The family TKD

Well I know have a bunch of brown belts in my house. My kids past their testing and are now brown belts.

Christine is nearing the height of her dad.

Tyler is Right in the middle of Tweendom.
Sean desperately wants to grow so that he can get a bigge uniform

and Janet will beat him if he doesn't hurry.

I got the kids into this for various reasons. Christine really wanted to do it and that was not a problem. Tyler needed somewhere that he could go and just be mad but with a purpose. Sean is just so athletic that there was no stopping him, and Janet desperately needed somewhere where she could be proud of what she does and over come her shyness. I got all that ad then some. My kids have made great friends and they are all more confidant in their abilities.

they also go awards for attendance it was second through 4th the 5th place and the first place were not in our family.My husband also got his Blue belt.My little girl Sydnie got her yellow BAR (she is a cub)And I got my yellow (yeah me)

I started because well face it I need the exercise but more than that I needed to know I could do something. I have a Horrible shyness when it comes to doing things in front of people. I choke up and just don't seem to do so well. but with this I have to go in front of 4 black belts and do the very best I can. When I do I am positively rewarded.

We are almost always teased because we are the largest family in TKD, I am not sure that it will stay that way but it would be cool to hope so.


My friends say that we need to have a shirt made that says the family that spars together stays together.

I say we need one that says don't mess with Shumways we Kick TKD butt, or breaking boards promotes family unity.

Ok just a couple of little things. first off I am half tempted to take out the last post. We are not getting that house. We found out that it is a REALLY high crime area and not one we wanted our kids to be in. SO we withdrew the offer before they even knew we made one. The same day we withdrew that offer we went to another house and well this one we made an offer on and we are just waiting to hear back from them. It is a foreclosure, which is good and bad. It means that there is no one there to wait to move out. but it also means that we have to wait on a bank to to decide on the offer. Oh and with foreclosure you almost all ways deal with something wrong. In this case they took everything that wasn't nailed down. Including the Jacuzzi from the basement and ALL the appliances in the kitchen. There is no range, no fridge, no washer and dyer, no microwave ( above the range), and no dishwasher, they even tried to take the garage door opener. The good news is that it means we can put in Gas to the range and get a gas range and a gas dryer just a bit easier.

So cross your fingers folks here we go again.

houses and nerves

ok I found the house that I could so spend a long time in if not the rest of my life in. It is SOOOOOOOOO beautiful.... I will post pictures in a bit. but I could use prayers that my hubbie decides this is the house we need so that we can make an offer on it SOON. The house could use just a little work and it would be so right for us. The bedrooms are a bit on the small side but other than that it really is a nice house. I am totally in love with the livingroom dining room and kitchen. and heck the backyard too for that matter. The pics here are of the kitchen and back yard.

As for the nerves. Could use guys please pray that I don't get nervous tomorrow morning and that I remember the things I need to in order to pass testing. I do plan on getting a Blessing tonight, but normally I get Really nervous in front of leaders and such and I will be going in front of 4 to five 5th level black belt and I think I am ready to chew my fingers off. I know I have the steps and the form down it is just a matter of me not tripping myself up

I will tell you all how it goes on Tuesday after promotions.

Ok so what do you do when NOTHING goes right.

I swear today the devil was listening in on every conversation that I had. when I got up this morning I came down and the basement was in total disarray after I had cleaned it 2 days ago. then I wanted to go and get a work out but didn't want to go in the middle of the day. DO what did dh do. He didn't come home till OH around 730 when class STARTED. so I didn't go. I came home and tried to do the work out on my own here gut that is impossible as everyone in the house needs ME. SO now I have eaten WAY to much today and go no workout NOR was I able to take out my aggressions and now there is a major thunderstorm moving in. I swear even the the weather is out to get me today. I just can't catch break, the good news is that my callorie count is in the right place. The bad news is that it was almost all fat and protein there was no fiber in there at all.

well I am off to bed and I am going to get back on the wagon in the morning. TTFN.

