A Scrap of Life

Over time I've come to realize that there are some consolations that you have to make when you are a cops wife. New, minor changes that he makes and that slowly become part of everyday life. So, in "You know you're a redneck when" style, here's my "You know you're a cops wife when" list. The whys are listed in parenthesis. You know you're a cops wife when you are left staring at the corner of the wall in every restaurant. (Because he needs to always have full view of the room and entrances and also not leave his back unprotected. Thus he sits in the corner and you sit facing him, facing at the corner.) You know you're a cops wife when it feels wrong to walk standing on his right side. (This is the gun-carrying side. On duty or off he needs to have his right hand free in case he needs to access his weapon. Even when he's not carrying a weapon he naturally leads you to the left side to leave his strong side open.) You know you're a cop...

It seems that the only way I'm going to get to blog about our summer is in updating posts. I never seem to find time to blog when things happen so this catch-up will have to do. Here, in no particular order, are some of our summer highlights so far. The new Stephenie Meyer book came out. YEAH! Read the whole thing the day I got it. Couldn't put it down. Of course, that's how it is with her books. This one was a little wierd but good anyways. It was nice to see the story move on. In June the kids took part in the River City Childrens Theater summer production of "The Emporers New Clothes". All 3 kids were able to act in it this year. They did a great job! Chase was a swindler called "Hoax". Tristan was a spy and Carissa was an orphaned Cadet (good thing she was orphaned ... her pony tail got all ca-ca and none fixed it so she went onstage lopsided! LOL). Last week we took the kids to Mt. St. Helens to hike the Ape Caves. This is a large cave that fo...

Back up. Pretend that Pip never existed, then you can meet Lucy. OK, I guess first I should give you the story. Chase has had a rat for 2 years so we knew what wonderful and cool creatures they are. Then Tristan got Pip. All was wierd from the beginning. We put her in the cage and she just sort of sat there and weaved back and forth for no reason. Then she started biting Tristan - rats are not usually biters. But she bit him hard enough on one ear that she drew blood. She continued her neurotic behavior in her cage so we talked to the pet store we purchased her from. They said that those behaviors are not normal and that she could possibly be missing a few screws. So we brought her back to them and Tristan chose a new rat. Hopefully we'll not have this trouble again. So, without further ado, here's Lucy ... Lucy was named after Lucy Pevensie from the Disney-made Narnia movies. You see, she has this little bit of white fur on her head that we thought looked like a crown. And ...

I got this in my email box and, since I truly detest forwarding things, decided to just post it here. If you have a blog consider yourself tagged and add this list and your one-word answers to your blog. ;) 1. Where is your cell phone? charging 2. Where is your significant other? work 3. Your hair? favorite 4. Your mother? gone 5. Your father? supportive 6. Your favorite thing? "Twilight" 7. Your dream last night? school 8. Your dream/goal? lottery! LOL 9. The room you're in? dining 10. Your hobby? scrapping 11. Your fear? death 12. Where do you want to be in 6 years? here 13. Where were you last night? pizza! 14. What you're not? awake 15. Muffins? chocolate! 16. One of your wish list items? Disneyland 17. Where you grew up? Newport 18. The last thing you did? sleep 19. What are you wearing? clothes 20. Your TV? off 21. Your pet? annoying 22. Your computer? quiet 23. Your life? good 24. Your mood? content 25. Missing someone? Jimmy 26. Your car? little 27. So...