tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47513902268744395882024-02-02T11:41:16.833-06:00Birdie & BubbiesThe many adventures of Birdie & Bubbies!4Hoffman'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06848874671551227463noreply@blogger.comBlogger87125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4751390226874439588.post-11343124221725058032011-04-25T09:25:00.003-05:002011-04-25T10:05:47.148-05:00Bad Bad BloggerI am a bad, bad blogger!! I realized today that it has been forever since I've even come to this site! I could list out all my excuses, but really, just haven't had the time! Work has been NUTS for the past few months and is finally settling down! So now on to the real reason to blog...the kiddos!!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Both kids are playing soccer this season for the city league! Madison's team, in their 3rd year together, they are phenominal!! They kick some serious @$$!!! It's so great to watch them finally "click" as a team! It also helps to have a absolutely fantastic coach!! He is so patient with them and teaches them skills that they are supposed to strive for each week in the games! Madison has quite fancy footwork! And then there is Austin. So Austin's favorite color = ORANGE. So I am registering him and have to put in the comments section, please put my son on the "orange team". Well we got on the Flying Sharks, green & black! To appease him we bought ALL orange practice gear, orange shorts, orange socks, and orange/black/silver cleats!! He was happy with the "wear orange to practice, and green to games" theory we came up with! But his games are more like the comedy hour than actual soccer! But he is totally loving it!! Our Saturdays are packed with SOCCER SOCCER and more SOCCER!! We are loving it and very proud of them both!!<br /><br />This was Easter weekend, and boy what a weekend we had!! Friday night we had the Brown family over for dinner, my mom & stepdad, my brother & his preggo wife, my sister & her new boyfriend, and my cousin Billy & his wife Kate from St Louis. We grilled out burgers & dogs and just had a good time visiting and playing! Saturday was spent cooking, brisket in the marinade for the day, nutter butter banana pudding, and the bunny cake!! Saturday evening Jeremy went to the Rangers game with my family and I stayed home to finish cooking and be with the kiddos!<br /><br /><br /><br />So this week celebrates a milestone for Jeremy & I...our 10 year wedding anniversary is Thursday 4/28!! And my gifts...<br /><br /><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599536982067500690" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 239px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 295px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYAlfdVCmWHgLRjhGL-9VW2Gf32ve7GpIXEk2eJ_tb2P9PpbBGJ2M4ykYine_rT8CxyEvMor8fcetcNGbli__UL4EcaamUNJ-V-2oJBh4vIs-6Q_RJB-LJqsQc0pKbJ1nd3itvED0q1Ssv/s320/babies.jpg" border="0" />Introducing Chuck & Taylor!!! My precious babies!! We adopted them from the Ft Worth Humane Society, they are brother & sister, 4-5 weeks old, and a little over 4lbs each!! We are all totally IN LOVE with them!! They made for a wonderful Easter weekend and joined in all the festivities!! </p><br /><p>I promise to try to keep posting!!!<br /><br /></p>4Hoffman'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06848874671551227463noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4751390226874439588.post-41671248111047581732010-10-29T10:37:00.002-05:002010-10-29T10:53:21.089-05:00I realize it's been too long, I'm a BAD blogger!!<div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;">This has been a bittersweet week for me,</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;">my precious baby girl is 6 years old!!!</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;">I cannot believe it!!</span></div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533493081474461762" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 233px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiLbl-TKDsx-Xfg7SCX2-Pr9-J_sr4Lk85dmxlBv1DuH7v8b40CczyIpg5Q9DkuMdeUO3APy3cXG-9EfNzEHW6f8x_yY6OVoxyC2YKo74xfUF1Uk1JiRj6iteZszzfvI0fRzsOUvAgSE8-/s320/maddie+baby.jpg" border="0" /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">October 27th, 2004 I met you for the very 1st time my sweet girl, and now here we are 6 years later and you have become an incredible little person! </span><br /><ol><li><span style="font-family:arial;">You are such a fun girl, ready to rock out whenever the mood hits you! </span></li><li><span style="font-family:arial;">Sometimes so sweet and gentle, and 5 min later wrestling in the floor with Daddy! </span></li><li><span style="font-family:arial;">You love your friends with loyalty and devotion, Evan is still your very best friend on the planet, and has been since you were 6 months old!! </span></li><li><span style="font-family:arial;">You love to be as a family, just us 4, in fact recently you said it was the perfect family! </span></li><li><span style="font-family:arial;">I love how you can be so independent, yet still need to snuggle sometimes with Mommy! </span></li><li><span style="font-family:arial;">I love how you ask every day if it's time to watch "Dancing with the Stars"! </span></li><li><span style="font-family:arial;">I love your enjoyment of soccer, and watching you find something you are good at and truly enjoy! </span></li><li><span style="font-family:arial;">I love going to our very first parent/teacher conference and hearing how smart you are, and a great helper to your teacher! </span></li><li><span style="font-family:arial;">I love how sweet you are to Austin and the true love & devotion I see you show him every day! (I even love playing referree to what I'm sure is the beginning of many years of sibling arguments!)</span></li><li><span style="font-family:arial;">I love watching your pure joy & excitement over receiving a gift or getting a "surprise"! </span></li><li><span style="font-family:arial;">I love your active imagination and how you can play on your own for hours, all the while sounding like you have a room full of friends!</span></li></ol><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMczA7r8eVIh2awSl-zcG9QDZ7ejf5WNuRzW4QDA4PLu6GKrnEl-qNzT4up7TgI0Xf99KWC7rtrEYzIaOCki0A9okBDCQJZvLeoKwLoDAFnJZurJ0kqyp15-3Hd2hGO5TACd25IF-Y1hIl/s1600/Halloween2010.JPG"><span style="font-family:arial;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533493089282264242" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 239px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMczA7r8eVIh2awSl-zcG9QDZ7ejf5WNuRzW4QDA4PLu6GKrnEl-qNzT4up7TgI0Xf99KWC7rtrEYzIaOCki0A9okBDCQJZvLeoKwLoDAFnJZurJ0kqyp15-3Hd2hGO5TACd25IF-Y1hIl/s320/Halloween2010.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;"> There are so many things I love about you Madison Lee, I could go on and on forever! I love you forever my beautiful 6 year old!!<br /></span>4Hoffman'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06848874671551227463noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4751390226874439588.post-66582495139061507622010-03-15T15:59:00.003-05:002010-03-15T16:04:32.127-05:00The next step...I don't have many blog readers, and I'm pretty sure I have already told all of you. But sometimes it helps me to type it all out.