My 52 Confessions

- and i am tagging Lisa, Jeana, and Heidi to continue this.

1. The phone rings, who do you want it to be?
generally I think of Jeana she is the one that calls the most often and gets my but in gear.

2. When shopping at the grocery store, do you return your cart?
depends on how many kids are with me

3. If you had to kiss the last person you kissed, would you?
yup over and over and over and over.

4. Do you take compliments well?
depends on who's giving it. Hubbie and family not so well other humbly

5. Do you play Sudoku?
Tried and failed miserable

6. If abandoned alone in the wilderness would you survive?
yup thank you daddy.

7. If your house was on fire, what would be the first thing you would save?
My kids my pictures and if she is lucky the bunny.

8. Who was the last person you slept in the bed with?
you mean besides my husband. My baby girl

9. Who do you text the most?
my husband before the texting was taken off.

10. Favorite children's book?
Nonna's Porch

11. Eye color?
hazel green

12. How tall are you?
5'8" half inch taller than my family

13. If you could do it over again, start from scratch, would you?
and give up these beautiful kids. NOT A CHANCE

14. Any secret admirers?
how would i know.

15. When was the last time you were at Olive Garden?
not for like 4 years.

16. Favorite ex..?
The only EX I left on decent terms, died at the age of 22 of Cancer. the other have had stints in prison.

17. Where was the furthest place you traveled?
UT to CA then back to CO

18. Do you like mustard?
Only on bratwursts

19. Do you prefer to sleep or eat?
WTF kind of question is this???? <----I am with her

21. Do you miss anyone?
yup my baby brother dang that military

22. Can you do splits?
almost give me a few more weeks.

23. What movie do you want to see right now?
borne Ultimatum

24. What did you do for New Year's Eve?
banged pots and pans and called people in vegas and Alaska

25. Do you think The Grudge was crappy?
never saw it wouldn't know.

26. Do you own a camera phone?
yes I do.

27. Was your mom a cheerleader?
nope wouldn't have been caught dead doing that.

28. What is the last letter of your middle name?
E

29. Are you hispanic?
nope lots of other but not that.

30. How many hours of sleep do you get a night?
Not enough, maybe 5 talk to the 10 week old she dictates that.

31. Do you like care bears?
grew out of those a long time ago

32. What do you buy at the Movies?
black licorice, and a soda.

33. Do you know how to play poker?
I do. don't play though

34. Do you wear your seatbelt?
most of the time now.

35. What do you wear to sleep?
hmmm that one is best left to me.

36. Anything big ever happen in your CITy?
I haven't lived anywhere that really big things ever happen in when I am there. Oh except SLC we were there when the tornado came.

37. Is your hair straight or curly?
wave kindof does it's own thing

38. Is your tongue pierced?
nope

39. Do you like Liver and Onions?
the last time I had it, it wasn't bad

40. Do you like funny or serious people better?
sarcastic is the people that usually gravitate to me.

41. Ever been to L.A.?
only a drive by can't stand the freeway though.

42. Who is on your mind right now?
actually my baby brother. I miss him.

43. Any plans for tonight?
same thing I do every other day TKD

44. Whats your fav. song at the moment?
still have to say "he cheats". or maybe "anyway"

45. Do you hate chocolate?
I could do with out it.

46. What do you and your parents fight about the most?
Usually it is how I am raising my kids. generally I just roll my eyes and ignore them.

47. Are you a gullible person?
I try not to be

48. Do you need a boyfriend / girlfriend to be happy?
are you kidding there are times I don't need my hubbie either

49. If you could have any job what would it be?
I am working on My veterinary Tech thing so that I can do pet sitting or pet breeding.

