Shout out!

If you know Terry, or just appreciate art...Check out her blog!! http://www.opheliasflowersartbytj.blogspot.com/
xoxooxo Jamie

A new Chapter!

Jodie is on day 3 of KINDERGARTEN! I mean seriously...where did time go? Someone once told me to enjoy high school because they were the best days of your life. That saying has stuck in my head....CAUSE IT WAS A LIE! These are the best days of our lives! Our daughter is learning and our precious little family is growing up! Jodie loves her teacher, her new friends and best of all....SNACK TIME!

James is trucking along at Target. He will soon be back to school himself for his second semester @ CRC. He's excited about being a helper in Jodie's classroom and getting to spend some quality time with the kids seperate! They always seem to act better that way....imagine that!

I am still work, work, workin! I won sales contests 3 out of the last 4 weeks! They are small contests within our region, but it's a cool deal because we haven't won anything in a long time! It's the little things that give confidence and motivate me! I was in a car accident and am still working on recovery. My van had about $6K in damage and is still in the shop....NO IT WASN'T MY FAULT! LOL!

Last, but not least. Josh. He is talking and really expressing how he sees his world. He has recently became addicted to super heros. He is dealing with his sister being gone better each day. It has really given him and his daddy some great one on one time.

This month is just about done. We are thinking about planning a trip out of town this weekend...but maybe not. My stepmom just called to let us know that my baby sister is getting dedicated this weekend. Carolee is in town this week so hopefully we will get to spend some time with her as well! Happy Birthday Carolee!

P.s. I just talked to my mom and her and my sister Jessica just came home with a slew of FIRST place ribbons from the NJ fair! Woohoo!! Way to go girls....im jealous!

Inspired!

I have been inspired by my friends Krista & Jeremy and their diligence to their blog. So here we go. I'm gonna try to stay on top of it! Our lives have been crazy busy. The month of June included a trip to vegas for James 30th birthday. about a half a dozen birthday parties and bbqs, a couple trips to raging waters, Family trip to lake Hogan with the Sherman Crew and a Family reunion in Marysville. A busy month! On top of all that, I have been having some of the best months at work. New business has been flowing in. I am finally seeing the benefits of all my hard work!
July is just as jam packed! Jodie starts school this month and we will most likely be moving. I will do my best to keep this thing updated! Check out my myspace! http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=39709795

Whew!!

Whew.
What a weekend. Friday night I went to my dad's and spent the night swimming in the new pool and hanging out with the fam. We came home saturday afternoon so James and I could celebrate our 5 year anniversary!! woot!!
Sunday, we hung out and Victoria came over with the kids and we played slip n slide and hung out in the pool. Papa also came over.
Yesterday was pretty lazy, just ended up hanging out and catching up on laundry and stuff. Nothing too exciting. It was a great weekend.
I still wanted to hook up with a couple people, but there were just crazy schedules!

August 31, 2007

Okay, So I was so going to be ahead of the game on this blog thing. Guess, I dropped that ball. So what's new in our world you ask?



Well my Mom and lil sis (u all know her name, but mom just gets worried when I put names on the internet, sorry mom, it's true=) no justification needed) just went back to Nj this week. We had a very good visit filled with great memories. We went to the fair and had numerous parties/bbq's and SCRAPBOOKING TIME


I was finally able to complete my disney scrapbook from last year and mom worked on her album of all her blue fair ribbons. Lil Sis worked on summer album/ school stuff. My mom was able to spend time with all her lifelong friends

as well as all the aunts and grandparents, etc. Jodie especially enjoyed the hours that mom spend reading to her and coloring with her. Their last night here, Papa took us out to a very nice Italian restaurant and then we all went to Baskin Robbins. It was a great family ending to a wonderful visit.




Now, we are in Disney mode. It was great having my little sis and Mom around, we had a blast. But now, it's time to get down to business. We were having so much fun with Mom that we neglected to do any pre vacation planning. We have less then 2 weeks to do the whole oil change, buy new clothes and pack snacks and stuff thing...geesh. Soooo much to do and soooo little time. Thank goodness for this three day weekend =)

Speaking of the three day weekend....I have it so jammed pack...I don't know if I will have any time to do any pre vacation stuff. Tonight after work we are going to my dad's to celebrate my stepmom's bday (delayed due to my moms arrival) and see dad's new pool. Then we are going to come home sat afternoon (James and my FIFTH year anniversary time flies) and then Sunday my beautiful friend Victoria and her kids are coming over to hang out. Maybe monday I will get some stuff done....but then Jodie has really been asking to hang out with her cousin Jason....wow. Im gonna be tired come tuesday

Hope you all are doing well and having great summers Please keep in your prayers my cousin Matt who is currently in that nasty country, pray for his safety and strength. We love you all.

ames, Jamie, Jodie, Joshie, Raven & Roxie Ellis

A new thing!

Okay,
So I wanted to start a blog. Because God has blessed me with friends and family all over the place and sometimes I get tired of typing a gillion emails a day, but i still want to keep in touch with everyone. A lot of people have a myspace and message us there, but I wanted something a little more private!
So, I am going to try to be good about updating this daily, or at least weekly, with pics and bits and pieces of our life. We do have a very active one =)
This week is not so busy. Normal household stuff. This weekend we are going to work on decorating the new house a little more. I want it to be done by the time my mom arrives in august. So between work, and home, and deocrating.....we are planning another trip to disneyland. We had such a fun time last year that we want it to be a yearly tradition!
so that's that.....
check in again, soon.....=)