<br /><br />I will be having surgery again, April 8th. This one is what they call "micro-surgery" by a highly specialized doctor. They will go in, using PART of my existing scar and take out these pesky nodes. I know have 5 malignant nodes, and a "spot" in my thyroid bed (the place where my thyroid USED to be). I have been told that I can consider this "chronic disease", THANKS A LOT DR. This time though, there may be some positive to come out of this! As some of you know, I have a muscle on the right side of my neck, the one that runs from your clavical to under your jaw. Big bad, major muscle! And mine, almost to the point of a spasm, PERMENATELY since my 1st surgery! REDIC! Well said special dr, thinks she can FIX IT! O.M.G. And if thats not enough to make the surgery worth it, on Friday I have an appointment with a special plastic surgeon to see if he can reduce some of this scar tissue!! So while I do NOT want another surgery, this might end up being a GOOD THING for me! It's one night in the hospital for observation, so not too long away from my babies!!<br /><br />I pray that the dr's know what they are doing, that they are able to give me some relief, and that maybe I can be that one that is NOT chronic! <br /><br />Don't forget, CHECK YOUR NECK people!<br />Love to you all4Hoffman'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06848874671551227463noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4751390226874439588.post-12390953194997504282010-03-12T14:01:00.002-06:002010-03-12T14:07:32.638-06:00Madison HEARTS Taylor SwiftWe have been on the eternal search for Taylor Swift tickets! I was online the minute they went on sale, and still there an hour later even though the show sold out in 2 minutes, 2 MINUTES! WTF!!! So in the last few weeks I have called every radio station in this city trying desperately to WIN these dam tickets! All the while, Maddie in the back seat cheering me on! Then about a week ago we had a full on melt down! "You didn't get me Taylor Swift tickets, I am going to miss the show!!!" She was devastated!! As a mother it broke my heart! Something she wanted but I could not fulfill! So Daddy to the rescue, he comes up with a PLAN! He tells Madison when we got home last night that he was at the gas station yesterday and saw Taylor Swifts tour bus, and he went and talked to her. He told her to call Madison Hoffman! So, with the help of Aunt Ashley, Madison received a personal phone call from "Taylor Swift" last night! This was the longest I have ever seen her talk on the phone! All the while pacing around our kitchen table (exactly like Jeremy does when he is on the phone), eyes wide, and HUGE grin on her face!! She is completely OVER THE MOON! And was off to tell ALL her friends at school today that Taylor Swift called her! (She also told her she could sing ON STAGE w/her next time she was in town, GREAT!!) So I will be becoming a Taylor Swift fan so as to maybe have a better shot at tickets next time she swings through Texas!! My little girl is growing up...too fast!!4Hoffman'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06848874671551227463noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4751390226874439588.post-28275485178981433222010-03-08T07:54:00.002-06:002010-03-08T08:10:22.733-06:00It's Official - I am a soccer Mom!So it's obviously been a WHILE since I posted! I need to catch up! So this week will be dedicated to that! 1st things 1st...Madison is now playing city league soccer! It is the cutest thing EVER! This past Saturday was her best game so far! She scored 3 GOALS!! She was so excited, and so were we! (Now no one is counting that she scored 2 goals for her team, and 1 for the other!!)<br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgloEQmBelxlpVjeWbOIiOUtXSZRfK2qIknapXon-8z6R1EdSwDDXdhpZEBbpTEpvOXdMr1ihW8VE5diOXVxq5DgCDNe4qUR_TujhSBTWX2HiZgDqkTjCzEKh2XIsS2AUDi5NKvM3BbhubL/s1600-h/08MAR10+025.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446263077323860306" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgloEQmBelxlpVjeWbOIiOUtXSZRfK2qIknapXon-8z6R1EdSwDDXdhpZEBbpTEpvOXdMr1ihW8VE5diOXVxq5DgCDNe4qUR_TujhSBTWX2HiZgDqkTjCzEKh2XIsS2AUDi5NKvM3BbhubL/s320/08MAR10+025.jpg" border="0" /></a> Austin thinks he is on the team as well!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiztDbjPooWqsrPcUyOe3Wl64RW3vVFI4LxaXMV1WcumTriEonvY18oSAFAIRhSPr9-ZxLdTqRbOKr44KhwsmC6DHF4AW3TIGFfrjUdOLZqQW0RqeeA0p_CpEp7YkeF-Tvn_7zb8ZAViUQp/s1600-h/08MAR10+016.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446263070957650434" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiztDbjPooWqsrPcUyOe3Wl64RW3vVFI4LxaXMV1WcumTriEonvY18oSAFAIRhSPr9-ZxLdTqRbOKr44KhwsmC6DHF4AW3TIGFfrjUdOLZqQW0RqeeA0p_CpEp7YkeF-Tvn_7zb8ZAViUQp/s320/08MAR10+016.jpg" border="0" /></a> Team Pictures!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFgcdfx5E10W6FnCMnW3nfPWBcliZrrNEFp94CKh81Av5i9Q2mwCcOWeZju1hOlSuJvxBZmRBSVZm63mMU61MQOINJ3nz2ZYoAqbqPWaZxRrmsMOnHgFroNvGx560a9tCWWW1RBu3lCZJO/s1600-h/08MAR10+014.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446263062311722098" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFgcdfx5E10W6FnCMnW3nfPWBcliZrrNEFp94CKh81Av5i9Q2mwCcOWeZju1hOlSuJvxBZmRBSVZm63mMU61MQOINJ3nz2ZYoAqbqPWaZxRrmsMOnHgFroNvGx560a9tCWWW1RBu3lCZJO/s320/08MAR10+014.jpg" border="0" /></a> My little soccer STAR!!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtcSdsmg_NKqXdkUaohzSllwhQsoK24AJNW-SZODQZ3yZdCNr5jrgWr6oZNYL1a8wdZ9OeeVxM4YB_82QNajxCl-U1sZjidVOrzTyvWjQjRKMIMdG81RYQF0LdEb123iV77FR2kmLdOAX1/s1600-h/08MAR10+010.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446263057441145202" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtcSdsmg_NKqXdkUaohzSllwhQsoK24AJNW-SZODQZ3yZdCNr5jrgWr6oZNYL1a8wdZ9OeeVxM4YB_82QNajxCl-U1sZjidVOrzTyvWjQjRKMIMdG81RYQF0LdEb123iV77FR2kmLdOAX1/s320/08MAR10+010.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div><br /></div>4Hoffman'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06848874671551227463noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4751390226874439588.post-29271630559402657602010-01-02T14:03:00.002-06:002010-01-02T14:14:43.922-06:00Christmas 2009Like most of you I'm sure your living room looked much like mine on Christmas morning....<br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1eLyoKhcfPIJnR4UgYEG5wMgDeEdmv1zm0P97VqLraIVnxozcCSp_R3AY3pypegkHB3l0jHrvwfp8RKrIseYDiNrgvSCq6k23ZA9RtEmclyXWnXU5mBTCNBIhbtopqY0FM_-jyRLfcvHG/s1600-h/DSC03012.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422236384391922338" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1eLyoKhcfPIJnR4UgYEG5wMgDeEdmv1zm0P97VqLraIVnxozcCSp_R3AY3pypegkHB3l0jHrvwfp8RKrIseYDiNrgvSCq6k23ZA9RtEmclyXWnXU5mBTCNBIhbtopqY0FM_-jyRLfcvHG/s320/DSC03012.JPG" /></a> Santa, is NUTS! It's OFFICIAL!<br /><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422236380731015826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUFbVg-24PupGzPLNJvqItXzgD0Q0AQg6krk__r2QpN0va638EwobPCq3ZtwdN3p8ohDlx6izQGfZR1d7X8evD7tnZKNhzjoo8aWQKX4CrSs20bv12yz8RC7l7wBX6b6CIwKgdI7UJsbXY/s320/DSC03011.JPG" /></div><div>Christmas Eve @ Gramma & Pappaw Hoffman's</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1wkei6KheMCUCtgY5WB54VQLb1b-D4t457dmik3ZOF8G6LDfVYh4MVLQccl5N-ZFQFw1jm-3uFDQu4Ud-iCtAYq4WO15EHi_X60K43lTFy4cN5B9X__SO3qIfsVtQmtNIVGikYQeDG60C/s1600-h/DSC03004.