50. Are you easy to get along with?
Until you piss me off. <--- I love this chick!!!!! yup have to agree.

51. What is your favorite time of day?
When ALL my kids are GONE. either in bed or out of the house.

52. Are you generally a happy person?
I think I am getting better at this.

One stripe closer

I am now one more stripe closer to having all my stripes for Testing in a week and today was one of the ones that I was most worried about, the form... Now if I can just get the one steps down I think I do ok at the ARC's (basically those are escape skills), then I will have all the stripes for testing and All the classes as of monday.

I guess it is worth it.

I got my first compliment today. Have been doing TKD for a week now and I went to enrichment tonight and one of the gals there told me she could all ready see a differance and I was thinking I don't think so I mean how can one week do that much but I went to nurse the baby and Oh my gosh I have shape .my bottom is rounding and my legs have actual muscle. Now when my brain and body do the work together then I will be so excited about all this. Right now though I am a nervous frustrated wreck though I know once this is all done I will be psyched. My instructor says give it 2 months and I will more than likely be down 20 pounds. I really think that will only happen if I can lay off the Ice cream sandwiches. I do feel better about myself though and I am finding more energy (though I wish it were during the day and not at midnight). I know that my body will get better with time and so will my mind. I am praying for a quick understanding of the forms and steps so that I can feel like I have learned something. 3 more classes and I will be able to test.


Oh the one thing that I have seen cross over into other life all ready is the the possitive thinking in TKD there is no can't. It is not a word and doesn't not belong. The instructor told me today that I needed to call someone cause they needed my mood transfer. I just am so much happier after I exercise and kick the crap out of something you have no idea.

I am so frustrated

I just can't seem to get these dang one steps down my brain and body know them but I just can't get it to think one and then do the sequence that comes after it. I am getting all most all of my form but that to is being hindered by my feet. Mister Tuck says not to worry that it will come but with testing in 2 weeks this is driving me nuts. I really don't want to be a white belt for another 8 weeks. I think at this point it would kill me.

Oh the things one sees

when house hunting. We went looking for a house yesterday and came across some that I would not wish one my worst enemy and I really mean that. there was one that had gotten stuck in the seventies even though the home wasn't built till after the 80's. it had I kids you not bob Marley stickers on everything and love beads in the doors. the dinning room had mirrored walls and well it was just plain weird.

then we saw one with solar panels that was cool and someday I would love to have them on a house then upstairs of this house was really nice and well done but when you got down stairs OMH the bathroom could have actually been cute without the WALL in the middle of it.

The next one we went to well that one was just wrong I tell you wrong. The kitchen was too small and the layout was just weird. Upstairs was OK until you got to what I think was a girls room and in the closet was a HOLE in the ceiling held up with a jewelry box. the other room smelled like what can only be described as reptile pee. Went down to the basement and then oh heck the basement was one big room with that plastic brick used as wallpaper and the white tin you use as roofing on the ceiling. They had colored lights for lighting and it had been "set up" for surround sound. there was a toilet and a sink but where the tub should have been was LARGE whole in the wall leading to the furnace . The smell in there was an unmistakable sticky sweet and lead us to believe they had a dance hall down there so that they could "do" whatever they wanted.

Neeless to say we haven't found a house yet. Pray for us there must be one somewhere.

Well, here we goooooo.....

We start really looking for a house of our own tomorrow. This has been a long time coming so I am excited and nervous all at the same time. I mean we have been renting for 15 years save one year that we owned and then lost a house. It has become easy just to not worry about it I think. Now it feels kind of like we are standing at the top of a really tall water slide and we are ready to jump in. You know that feeling of OMHeck this is a really tall really high thing, but man won't that water feel so good.

We have 6 houses to go and look at tomorrow. I will be praying that one of them is the house for us. If not there are plenty more out there.

Happy 4th

I hope you all had a very happy fourth of july.

We did first we cleaned out the van, then Dh took all of us to breakfast at Red Robin ( got to lovc bottomless fries). We came home and I forced (yes I am so dang mean) my kids to clean up the play room which looked like a tornado had been through it. I made some Jigglers for our party the same day and then we went next do to the party where the nieghbors did EVERYTHING even though this was my idea. My dh was going to get brats but ended up not doing that I think because every thing was gone.

