, other patients, walking the halls, back pain, etc. I wanted to be home and in my surroundings even if I was uncomfortable or not it sounded much better. My morning nurses Mary and Virginia were very nice and extremely helpful. They were impressed at how well I was moving around and feeling. I was still on a LIQUID DIET but it didn't seem to matter at this point since I didn't have much of an appetite.

So the next day I was discharged around 6:00pm and Jeremy took me home. The only bummer was I had to go home with a catheter. Since I had bladder repair work they removed the catheter and had me try to potty on my own but it was a no go. So I had to go home with it.

I was informed I couldn't do any housework (bummer), drive, no lifting anything heavier than 7 pounds, jumping around, swimming, taking baths, etc. and to see my main Doctor in two weeks.

So I had to have the catheter for a week and then was given instructions on how to remove it myself. This went without a hitch and all is well. I'm still not supposed to do any housework, no lifting 7-10 pounds, and taking it easy. I can now drive and I feel:

FAB~U~LOUS!

I am so lucky I really didn't have much pain. Every now and then I'll get some pains and the Doctor said it's because nothing is in the same place as it was before and all the nerves are re-awakening and to take it slow or I'll really feel it the next day. My external stiches have healed but my internal ones are still healing so I have another check up in a couple of weeks. I do still get tired easy I'm sure it's from all of the drugs and just healing but honestly I feel:

WON~DER~FUL!

Thanks to all of my really cute Doctors for doing such a FAB job. I wish they would have done this sooner. I still can't believe that it's only been three weeks for how well I'm feeling.

The kiddo's and the hubby have been GREAT with helping me. I really appreciate all the help and attention they've given me. I need to give my Mom a special "Thanks" for babysitting me and the kids. She even did laundry too. Moms ROCK!

I promise to try and blog some photo's soon. I'm slowly getting back into the swing of things since I can drive now and trying to catch up on stuff.

~XOXO~

Land of The Living!!!!

Yes, we are all flu free and my surgery went VERY well!

I promise to start and catch up on the blogging as I can now start to sit at the computer for long periods of time......**winks,giggles**

I need some feed back though.

Please click on the bottom of this post where it says: Leave us some love and leave a comment as to your wanting details of the surgery or not.

I have a lot of both sides and need some feed back so I know if I should or should not post details....

Thanks and hugs and kisses to you all!

XOXOX

~Tamara~

FLU ANYONE!

Yes, I'm behind and it's the flu's fault!

So here we are January 5Th and so far 2009 has been celebrated with some enemies called RALPH AND DRAGON POOPS! (::YUCK::!!!)

These are NOT really our friends nor do we like to keep them close (as they say keep you friends close and your enemies closer..) **giggles**

Both kids now have the flu! Preston started with it on New Years day morning....

HAPPY NEW YEAR! :::NOT:::

He still has it and ralphed all over my bed this morning:::::(don't you just LOVE how I share with you)***winks***giggles***and tears too!

Then poor little miss Ella came home from school today and started with the Dragon Poops and has moved onto our frien-emy Ralph......

So we have had a LOT of tears, panic, wining, you name it. It's been experienced here in the WIGHT HOUSE!

Now most of the panic and some of the tears I'll have to admit have been mine. I'm beginning to freak out a little. My surgery has been scheduled for this Friday, January 9Th. So as you can imagine I do NOT want to get SICK nor do I want to go to the hospital leaving my babies behind being sick either!

Thank goodness for Mom's though. My Mom is coming bless her heart tomorrow to watch the sick kiddos so I can make my Pre-Op Appointment with my Dr. and Jeremy can come with me. What would we do with out MOM'S!

I better go and tend to my little munchkins. Jeremy is at the gym and Sue is out buying me some much needed supplies.

I'm not sure if or when I'll be able to blog next. Since the kiddos are sick and my surgery is Friday and I'm trying to catch up on things.

Sooooooo until the next post.....pray for me!

Please send our frien-emies away quick!!!!

:::***winks, giggles, tears, and much needed rest***:::

XOXOXO

HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A WONDERFUL NEW YEAR!

MAY THIS YEAR BE PROSPEROUS AND FLU FREE FOR YOU!

I don't wish our frien-emy on any of you......