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422236377720629202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1wkei6KheMCUCtgY5WB54VQLb1b-D4t457dmik3ZOF8G6LDfVYh4MVLQccl5N-ZFQFw1jm-3uFDQu4Ud-iCtAYq4WO15EHi_X60K43lTFy4cN5B9X__SO3qIfsVtQmtNIVGikYQeDG60C/s320/DSC03004.JPG" /></a><br />Christmas Eve day, the beggining of the SNOW!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_OwlsVyoFQ-YMyLVH9ViWte_pOGcmPjZ7j43iG1F7vTWf4nEi1gV5yWic-PDte5LHv2vhI2cL-RrCxBgfBGgCsaCdcSJnaGx9Qn-DbRHd0HsQFvzWeQl7MCpHlZyjt2DCFwOrq7iehX_T/s1600-h/DSC03000.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422236371541007170" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_OwlsVyoFQ-YMyLVH9ViWte_pOGcmPjZ7j43iG1F7vTWf4nEi1gV5yWic-PDte5LHv2vhI2cL-RrCxBgfBGgCsaCdcSJnaGx9Qn-DbRHd0HsQFvzWeQl7MCpHlZyjt2DCFwOrq7iehX_T/s320/DSC03000.JPG" /></a>In their Christmas Jammies, ready for SANTA!!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVe54wHoA9RJzLAwcrgsbfG1wU2oZqMLbjsSn73jm3Snkt80TLGmdAeTE6-SDBoYZissTTbN0S8405P3ccTH_8Ubfz2lCq_hbsZXzw8Xx1YGCuWONNbk9ADSf4xdqm0v97IdhtQ-hBNQIJ/s1600-h/DSC02997.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422236365664277234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVe54wHoA9RJzLAwcrgsbfG1wU2oZqMLbjsSn73jm3Snkt80TLGmdAeTE6-SDBoYZissTTbN0S8405P3ccTH_8Ubfz2lCq_hbsZXzw8Xx1YGCuWONNbk9ADSf4xdqm0v97IdhtQ-hBNQIJ/s320/DSC02997.JPG" /></a> We had a fabulous holiday filled with family and friends,</div><div>and more toys than a Toys R Us store!</div><div>We were truly blessed this 2009,</div><div>I hope we continue that into 2010!</div><div> </div><div>HAPPY NEW YEARS ALL!!<br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div></div></div><br /></div>4Hoffman'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06848874671551227463noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4751390226874439588.post-2459619089993632932009-12-21T15:01:00.002-06:002009-12-21T15:10:48.144-06:00Snuggie?My dad thought it would be funny to buy JEREMY a Longhorn Snuggie for Christmas! Jeremy also thought this was a great present! However, Austin had a different plan! He pronounced it his FOOTBALL BLANK, and intends to sleep with it forever!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8Sn9-HvkXpvdQni_sLYqHLxtKCbFZhAuzf0Cb_o8bX70q8Y2khPrLdt3NXQnjJe5bWDsebiNKGDB7ujA8NVQA4ixiAYABJzI-HwN7zmOA5HfMMBS5SPJW_XKZMBUhabVf_N5OcopxktUg/s1600-h/DSC02989.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417799628027313858" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8Sn9-HvkXpvdQni_sLYqHLxtKCbFZhAuzf0Cb_o8bX70q8Y2khPrLdt3NXQnjJe5bWDsebiNKGDB7ujA8NVQA4ixiAYABJzI-HwN7zmOA5HfMMBS5SPJW_XKZMBUhabVf_N5OcopxktUg/s320/DSC02989.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>4Hoffman'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06848874671551227463noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4751390226874439588.post-35798900158681324342009-12-21T15:00:00.002-06:002009-12-22T13:27:16.037-06:00Round 2 of the PG Christmas Program...Madison is a MUCH better performer (if you can see her from behind the giant 3yr old that kept standing up in front of her!!) She LOVES to perform! Her class sang 4 songs, this one you can see her the best! And I'm sure you don't want to sit through all 4 songs! LOL!! Enjoy!<br /><br /><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwniaVdQ1DfEPwItA2P-Mx-F8yFWwosqXcPItPFnjUm3T9h2muNCuiJSJtwWSsu39W1tfz7SRqvKlBo2HadTg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>4Hoffman'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06848874671551227463noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4751390226874439588.post-52928016406501809692009-12-21T14:55:00.003-06:002009-12-22T09:37:53.446-06:00After much anticipation...<p>What do you get when you put a class of 2 yr olds on stage in front of 100 parents/grandparents/staff? You get ONLY the teachers singing!! LOL!!</p><p><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxin1Oun1SscSPHbXTmneZVXPEFm1WfiH5Dh1zhgIDdkRnuka-7yOdyIgIP8PHbZ0rsH-Cs_ejwcE5RvVZClA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p><p>Next up...Madison's Performance!</p>4Hoffman'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06848874671551227463noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4751390226874439588.post-16970646778508342942009-12-17T08:02:00.002-06:002009-12-17T08:13:00.983-06:001 Year Ago Today1 year ago today...<br /><br />I had a scar-free neck<br />I was terrified by that ugly C word<br />I was headed into what would become a 9 hour surgery<br />I began this crazy, and LONG process<br />I was scared, sad, and so many other emotions4Hoffman'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06848874671551227463noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4751390226874439588.post-15165822609373228362009-12-08T09:25:00.002-06:002009-12-08T09:36:13.296-06:00WE MADE IT!!WE MADE IT! The kids and I took off for sunny (overcast & humid) Miami on Thursday for my brother's wedding and their 1st beach experience! As you can see from the MANY pictures I posted yesterday, they had a fabulous time! We started off Thursday evening heading to the beach w/the kiddos, we heard the weather wasn't going to be great so we wanted to be sure they got some beach time! Madison LOVED the water! It was a tad too COLD for Austin! He prefered the SAND! Friday morning we were up and off to the beach again, we even had some sun peek out for part of our day! Pa-Pa went with us, and Pa-Pa and Maddie had a fabulous time out in that not so warm water! We built sand castles, and buried Maddie in the sand. It was a all together great time! Friday night was the rehearsal and rehearsal dinner. The kids did great! Dinner was AWESOME! Hats off to Ortanique on the Mile in Coral Gables! If you get the chance to go, the food was fantastic! (SO WERE THE MARGARITAS!) Saturday brought another busy day, we shopped at Lincoln Road Mall, and had some awesome pizza at Pizza Rustica. It was drizzly, and SO HUMID! Back to the hotel for a non-nap, and getting ready for the wedding! With a slight delay the kids did awesome in their roles as flower girl & ring bearer! Maddie took great pleasure in the dropping of her purple rose petals! Austin walked right with her until about half way down the aisle when he spotted Biddy and took off running! But even that was met with laughter and provided some entertainment! Austin went to sleep during the 1st hymn, a true BLESSING! As the wedding was lovely. We followed it with pictures, then the reception. Note: Please do not provide children in wedding clothes with pasta with RED sauce for dinner! HOT MESS! We made it through dinner then took off back to the hotel. Mommy was tired of refereeing the silverware sword fighting! LOL!! Sunday took us to visit the Jungle Island in Miami. It's a pretty cool place and was easy to do in just a few hours before we had to get to the airport. The kids had a blast here! They saw lots of animals, even a