Introducing the newest Cleveland Speed

Nope, no babies but a little critter found us and made us her family. This is River. She came up to Ryan a couple weeks ago as he was firing up the grill. She was so so hungry but we had no food so we gave her some tuna. She is very friendly but still a little skiddish with fast movement and loud noises. She comes by throughout the day but more specifically she comes by in the morning and at dinner time. She will even call out to you if she knows you are in the kitchen. She will remain and outdoor kitty since Logan and I are allergic to cats. Ryan will build her a little house out back to protect her from the elements. So Dad Speed you have to give him some pointers since you made one for Tia.

Let's catch everyone up...

Father's Day has come and gone. I got up early to make Ryan breakfast and Tyler assisted me. This was a combo father's day gift and anniversary gift. Since I had to work on our 1st wedding anniversary, I decided to make him the breakfast we had on the morning of our wedding. We made a big pancake, eggs, and bacon feast! We even had mimosa's. After that we went to a friends wedding and then out to my parents where we had beef stroganoff and played a new lawn game... beersbie. I don't have pics of that but will after this weekend. So here's to all the father's I know and love.

Two Blogs

I know most of you who visit this blog do so to see what's going on with kids, and family life so I created a new blog for all the other stuff. Both will be updated as often as I can. I am hoping to do more 'blogging'.


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Thanks everyone...

What color is your grass... Green????

The saying "The grass isn't always greener" is said time and again but when do you just take the leap to find out for yourself? As you can see the grass in my real backyard is just starting to grow. I owe that to my husband, this is his 1st lawn. Nicely done. The figurative lawn on the other hand is burning up in this drought of stimulation.

Work has been rough. I come home after being beat down most days and wonder why do I put up with it. I am to smart, creative, special, hard working, etc etc to be feeling this way. I have a strong desire to achieve greatness so what is holding me back. Then I look at the kids, the house, the dogs, and husband and I realize I have a lot of people relying on my stable job. At the end of the month I will be celebrating 10 years at my current company. 5 years ago I would have told you that I would be happy and proud of the work I do. Today, going on 10 years, I am struggling to make it in each day. I think it's time for a change, don't you?

A common phrase here in NE OH is "I feel stuck"... When I am at work I want to scream "SO WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO GET UNSTUCK"? I follow some very smart and influential people on line, at least I think so, and I try to incorporate their teachings into my day at work. It's hard to do because on most days people roll their eyes or snicker as if it's a waste of their time. None the less I push forward instead of pushing back... At home though, I challenge my family, especially the kids, to think about what is it that they want to achieve in life and how will THEY achieve it.

I think it's time I start living up to those words. I am keeping an open mind and open heart and am willing to take what ever the universe brings my way. I will leap, I will stay, I will forge ahead and no longer feel stuck in my own life. So follow me and my family and learn how we UNSTUCK ourselves!

VA and DC

So we traveled to see Rik, Christina, and the kids this past weekend. We had such a GREAT time. Lets see, a quick run down... Talking until 3 am, Marine Corps Silent Drill Team, riding the metro, grape vodka, standing outside the liqoure store with 4 kids, trip to old town, tour of a tall ship, hang overs, the zoo, museums, monuments, mother's day breakfast, feeling like we have hung out every weekend for the past 3 years, sun burn because we forgot the sun screen, and a busted foot (a stress fracture)... this will probably take a few posts because we have pictures all over the place. Here are a few from the Marine Corps Silent Drill Team...

Tyler's Birthday

A week late but I found my card reader and here are the cakes. The white cake was her cake for her actual birthday. With all the Disney hoopla we didn't plan our time very well so I only had time to make a cake, no fancy decorations. The chocolate cake was her birthday party cake. She loves the movie 'Across the Universe' so this was the best I could do on short notice. She told me last Monday that she was having a party at her Mom's on Friday... Enjoy... Oh and for those waiting to see the pics from Disney, so are Ryan and I. If I ever get any I will post them. Casey got Tyler a nice digital camera for her b-day and gave it to her early so she could use it Disney however the batteries died their second day there and she didn't want to spend her money on new batteries... ?????? Oh to be a teenager....

Disney here they come!

So Ryan and I are getting the kids ready for Disney. How do you stop thinking about the things that could go wrong. What if they lose their money, what if they get separated from the group, what if they get hurt and we aren't there. We know things will happen and we can't protect them from everything but it's hard not to worry. Tyler went to snow camp in February and survived just fine but this is different. They are flying and staying for a whole week.
Tyler got a digital camera for her birthday from her Mom so hopefully there will be plenty of pictures to post when they get back.
The kids have to be at the school by 2:30 am Monday morning and arrive home Saturday morning. They come just as early.

Then we are off to see the VA Speed clan! We can't wait! Spending a few days in DC, haven't been there since I was a kid, it will be fun to see Boris, spike, Hella, and the newest Speed Royal... oh and their cool parents Rik and Xina! The kids have never been there so this will be fun for me because there aren't a lot of "first" that I get to experience with the kids.

So with that, I will go check luggage, and homework. Adios for now.