Way Behind!

Here it is December 30Th and the New Year is just around the corner and I still have so much to post about..... Where does the time go. I'm making this short as I'm not feeling too well I think I have a little touch of the stomach flu. YUCK! I've only eaten saltine crackers today and am way tired......

So I'm not going to down load the camera (sorry Mom and Taryn). I'll try and get to that tomorrow.....*winks*.

I did promise a photo of the snow on the mountains behind the house though. So here is a photo that I snapped on my cell phone from the Target parking lot the other day since I forgot the camera **giggle**.

I did update the background on the blog per Miss Ella's request. Enjoy! **winks and giggles*

We had a GREAT Christmas and hope you all did too. Much love and as our kids Great Grandma Claire put it you only have 360 days until next time......ugh. Seriously it's fun and especially the stage the kids are at now.

Christmas Eve!

As I'm sitting here typing away I have many creations going on in the kitchen. Oh my gosh I don't think I've taken pictures.... I better go do that so I can show you all some of my creations....Cakes, cookies, Christmas scents, and the list goes on....

Tonight we celebrate Christmas with my family. I am part Norwegian and we celebrate on Christmas Eve. So it's off to the parents house to celebrate with: Mom, Dad, Sister Erin, Brother-in-Law Todd, Nephew Bryce, Niece Taryn, Jeremy, Ella, Preston, and myself. I'm sure it will be a late night with lots of yummy food, treats, laughter, and gifts.

I will try and take a photo of the tree but I'm warning you it's a beautiful tree but the decorations are not so much. It's been really hard keeping little man away from the tree. I thought this year we would be good but not so much. He keeps re-arranging them or throwing them behind the tree or who knows where. I did find a couple in the toy box.....Oh, well boys and 2 year old boys will be as they feel fit....***giggles*** I've really learned to pick and choose my battles when it comes to some of these things.....***he, he, ha, ha*** all you can do is laugh at times....

I better jam I hear the timer going off and I don't want to burn anything!

Merry Christmas to you all.

Love

~XOXO~

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY APRIL & JAY COBB!

Today we would like to give a BIG "Happy Anniversary" shout out to April and Jay!

"HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!"

I'm not sure how many years today is but I couldn't let today go by without wishing them all the best. April and I have known each other our entire lives. How you say can that be possible.... Well her parents and my parents were really good friends and April's Mom Carolyn and my Mom Donna were pregnant with us at the same time. It just so happens that April was born February 1st and then 12 days later I was born on February 13Th.



We have been friends ever since and keep in touch where ever we are and no matter what's going on in our lives. I feel like I have another sister. That is an older sister....**giggles** Seriously though she is a very important person in my life and she married a very nice man named Jay. They now live in Utah and have three beautiful kids.



I wish we lived closer to each other and could celebrate your Anniversary or I'd watch the kiddos so you could go out and have a good time with the Hubby.

Happy Anniversary and enjoy it no matter what you do.

Love you

~XOXO~

Waiting to see Santa the big Ho, Ho!

Here are some photos of the kiddos waiting in line to see Santa or as he's called Ho, Ho.

Look at those smiles!

It helps to have your tong sticking out you know.....

Ella always has a beautiful smile. Mr. Man checking out the girls behind us.....doesn't he look like he's trying to play it cool! Just too stinkin cute! *giggle*

Mr. Man I know this will get the girls attention.....it did. **giggles**

So stinkin cute! Always a smile on her face.



Finally, we get to sit on Santa's lap and look at Preston with grump face..... Oh, well they are still just too cute! I LOVE them so much!

RAIN ANYONE!

According to many it's been tooooo long since I've blogged sooo....

My computer guy whom I call my hubby has my computer working so within the next couple of days I promise to start to post some photo's. Until then I'll update you on some of my rambling thoughts of the weather this week....

Here in the Resort Country we have had some very, very, cold and interesting weather. It's been between 45 and 55 degrees during the day. Can you imagine when it was as high as 110 or so during the summer...*giggle*

We have had a LOT of rain this week. It's nice to have rain but not when it's an over kill and doesn't have a chance to soak in and help but rather destroy anything in it's path.