LIGER! The airplane ride home was OK. Austin slept the 1st 2 hours which was AWESOME! But then...he woke up, refreshed and raring to GO! Luckily the people sitting around us appreciated a laughing/chatty child. I guess that is much better than a screaming one! All in all it was a good trip! But Mommy will NOT be traveling by plane with both children, without DADDY, anytime soon!4Hoffman'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06848874671551227463noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4751390226874439588.post-65911750215855736512009-12-07T15:30:00.001-06:002009-12-07T15:30:35.178-06:00Miami/Bobby's Wedding<object name="Slideshow" id="Slideshow" width="425" height="425" align="middle" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab" classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000"><param name="movie" value="http://www.shutterfly.com/flashapps/flashslideshow/Slideshow.swf" /><param name="flashvars" value="configurl=http%3A%2F%2Fws.shutterfly.com%2Fshare%2Fexternal_slideshow_config%3Fsid%3D3QZuGjJoxYjo" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><embed id="Slideshow" width="425" height="425" name="Slideshow" align="middle" quality="high" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" flashvars="configurl=http%3A%2F%2Fws.shutterfly.com%2Fshare%2Fexternal_slideshow_config%3Fsid%3D3QZuGjJoxYjo" pluginspage="http://www.adobe.com/go/getflashplayer" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" bgcolor="#869ca7" src="http://www.shutterfly.com/flashapps/flashslideshow/Slideshow.swf"></embed></object><p style="width:425px;margin-top:0;text-align:center;"><a href="http://share.shutterfly.com/action/welcome?sid=3QZuGjJoxYjo&eid=115">Click here to view these pictures larger</a><img width="1" height="1" border="0" src="https://os.shutterfly.com/b/ss/sflyshareprod/1/H.15/111?pageName=sharekey&c1=pictures&c2=blogger" /></p>4Hoffman'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06848874671551227463noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4751390226874439588.post-68996074708166904762009-11-30T14:04:00.004-06:002009-12-02T09:30:46.496-06:00Wordless Wednesday<div align="center">Pictures like these cannot be completely "wordless"!</div><div align="center">Austin trying on his TUX for my brother's wedding this weekend!</div><div align="center">Can you think of a good caption for my little "Chippen Dale Dancer"????<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5BdZumY3E_dygl0dWYy2fdKFQuVM9c1cepaPZ1f239hbOAvWc5EAxMDlV0vcYUxOeUdRAFIu8NB1_NZsSQvHg-urU_k2DEsOCrSVLo5Oj9lRVf1W7iTLpnN-toadle7pFU6GG4fBbR_G5/s1600/T-giving+2009+027.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409990247966187346" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5BdZumY3E_dygl0dWYy2fdKFQuVM9c1cepaPZ1f239hbOAvWc5EAxMDlV0vcYUxOeUdRAFIu8NB1_NZsSQvHg-urU_k2DEsOCrSVLo5Oj9lRVf1W7iTLpnN-toadle7pFU6GG4fBbR_G5/s320/T-giving+2009+027.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhatYLHspdvD78qZwBquqOJpYbs3qAllyo0dIYWkO-Du-4FO2DE-EpunBTq6_K540-LQ4UuQMRyhFgFOODceOtxK79TEyvX2ok3LJAmOwmV0D1PvC2t8EbeHrmxrY5kx5wRVIWJy7nP-kyX/s1600/T-giving+2009+028.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409990256675587490" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhatYLHspdvD78qZwBquqOJpYbs3qAllyo0dIYWkO-Du-4FO2DE-EpunBTq6_K540-LQ4UuQMRyhFgFOODceOtxK79TEyvX2ok3LJAmOwmV0D1PvC2t8EbeHrmxrY5kx5wRVIWJy7nP-kyX/s320/T-giving+2009+028.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409990264220015410" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXZUmsTsWPWKUJBevXc_pCFTJ1teTKXE638I5692Pu3r_wBUuG1JcKfmP2A40AL1uH0R7p-asMhy9AQx-qscGlH9cchNTTv5rQUqRuPUl8icOtKCDIn_wgg-2q27INKxoICFHhC0HBB9s3/s320/T-giving+2009+026.jpg" border="0" />I tell you, I may be a bit impartial, but this boy sure is C.U.T.E.!!!<br /></div>4Hoffman'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06848874671551227463noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4751390226874439588.post-70980634653971122212009-11-30T10:53:00.003-06:002009-12-01T09:56:17.063-06:00Christmas Decorating<div align="center">Oh what fun it is to decorate the new Hoffman house tonight, HEY!! </div><div align="center">We actually decorated over the weekend but I thought that was fun! LOL!! </div><div align="center">We are having a BLAST decorating our new house for Christmas!! </div><div align="center">TREE UP, DECORATED = CHECK!</div><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409941154627278322" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitL2iOa1xX4yQYcFXepbY_zKPpqxqiSvs5P3flHsbWZwZubzEdcqfjvaAgSzbaSnd_fYb0yKvsVbkKWsGhbIybxZjGUMeNAn54FYjbHMUrACR9KCeHJUzrZVrm4M2WOkh3RsvdAx2l0JNk/s320/T-giving+2009+032.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409941161092362210" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZhZXiqX5NyRHn7LJ1aSKGSKgX6C1MnTv5taBpP0u5Bb1knoHewJHhC0NTfewGVCHPWR6wRBrwGM3jAK77bbM7UGAQ61NPdmV2iaIW0s8WB1wE4erJRfKuVQnlkuPCu4dPGtYrruhMcdu7/s320/T-giving+2009+033.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div align="center">Hoffman Claus Land = CHECK</div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcFRL7D2j5nP2wi1jcCqRuh9G8wU6zQyRbjjZNJznj01Z2_ogoEixaT_VT3C2NoMZB-YS9TKA9v-KIf9EsvokHHztB4W9aaVJ5msa2TOVy27ftKDHW6twEN0jNAT0HUUUZIHH4qDCBPocy/s1600/T-giving+2009+030.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409941178734617826" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcFRL7D2j5nP2wi1jcCqRuh9G8wU6zQyRbjjZNJznj01Z2_ogoEixaT_VT3C2NoMZB-YS9TKA9v-KIf9EsvokHHztB4W9aaVJ5msa2TOVy27ftKDHW6twEN0jNAT0HUUUZIHH4qDCBPocy/s320/T-giving+2009+030.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnzUyP8UECAiasC3jVfjM5vZ_gDnM9yNDfRLdUVHmv4Wxhx5We5VQJIrpz36ZY1knkIYvVKp3KcBOJVU3_tI6eZFRYh9wN_4FytfdLFFu6r0YZrfhhpvHe3wnFS6s1eN9pX7PwBAbtXz8u/s1600/T-giving+2009+029.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409941168520931538" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnzUyP8UECAiasC3jVfjM5vZ_gDnM9yNDfRLdUVHmv4Wxhx5We5VQJIrpz36ZY1knkIYvVKp3KcBOJVU3_tI6eZFRYh9wN_4FytfdLFFu6r0YZrfhhpvHe3wnFS6s1eN9pX7PwBAbtXz8u/s320/T-giving+2009+029.jpg" border="0" /></a> What is a girl to do who no longer has to give up her only "dining" table to Hoffman Claus Land?</div><div align="center">For the 1st time in 6 YEARS, I HAVE A DINING TABLE for this holiday season!</div><div align="center">And am just now noticing that I have NOTHING to put ON IT!!</div><div align="center">NO CENTERPIECE, NO FESTIVE PLACEMATS,</div><div align="center">WHAT IS A GIRL TO DO????</div><br /><div align="center">So I'm asking you, my crafty friends, got any ideas for cheap/easy/fabulous table decor??<br /><br /></div><div align="center"><div></div><br /></div>4Hoffman'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06848874671551227463noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4751390226874439588.post-78977435262218566442009-11-30T10:49:00.003-06:002009-11-30T10:53:23.132-06:00What do you get...I'm a little behind...but about 3 weeks ago, we get home from school one night, and Madison tells me she would like to draw a picture of her WHOLE FAMILY! Well those of you that know us, know that that is no easy task! She told me she would need a REALLY BIG piece of paper! So I pulled out our roll of butcher paper, crayons, and away she went! What I captured with a angled above my head shot is not even the whole picture! When she was done she told me who each person was and had me write their name next to them! Now if only I could find a frame big enough!!