What happened was that I had decided not to be a bump on a log this year and so I planned a $th of July party. I told Christine to invite her friend over as well and so she she goes over and asks come back over and says " they said they will think about it " I figure that they more than likely will have something to do with the family and that would be that.. She came over the next day knocked on my door and told me thanks for asking her, and that she had called her mother because she wasn't much of a cook and wanted to bring something. Well her mother used to be a caterer and all ready had the WHOLE SPREAD ready to go. I had nothing left to do it was all done. There was ranch beans, baked Mac and cheese, potatoe salad, Mac Salad, and fruit Salad. Then we went out side to do the little poppers and the snakes and stuff and then we lit the fireworks. I had no idea that there was a ban on them in the city, I mean with all the rain who knew. THe fire department Who knew, so they told us and we stopped had 2 of them left. oh darn. We cleaned up the mess and went home. Had a great party and cleaned up and went home to my house it was great I could be a great planner just not a cleaner.

The last of the Mohicans have joined the Tae

That would be me I toke my first class today and followed in the footsteps of my kids and hubbie. There are now 7 of the 9 of us in Tae and I doubt that i will take Bri long after her 4th birthday to start.

I am tired and exhausted but it felt good to go and learn something new and work at self improvement that way. I know I am doing something that will build my self confidence and give me that defense in any situation.
( wouldn't it be cool if I can get this kick down.)


Just so you all know I am the newest member of the ITA ( International Tae Kwon Do Association ) Colorado springs Tae Kwon Do.

just tired ramblings

I am tired but for some reason just can't sleep. My DH can't either it is like we are caught between needing it and not be able. THe baby used to be up at this time and that was my excuse then but I can't use that now because well the baby is asleep and has been for at least half an hour. SO the question remains why am I not in bed. I will have to be up at an unnatural hour of the morning ( anything before 10 am is unnatural LOL) and I need to get the house cleaned so that on wednesday I won't be to embarrassed to have company here for a bbq and fireworks.

the other thing that bug me is men. In particular my husband. He wants a house he doesn't. We are looking at houses we aren't. We need a house of our own we don't. I wish the man would MAKE UP HIS MIND. It is almost like he can't confront anyone, He doesn't want to talk to the Landlord about not signing a new lease or not. He doesn't want to talk to his friend about her not being our agent anymore because of her unwillingness to look into forclosures. He didn't want to know what we could qualify for and he doesn't want to go and actually look at homes that may work for our family. I tell you that man is going to drive me nuts.

and last but certainly not Least, and this relates to the above. I NEED A HOME. I need somewhere that I can do the thing that I want to do and make it look like I want it to so that it is mine. Not a landlord that will tell me when where and what to do or have. I want somewhere that if the perfect dog or cat comes along I can get that animal and not have worry about the landlord and what will happen with our lease. A friend said it best my heart truely longs for a place that is mine.

Ok I would love to go to sleep now but the baby is now awake. AAAAAUUUUURRRRRGGGGGHHHHHH

just for lisa

and I purposely left out the fact that I look like Emminem and Topher Grace. Not to mention Ricky martin

No more I just can't take it.

I am tired of being the asocial blob. I am tired of sitting on my butt every friday night and saturday. I am tired of not having people over to play. I am just plain tired of it. SO I decided to have yet another get together. We are going to do steaks on the Barb for the 4th and I am inviting some of our friends over. I am going to do potatoe salad and soem other fun stuff and then we are going to shoot off fireworks because for the first time in 3 years they are not banned. I am also thinking that we need to do this more often to boot. I am tired of being the wall flower and not knowing anyone. Anyway what better way to get the junk gone than to just keep having people over so that we have to keep things cleaned up..........


Oh and I have a game for you later.