Wednesday we had rain like no other rain before. It NE~V~ER stopped the entire day. We woke around 6:00 am to rain and went to bed around 11:45 pm with rain. I even pulled out my rain boots (they are super cool too black with white polka dots on them)***giggles***

This cold and rain is so incredible we even have snow on the mountains behind the house. Yes SNOW! Can you believe it! **giggles** There has NE~V~ER been snow on these mountains before! I will try and take a photo tomorrow to post for you all to see.

It's a white Christmas here in the OC!!!

I better jam and I promise to post photo's soon since the ol computer is up now.

Hugs & Kisses
XOXO

Hope all of Santa's little helpers are almost done!

Christmas madness & so much more...........

Christmas madness & so much more...........



Can you believe that Christmas is right around the corner.....I mean it's like the Turkey hasn't even digested in your tummy and the next thing you know it's basically Christmas!


I still have so many things to post about and now I'm in the mad dash thick of Christmas madness! My computer is down and the computer guy whom I call my hubby has been too busy to fix it. Isn't that the way it goes....I'm hoping it will get done sooner rather than later as I need to download photos and blog about them and get address' for Christmas cards and so much more....You don't realise how much you rely on your computer until it's not working....


We had a wonderful Thanksgiving! We celebrated at my sister's house this year. Just the main family (Mom, Dad, Erin, Todd, Bryce, Taryn, Jeremy, Me, Ella, Preston and Tom ~ Tom works with my brother-in-law Todd at Thurston Middle School in Laguna Beach) Not sure what Tom thought of the family we are quite the bunch when you get us all together.

My Mom, Erin, and I cooked while the guys were supposed to keep an eye on the kids but rather watched some football and relaxed. Us women were busy workers and drinking the wine! My Mom actually helped toss back a couple of glasses of wine with my sister and I. This here is a rarity as she's always said: I can't drink wine it makes me sick....but she's been getting out lately with Dad and exploring a little and drinking a few glasses of wine. Can you believe though not one single photo was taken! I had the camera and everything but in the end not a single one was clicked and saved to memory.... (I can hear my kids now years down the road giving me a hard time as to not taking photo's when they were younger...)giggle


I am lucky though I've gotten all of my shopping done. Yeah, that's right I'm feeling good about things....and it's even wrapped and under the tree.... Yes, we got our tree last weekend ( I have photo's and this brought back some childhood memories working the tree lots) and it's in the house but has no lights or decorations on it.... I'm hoping this will happen tonight.... **giggles**

But I'm still trying to get to see Santa the Big HO, HO man as he's called in the Wight family house hold. Then what am I going to do for cards and then I'm trying to make things as gifts, and the baking, and Oh, where does the time go...... I do LOVE Christmas though it's a jolly bright time of year.

I had to go get a prom dress if you will. The hubby's Christmas party is formal this year. The men need to wear tuxedos and so the ladies need to wear a fancy formal gown so basically I had to get a prom dress. Now this was a little of a freak out for me since I found out and had only 5 days to find a dress and all of the accessories to go with....talk about panic mode...*giggles* In the end everything worked out fine. I think I did a really good job at the last minute and to boot I found the dress in less than an hour and at the first place I look. Girls you know this NEVER happens. I even got the front parking spot next to the door and had 1 1/2 hours to shop before I had to pick up the kiddos from school. What luck! **giggles**

I better go and I promise photo's as soon as the ol' computer is up and running....

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAD 11/29/08!

We would like to give my Dad a special Birthday shout out.

So Happy Birthday Dad!

What can I say: He's family that's for sure. He may have his cranky moments (I think this must be a guy thing....or an older person thing...**giggles** ~ I'm going to get into trouble for this ~ *he, he, ha, ha*)but he's my Dad and my kids Papa.

We called and sang Happy Birthday to him with all of us singing (Jeremy, Me, Ella, & Preston) **giggles** What a hoot that was!

It was pretty funny and it was recorded on his answering machine and he told us him and my Mom have played it a couple of times and think it's the greatest thing. ***giggles*** (I guess it doesn't take much to make the old oops I mean more distinguished ones happy...)**giggles**

Anyways we really hope you had a wonderful Birthday! You deserve it and here's to a wonderful year ahead.

May the year ahead shine bright on you and may all of your wishes come true!