<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409940040078864594" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw-cn8VpPRkIlX_tNtEO07r4J8pY5jScGSPQJo9TqNY7KehPF2QbWbLVd74Hh6eGC2KFV4a0KLHA_8-9kioPQziI8F69H2KlLC6o1_I_QHcM67qO1pCwrCbNbpG6H8nF5hfNMtD-dk_INi/s320/T-giving+2009+001.jpg" border="0" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRS1AmWntTY75PbyZEAU094gDFILxjFmIpKyO3P_ES4ghxv_IvUuZ7_XCqh7X5cnBulE5sN55V7cSOWi362f1KY9HBQ1QCi-ikTgurMloW-xOITAX5HGKLbgWTm-g5q02LNIP0mW2IMjyf/s1600/T-giving+2009+004.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409940052188069090" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRS1AmWntTY75PbyZEAU094gDFILxjFmIpKyO3P_ES4ghxv_IvUuZ7_XCqh7X5cnBulE5sN55V7cSOWi362f1KY9HBQ1QCi-ikTgurMloW-xOITAX5HGKLbgWTm-g5q02LNIP0mW2IMjyf/s320/T-giving+2009+004.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi61ybaowTWiE2-6hFD1sUMlnfchO0UOzyo9qMLJbSOolsknOyF7ia7Ifd4GXwnB5BsTMdxdHPMXND54viWwBOVESLFXt2Z-yP0ENmxIzeqTuAGOKB2QnNTO6EYzb430G-CjNbn3-B47mRh/s1600/T-giving+2009+002.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409940048180519202" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi61ybaowTWiE2-6hFD1sUMlnfchO0UOzyo9qMLJbSOolsknOyF7ia7Ifd4GXwnB5BsTMdxdHPMXND54viWwBOVESLFXt2Z-yP0ENmxIzeqTuAGOKB2QnNTO6EYzb430G-CjNbn3-B47mRh/s320/T-giving+2009+002.jpg" border="0" /></a> Get the picture!!??!! LOL!!<br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>4Hoffman'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06848874671551227463noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4751390226874439588.post-85092843817828301362009-11-30T09:08:00.003-06:002009-11-30T09:33:16.361-06:00Thanksgiving 2009<div align="center">Another great turkey day for the Hoffman's! We made our 1st stop out in Sunnyvale at Pappaw & Gramma Hoffman's! Pappaw is known for his fabulous koi pond he built in his backyard! The kids had a great time and even an adventure with their cousin Colby!<br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioCpj12648GrzDi0g9ZMnDzZ63oyULbEXZ9XlJzOErnPQDH0Aj-E9jaxRlU8f8grrAQVuWiC6nzfX6jpDC5p077Fi9a3wUNoJzmkdOOMpqCQnAngdyq96kd6Z0Dh1Hba0l8fSFG6ZauN9x/s1600/DSC02790.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409916065103378706" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioCpj12648GrzDi0g9ZMnDzZ63oyULbEXZ9XlJzOErnPQDH0Aj-E9jaxRlU8f8grrAQVuWiC6nzfX6jpDC5p077Fi9a3wUNoJzmkdOOMpqCQnAngdyq96kd6Z0Dh1Hba0l8fSFG6ZauN9x/s320/DSC02790.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtJqRR300IcbERMZJAjxt1nR9kTy6HwIU1z4MNQ7xBy6DyloByjOgM2Dywl2IiT4FLVhFHQtzLEqROjiEBVYu8Zn3_tso-VWezTYfF3mmhbHqVmYl20jJnUM0FJbY1Fvske2XDWev6vJvD/s1600/DSC02787.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409916062145644402" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtJqRR300IcbERMZJAjxt1nR9kTy6HwIU1z4MNQ7xBy6DyloByjOgM2Dywl2IiT4FLVhFHQtzLEqROjiEBVYu8Zn3_tso-VWezTYfF3mmhbHqVmYl20jJnUM0FJbY1Fvske2XDWev6vJvD/s320/DSC02787.JPG" border="0" /></a> Next stop Granny Bell & Grandad Harvey's house (Jeremy's mom & step-dad)! Aunt Jordan was brave and tried to make a gingerbread train with all 4 kids! Not an easy task! LOL!! We had a wonderful dinner there and the kids always love to be with their cousins and play!<br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgej0B6oJjMXyqCCvBjjkkcnSm_GVlD3QMjN39vJgOA4IUHZTdvgGUazeu0HEcfFXgd2fMkiUNOT8k02-gxj-6zSgb8pe9I0-2f-jZ4pUj4KchIAp5hBS4yyrCG5JUhOqbn7zuVSYfUPHzH/s1600/DSC02796.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409916073341166690" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgej0B6oJjMXyqCCvBjjkkcnSm_GVlD3QMjN39vJgOA4IUHZTdvgGUazeu0HEcfFXgd2fMkiUNOT8k02-gxj-6zSgb8pe9I0-2f-jZ4pUj4KchIAp5hBS4yyrCG5JUhOqbn7zuVSYfUPHzH/s320/DSC02796.JPG" border="0" /></a> <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409916078833959138" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikwICeu-nroIVzBwFgqoDKQCYKczF827arWZDtkj-SEZVCaBaGFq1IFwWcGAsxtikNaqEeWNk6Lb13HP_GayNwxXu8VIpx_XL-oz-x1KS28spZyaUE8WbBPpEXPqWekHWe-KRtfxo_nudu/s320/DSC02797.JPG" border="0" />Jeremy with both his sisters!<br /></div><div align="center">I hope everyone had a GREAT thanksgiving! Next post, our Christmas decorating!!<br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>4Hoffman'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06848874671551227463noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4751390226874439588.post-81811531212778987162009-11-24T08:11:00.002-06:002009-11-24T08:19:31.489-06:00thankfulAs we prepare to give thanks, I wanted to share what I am thankful for this year. In light of my personal health issues, I have so much to be thankful for.<br /><br />I am thankful for my wonderful husband! Who knew when I met you almost 15 years ago that I would still be with you now! That doesn't happen often and I am so very thankful that it did for us! You are truly my very best friend, and the best husband anyone could ask for!<br /><br />I am thankful for my beautiful, fun, spunky daughter! Madison is truly a joy! While I may get tired of the non-stop chatter, and the never ending question asking, you are a pure joy! I am thankful as I watch her turn into this wonderful, caring little person! She loves with fierce loyalty, she cares about others, she loves to play, she loves to "help" with things, she takes great care in being a big sister! She is an amazing little girl!<br /><br />I am thankful for my wild, rambunctious, loving son! Austin is wonderful little boy! It has been amazing raising both a daughter and a son, watching them grow and change is a wonderful gift! Austin is 100% BOY! But at the same time, he gives the best hugs and kisses! He knows when to be sweet and when to be his rough little self! I love to watch the pure joy on his face when he discovers something new, or spots his daddy when we get home from school, or goes to get Maddie from her class!<br /><br />I am thankful for my very large, and wonderful family! There are too many of you to go into each individually, that would be one LARGE blog! But I love all of you! Without your support and love I most certainly would not be where I am today!<br /><br />I am thankful for my new wonderful house! Jeremy and I talk a lot about how now we cannot wait to get home! Those of you that know us well, know we are true home-bodies, even more so now! <br /><br />With that I say HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!! May all of you have a wonderful day! (And if you want to go Black Friday shopping...Niki & I are planning our TRIP!!)4Hoffman'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06848874671551227463noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4751390226874439588.post-662497711398520702009-10-26T17:52:00.007-05:002009-10-27T07:55:46.512-05:005 Years with Madison Lee<div align="center">To My Sweet Madison Lee,</div><div align="center">Happy 5th Birthday my baby girl!</div><div align="center">I have truly enjoyed watching you grow & learn over the last 5 years!