Love you!

~XOXO~

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

"HAPPY THANKSGIVING!"

Wishing you all a very Happy Thanksgiving. Hope you and your families are all Happy and have lots to be Thankful for.

We are Thankful:

For our health ~ very thankful

For one another ~ my loving husband and his compassion, partnership, support, understanding, friendship, love, and so much more.....(he,he,he,ha,ha)

For our children ~ the smiles, hugs, kisses, dirty hands, imaginations, and so much more *giggles*

For our families ~ the love, memories, and support

For our jobs ~ that allow us to do so many things

For our thoughts ~ that can get us into and out of trouble and take us away to our imaginations and dreams

For our hard working American troops fighting for our Country ~ whom are away from their loved ones during this Holiday season we are very Thankful for all that you do everyday.

For our friends ~ they lift us up, support us, get into trouble with us, play with us, and are always around when we need them

We are Thankful for so many things this Holiday season!

Please have a wonderful Thanksgiving Holiday and enjoy your families and friends!

~XOXO~

Happy Birthday Jennifer Mollet! 11/19/08

Today is my good friend Jennifer Mollet's Birthday. So I would like to give her a special shout out.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JENNIFER!

I met Jennifer when our kids were going to the same pre-school and we hit it off pretty much instantly. Her and our friend Petra we've become the three musketeers or better yet CHARLIES ANGELS...ya I like that better CHARLIES ANGELS *giggles*.....

Could you see us in these HOT (ridiculous) outfits fighting the men off (like that's gonna happen *giggles*)and crime while simultaneously taking care of our kids ***giggles*** and all that comes with that (I'm almost peeing my pants typing this....) **giggles**

~he, he, ha, ha, ha~

Back on track you have to watch me or I'll ramble on..... She has three lovely kids ages 5, 4, and 1. While she has a great husband who helps A LOT. It's still hard since he's a Fireman Captain and works like 92 hour shifts and when we have all of these fires like we are having now it takes him away from the family even longer (side note: Mark thanks for all you and your men do we appreciate it and you guys ROCK) See I wander a lot......

Seriously Jennifer you are a really good friend, Mom, Wife, and Charles Angels Crime Fighter! ***giggles***

You ROCK and thanks for being my friend!

I hope you have a wonderful Birthday as you deserve it. May the year ahead shine brightly on you.

Let's go fight some crime (**giggles** or go buy some HOT (ridiculous) outfits or get some Ice Tea and something sinful.

Love you!

~XOXO~

Ageing!

I had to share this photo with you all. Our really good family friend Jerry Hopkins sent this photo to my Dad the other day and he forwarded it to me......

This was a photo of my Dad (Tim) and Jerry back in the day....*giggles* They both look pretty HOT! Mind you this was taken in the late 80's early 90's as I don't have the exact date on this photo.

This is when they were both in the Sheriff Reserves and they are on the Fire Boat down in Dana Point Harbor........ You didn't want to get pulled over by them let me tell you.....**giggles*

This photo here is of my Dad and Ella when she was a baby at my sister's house so in 2004.....*giggle* I couldn't find a newer photo! So I guess I need to take more photos of the family too.....

You still look good Dad! Not much has changed in the years....maybe the waistline but I think that's changed with everyone (I know it has with me...). Keep ageing well and you ROCK! Look at my little girl.....oh, those cheeks and squishy body....sniff, sniff, they grow up so fast....

SICK! 11/17/08

So I'm sick!

No I'm not sick in the head. I have bronchitis! Yuck!

I went to see the Dr. today to get some medicine so I can get all cleared up ASAP. I'm waiting now for the Doctors to call me and schedule my surgery.

I'm going to have my first three (3) some.....*giggles*.....I know I'm a silly goose but I have to have fun with this or I'll go crazy.....Both my Doctors that are going to be doing the sergury area really cute! If I don't make light of all this I just might FREAK out! I mean seriously all these people down south (the V JJ as they say on "Grey's Anatomy" Yes! I watch that show.....)working on the netherlands area it's enough to drive you crazy....

I'll keep you posted as to when I'll be out of commision. Until then I'm going to TRY and catch up on so many posts that I still have not gotten to. Until then......cia (bye)