</div><div align="center">I cannot wait to see what the next 5 bring!</div><div align="center">We have watched you pass all your milestones with flying colors, </div><div align="center">you are amazing and sweet, a true joy to be around! </div><div align="center">You care about others, you are fiercly loyal to your friends!</div><div align="center">You are smart, and funny, and wacky!</div><div align="center">You are a wonderful girl and we love you very much!</div><div align="center">Now a look back...</div><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397048174672988658" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 238px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwYktLMZISYVHt8fcidWSKGfZkch0alD4sZgEGsyKsqpiXX4g1ocTHBsPqDCpo3lUBZUyVyYg_oC7h6bm9bCSw5g5dXzfSfK-1T9VsgPN9dK3Wc2SA0pbGc-ta7BkY4Yjof658Ihx-GVsx/s320/maddie3.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div align="center">On the day you were born, such a sweet face! You were such a </div><div align="center">great baby from the very beginning!</div><br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397048180363054562" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiITZDFrXWkM0xASnBzK1D-YAYS4lEK4N8wZweGLkIYo-om5zH1edoSd3uEbwmQc9zIMSyChoW7pcQsJkGvWlBekxwPQPzCR50NRIOan_NnHL6NJEjjO3DlULPbccY22MGh5LuZ3mdChjIw/s320/000_0346.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div align="center">Madison's 1st Birthday, you did NOT like the cake! ;-)</div><br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397048185380296930" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg04HBz5ctk6F4Dtggi8dxCF0_JQSwxV1ZQuQu4QD1HsLu3z0p750gsoLmZtbcRCNWtOaFCgNDogJCVpUKDoMoblOyU8YhFqZqLK7DqIn1explwJFSGa8JCtYQk-B6vNxavjRen0mcL5ifK/s320/100_0481.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div align="center">Your 2nd Birthday, at a local park! It was lots of fun with family & friends!</div><br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397048165526402370" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjqZCHxyb1v4ohxgPGC1oscZe9RDZiT-j4G1rbDC12-M30ts0VV2Y0ENcNC9PBco2RFH1FkXjWNIlQmiQhLCwxd0Leyn4GNtG-3kwhhyphenhyphenrXhH0OPitV4bjDbf9CqlTKXJTWWI1WIVHd3kkv/s320/DSC00249.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div align="center">Madison's 3rd Birthday at the Little Gym! It was Scooby Doo Theme!</div><div align="center">(And you had that left-over black eye from a shopping cart incident!)</div><br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397048170778807986" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNzmyuj4jf1IJOvMx_48nAPgNxsbcysWIYVIUMJgN5diOdZx71XutwOSmkQIXnMFNzxMgQvrsUsHiuFp9o56ByHgPjltdyFNZnw0HR617g4meG4HKhQa59Xv2bafJZUlKIWXQxQhVgPDST/s320/DSC01652.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div align="center">At your 4th Birthday party, we shared a party with your very best friend, Evan!</div><div align="center">It was a Halloween Costume party!</div><p align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397048459833004818" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-H7EENHHIE7Se0mdLu4CMdadaOu0CqSHeLS7EDb-6ZNFC10fmlhAkrQdgA4nLZ25XawU9Y-teab1XM5v40-V9OStyMkOhf_1Qs0Xjlw72gEyvT406tU-9-0XYD2WmE359lgeHjSqNxL1X/s320/DSC02720.JPG" border="0" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-H7EENHHIE7Se0mdLu4CMdadaOu0CqSHeLS7EDb-6ZNFC10fmlhAkrQdgA4nLZ25XawU9Y-teab1XM5v40-V9OStyMkOhf_1Qs0Xjlw72gEyvT406tU-9-0XYD2WmE359lgeHjSqNxL1X/s1600-h/DSC02720.JPG"></a><strong> Happy 5th Birthday my beautiful girl!</strong></p><div align="center"><br /></div>4Hoffman'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06848874671551227463noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4751390226874439588.post-17249643134933008042009-10-26T17:44:00.003-05:002009-10-26T17:52:26.752-05:00Madison's 5th Birthday Party<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmlZUuV0qMmi-hYfS97lmuarJRjltFgp6q-RN5-i-jh3hVzL9b5d9AKmy9OPd6wjjRovrox-H5UWEAjYU5GDZR4aEaBxAQl4Vt-XE2FOR2fhcixPn7Rk2QzSSVLNz2bxkBc6uivsWjKaiZ/s1600-h/DSC02720.JPG"></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSdy4U2aBhNerkcstYGEjarmAwsHE5xZt3REALWs0LpGsW8yW_URDyf3EfEWF1J66Xe9QXRw7XGuqHRUDUurJEwamEf_Mj3-kUu__Z2cr1YpPvXGuJDw3r5JXeiB4qahiVhs8JeZnewVxY/s1600-h/DSC02714.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397044555131994706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSdy4U2aBhNerkcstYGEjarmAwsHE5xZt3REALWs0LpGsW8yW_URDyf3EfEWF1J66Xe9QXRw7XGuqHRUDUurJEwamEf_Mj3-kUu__Z2cr1YpPvXGuJDw3r5JXeiB4qahiVhs8JeZnewVxY/s320/DSC02714.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMFvZJjQbR5cGW6Zx9T1jHvsm24fxwfNKYTT_h834IBG5aHF1z8Xm6_Iwy8Tq6B9u8LdhSpO59zpd4k-gyLO5hkVWKb-YxTRL2kJlrbTYdTSBOU5AUSDdJc69Gm4czRvtBrCUbz5wv2qlT/s1600-h/DSC02707.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397044549197073826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMFvZJjQbR5cGW6Zx9T1jHvsm24fxwfNKYTT_h834IBG5aHF1z8Xm6_Iwy8Tq6B9u8LdhSpO59zpd4k-gyLO5hkVWKb-YxTRL2kJlrbTYdTSBOU5AUSDdJc69Gm4czRvtBrCUbz5wv2qlT/s320/DSC02707.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyc74vtaXVv3pTk_FEs2SMLLZY5MzMv6OGzZEdzhDf-KIeXAGb8NC4wXTEZpTNRntEC-jBcRw1Z5aZpSMjfgMC1Ra0s5DPpqIspJx8Vmt2Yip1EhYCN34jxUSBJ8Sc-_YbN6_pl-d92pjM/s1600-h/DSC02704.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397044544419904370" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyc74vtaXVv3pTk_FEs2SMLLZY5MzMv6OGzZEdzhDf-KIeXAGb8NC4wXTEZpTNRntEC-jBcRw1Z5aZpSMjfgMC1Ra0s5DPpqIspJx8Vmt2Yip1EhYCN34jxUSBJ8Sc-_YbN6_pl-d92pjM/s320/DSC02704.JPG" /></a> <div>Madison's 5th birthday is tomorrow, 10/27! My baby girl will be 5yrs old! Where has the time gone? And who is this magnificent little girl before me?</div></div><div> </div><div>Our 1st official birthday party in the new house was quite a success! Madison was so excited to show all of her friends her new house & "playground" she couldn't wait for the party to begin! We all had a great time! <div></div></div></div></div>4Hoffman'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06848874671551227463noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4751390226874439588.post-6443846314536597532009-10-21T13:48:00.002-05:002009-10-21T14:00:57.196-05:00Let the WAITING beginI met with the new surgeon yesterday. She was GREAT! As much as I truly adore my ENT surgeon that did my 1st major surgery, I wish I had this doctor from the beginning. She was cool as a cucumber, not afraid of my massive scar and even more massive history. She was collected and very well educated, she explained things in a way that I completely understood, she even drew pictures! That being said, it would have been nice if my other doctor had sent her all of my medical records BEFORE I arrived so that we would not be wasting her precious time, or mine for that matter. But I guess when you collectively have a TEAM of doctors they can't be bothered with exchanging paper! Seriously, that's another rant for another time though.<br /><br />Now we will wait. As I have learned, having multiple doctors, means having multiple answers, and having the diagnosis change. This doctor, without reviewing my complete medical records, says her 1st diagnosis is to hold off on surgery at this point. To that you say, but you have cancer!! This I know. But apparently due to the size of these 3 lymph nodes (less than 1cm each), and the massive amount of scar tissue that I obviously have in my neck, she would prefer to wait. We will monitor their size every 6 months. At some point they will have to come out, but not now. When they go back into someones neck for a "reoccurance" (which I kept correcting her b/c mine is NOT a reoccurance!!) they do a procedure called "plucking" so much for crazy medical terminology, it is exactly what it sounds like. They simply go in and pluck out whatever lymph nodes that are diseased, and any others in that same chain of nodes. Well, that is a little more difficult to do if the lymph nodes are less than 1cm in size, and if you have significant scar tissue, they won't be able to see them. So now we wait. I'm not sure what is worse, walking around knowing that there is cancer inside me, or having another surgery? I think I'd rather have the surgery and get it over with. But that is my opinion and my opinion doesn't count for much in this aspect of my life. I am under the control of doctors, I now have 5, 6 if you count my OB/GYN (who just about cried at the sight of my scar, i absolutely adore him!!) The new surgeon said I fit the bill for Pappillary Thyroid Cancer to a T, young woman, mid 20's-early 30's. It also occurs to me that that bill also fits most of my friends!!! I do not wish this disease on anyone, so that I say CHECK YOUR NECK! You know your body better than anybody!! A great resource is <a href="http://www.checkyourneck.com/">www.checkyourneck.com</a>!! <br /><br />Now my next post probably won't be until after Madison's birthday party this Saturday, a much more FUN topic!!! I can't believe I'm about to have a 5yr old!! (WHO CAN READ!!!!) Yes, I am a proud Mommy!!4Hoffman'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06848874671551227463noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4751390226874439588.post-32807878133353235802009-10-13T08:28:00.002-05:002009-10-13T08:36:35.614-05:00I took the easy way out!The kids have been BEGGING for their halloween pumpkins. But what does a Mommy do with a almost 5 yr old and a 2 yr old, they cannot "carve" pumpkins, nor to they enjoy WATCHING Mommy carve a pumpkin. Last year Madison painted hers, well who wants to let a 2yr old loose with paint, I would have green walls! So this year we took the easy way out! We bought this little kit from Wal-Mart for $3.50, it included the plastic pieces for 4 different pumpkin looks! As Austin would say "TA-DA" here are our pumpkin Kitty & pupkin Puppy! They now live on our front porch! We still have the makings for a pumpkin Piggy and another Doggy! <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Gv7SymMH_DjRpL_SalbyNFbxxxLXbweIOyxbwVugUQ3Qv_ntq7_VzaJfMcGf19ad8O_qqiGbd7t3ylrzumwpsFSY6uCC6z7ZTqWRFRK97ZfRo2Aqq1Nr28SL4MJktZErYcnxq9rrKPiz/s1600-h/Pumpkins+002.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392076051485800402" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Gv7SymMH_DjRpL_SalbyNFbxxxLXbweIOyxbwVugUQ3Qv_ntq7_VzaJfMcGf19ad8O_qqiGbd7t3ylrzumwpsFSY6uCC6z7ZTqWRFRK97ZfRo2Aqq1Nr28SL4MJktZErYcnxq9rrKPiz/s320/Pumpkins+002.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmx54QwtcqNNfCDFLpm2LkI_WUKdNnyYxtJglNXcXhSiu2NVFsNUnV_eY02HV1EIs6LHyOwq3KQaxXSTST5jimSzxPiLGavwr7DSxXbqHLNV8ytr-KVOyj0hyUNoaW1puYGHwbxIfL08y_/s1600-h/Pumpkins+001.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392076045021132930" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmx54QwtcqNNfCDFLpm2LkI_WUKdNnyYxtJglNXcXhSiu2NVFsNUnV_eY02HV1EIs6LHyOwq3KQaxXSTST5jimSzxPiLGavwr7DSxXbqHLNV8ytr-KVOyj0hyUNoaW1puYGHwbxIfL08y_/s320/Pumpkins+001.jpg" border="0" /></a>On a side note, for those of you that are interested. I'm passing along my JCPenney discount for this weekend only!!</div><div>Below is a link that will allow you to print a shopping pass to receive 20% off. This is the opportunity for me to share my 20% discount for one day in stores, Sunday, October 18th, and two days online, Sunday, October 18th and Monday, October 19th. This coupon can be used in the store, the internet, or catalog shopping. If you shop in the store, you will need to print the coupon, if you shop via JCP.com, you will have to put in the coupon code when you check out, and if you shop via the catalog you will have to give the customer service representative the coupon code when you call your order in. Happy Shopping!!! The holidays are just around the corner…<br /><br /><a title="http://jcpenneyem.com/a/hBKzXHTAlU$WKB7vGJ-AoBYROfr/coupon-0" href="http://jcpenneyem.com/a/hBKzXHTAlU$WKB7vGJ-AoBYROfr/coupon-0">http://jcpenneyem.com/a/hBKzXHTAlU$WKB7vGJ-AoBYROfr/coupon-0</a></div><div> </div><div>And if you are wondering, Home Goods has put out their Christmas decorations!! O.M.G.<br /></div><div></div>4Hoffman'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06848874671551227463noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4751390226874439588.post-66950247286697379182009-10-12T15:19:00.003-05:002009-10-12T15:27:24.601-05:00Not Me Monday - The Good Version<center><a href="http://www.mycharmingkids.net/"><img src="http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r208/jennisajoy/OUAB/NotMeMondayButtonV6copy.jpg" /></a></center><center> </center><center>What if I was good today...</center><center>What if I was so good that everyone went on their merry way this morning with fresh homemade pumpkin pie bread for breakfast (with a drinkable yogurt for the kids)!</center><center>What if I put Madison's favorite outfit in her dance bag so she would be excited when it was time to dress for the day!</center><center>What if I packed clean nap stuff and put it in each child's cubby 1st thing this morning, rather than doing it tonight when there is more time!</center><center>What if I remembered to bring a new package of pull-ups to school for Austin, </center><center>and they only had to remind me 1 time!</center><center>What if I even got to work an extra 10 minutes early!</center><center>What if I already had dinner planned, all parts of it purchased, </center><center>and ready to make when I get home! </center><center>What if I already posted a new post this morning, complete with pictures!</center><center> </center><center>In an effort to sometimes seem like I am pulling it off, today I actually DID!!</center><center>Then I got to work...UGH!!</center><center> </center><center> </center>4Hoffman'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06848874671551227463noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4751390226874439588.post-89201859353585333682009-10-12T08:16:00.005-05:002009-10-12T08:33:46.560-05:00Gonna be a LONG one!!First of all I would like to say a big HUGE THANK YOU to Anne for my new header!! LOVE IT!!<br /><br /><br />And now for our BIG REVEAL!!! It's Extreme Bathtub Makeover - Hoffman Edition!!<br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><strong>BEFORE...SO BLAH</strong></div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391703893936286002" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBoOjc7nCOTG05_8WKE8nmRzhWcwmBTlQLY4ZJsczQEq29NlkFUYpynRfyWo2c2zhufQ90MLODPKzGpnt4jpyXiHStuR3pTrIA2I_fliMpAae2m_cCEGc-wye9U2B_5LnHg-0uP5HCK0JW/s320/oldtub3.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391703898743210770" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTFFLW0r6AYGv9HSyxbItOT1f1zGbOZLjPY4x3qq_gFbhD390T-Bt08Wla7JNHbc_IoDASELBRENhnpdfOEfraiNoM7zROaOzNm72p3G445qhKPIdSZXxsVmnKH6o0avbHhxd7LTnvoMUN/s320/oldtub2.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><div align="center"><strong></strong> </div><div align="center"><strong>AFTER!!! MOMMA GOT A NEW BIG GIRL TUB!!!</strong></div><br /><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391703909811147986" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgyGIapwyP2Y5pc1xnHMIVMfHk7apwtNQqjIKh_s36BsAgUXjgK2jZhFQma4Lb1vXIRbDOyAxa5kq0Qb4bmuYfF4dd7hSL71qyvy9aGNNGIPwh9EaoiG7iMURldBZ-UgRZv3s_1oPAGsSe/s320/New+Tub+002.jpg" border="0" />And my little people needed to test it out!!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF8FZkt4uBDKJxTdICSfmYo9d9t3w6F-pO1bFmKSFWkd6DZXqVzDqPYaZibrCpDDUDCL8azW545cuLFZb9L1Yh_YZ88GEt1Aq7b4YbzeFuRD3V3-UmRI3Hmv-BEP8rKm2_PVDYhSwkAlKA/s1600-h/New+Tub+005.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391703913927439938" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF8FZkt4uBDKJxTdICSfmYo9d9t3w6F-pO1bFmKSFWkd6DZXqVzDqPYaZibrCpDDUDCL8azW545cuLFZb9L1Yh_YZ88GEt1Aq7b4YbzeFuRD3V3-UmRI3Hmv-BEP8rKm2_PVDYhSwkAlKA/s320/New+Tub+005.jpg" border="0" /></a>Can you see the size of that tub??? WHAAA HOOO!!!<br /><br /><div align="left"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391703923609674850" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO8Z0JC_QgVupuaRHB-lq28lqGV-yRcIJZheSmwiUTCDRn9jkayM2VxU5dajCtEv1dfOuHOWFL32WuniKUpcFMB2kTgX-GXD9B-keeMwIVEzUQIEusp9tD6iwx9wZWp641Eb1benaCGbUd/s320/New+Tub+004.jpg" border="0" />I managed to sneak in 2 tubs yesterday!! LOL!! Doesn't take much to make me happy!!</div><div align="left"></div><div align="center">And for those of your who enjoy crafts, I would like to highly suggest you go to Calloway's Nursery and take one of their classes! These things sell for $40-$70 each! But you can take the class and make it yourself for like $25!! If I do say so myself it's a pretty cute centerpiece!! And don't tell anybody, it was SUPER EASY!! </div><div align="center">(And yes those are REAL pumpkins, even the funky grey one!)</div><br /><div align="left"></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391705160007226962" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSku5a1R-chPRQSl6JO4C2-TnzKkxa4oIbkU9xeLRh95NDdrWd6wwXJsSTDmM_JlK5PjolxY332UT-f13HgkkA0uz436quIl1Vn_LW9TT4y3Gx7vDuLw7LulVV2rV8SpS6nXjGL9-iZyCc/s320/New+Tub+006.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div align="left">HAPPY MONDAY!!<br /><div></div></div><br /></div>4Hoffman'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06848874671551227463noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4751390226874439588.post-78621080017602500952009-10-08T16:18:00.002-05:002009-10-08T16:29:35.443-05:00Well...I'm not really sure how to start this post. I hate to be Debbie Downer and all. But we found out yesterday that my cancer is not gone. This is not "new", this is not a 2nd round, this is some leftover that was missed in the 1st surgery. A month or so ago I went for a ultrasound of my neck because, for those of you that have seen me, I still carry a lot of fluid under my chin/neck area. We did the ultrasound to see if they could tell why. In that ultrasound they discovered 2 lymph nodes that looked "suspicious". There's that dam word again. So they sent me to a specialist to get a ultrasound-guided biopsy, not fun. Yesterday, Jeremy & I met with my endocrinologist to go over the results. What they discovered was more tumor cells in 3 lymph nodes in my right neck. Now on to what I am viewing as the positive part. #1 - There is surgery involved, but never again will it be as big a surgery as the 1st. This one is called a micro-surgery, with a special surgeon. #2 - They can use my last incision, but the new one will be MUCH smaller! #3 - Micro-surgery results in only 1 night of hospital stay for observation!! #4 - There will be more radioactive iodine, but this time my new endo says NO to the locking me in a hospital room making me crazy, but more check in to a hotel. This time I will not have to spend 2 weeks off of my thyroid meds, which was really what made me nuts, but I will have some thyroglobulin shots (which will cost my insurance company a fortune but I do NOT care!) then I will have the RAI (radioactive iodine) and go hide out in a hotel for 5-7 days. I will have to be on that dreadfully AWFUL low-iodine diet again, but that is just par for the course.<br /><br />I'm not really upset. At this point I'm not really sure WHAT I AM. I'm viewing this as leftover from the 1st surgery, NOT a reoccurance. That is helping. I will update as more information is given. I go to see the new surgeon on the 20th to get my PLAN.4Hoffman'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06848874671551227463noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4751390226874439588.post-20655417754699480142009-10-05T09:21:00.002-05:002009-10-05T09:55:21.399-05:00WHEW!We made it, we are still breathing, and everything is MOVED! Things are beginning to take shape at the new house! We are waiting on internet installation, which has been a royal PAIN! Let me tell you about Grande Communication, apparently we have moved to the black hole of internet where Grande is the ONLY company that services our neighborhood. So far I am less than impressed! More on that later I am sure.<br /><br />But on to bigger and more FUN things! I have been a busy little bee for the last 5 days! Kitchen = DONE, kids bath = DONE, living room/master/kids rooms = in progress! LOL!! I've begun hanging pictures which always makes things more FUN! But now I am quickly realizing that bigger house means MORE stuff is "NEEDED"!! LOL!! I find that all my things that FILLED the old house to the brim, now merely scatter around the new house! But I'm working it! I've hung some pictures (if you've been to my house you know that I LOVE pictures!!) we've been to IKEA, that was dangerous! Madison needs shelves, desperately, we took advantage of all the built-ins she had at the old house, now it's very clear that she has too many "babies" and more crap than 1 kid needs! Austin's room is taking shape nicely, if you can manuever around all the cars/balls/toys to do anything in there! He's really enjoying the new house! We took this moment to transition Austin into the "big boy bed" again and he took to that like a champ! He goes right down every night about 830 with no issues (KNOCK ON WOOD!!) They played on the new "playground" all morning Saturday, it was great! Madison is scared at night and doesn't want to sleep in her bed! UGH!! So we're working on that! So far we are truly LOVING the new house! The drive in to work today for the 1st time, while long, was not too bad! <br /><br />House-warming party will be coming soon, probably early November, by the time we get settled! <br /><br />Happy Monday!4Hoffman'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06848874671551227463noreply@blogger.com4