Getting back in uniform....

I don't think it should be so much work to chase down recruiters....but whatever the hurdles are I'm ready!! I need to serve again!....in some capacity.

Both of these warmers are available starting September 1st. My dad and brother both HAVE to have these at their work....got to! they are awesome.

I'm back in the blog game...again....maybe I'm not cut out for a blog with blogspot...Are they trying to give me the hint (it's been challenging to keep Linktothelinks afloat but I'm sticking with it not giving up begin whinning here "i wanna blog" ok enough i feel better.....

wait, wait this blog is actually working now....YES!!!!!

Raising money for Jonas Borchert

More to come on this thirteen year old boy who needs our help.....

To donate:

send to: American Tax Advisors

107 SW Market St. Suite A

Lee's Summit, MO 64063

payable to: Oppenheimer fund#002002006042008

memo line: Jonas Borchert

Scentsy

Some Scentsy bling...there was more, much more.

Got Twyla the Cowgirl into the Stampede when I got home....My pic taken with the walking Scentsy bar...to cute (with a post-it note attached; i'll explain about post-it notes in a later blog entry....

Scentsy, Scentsy and more.....Scentsy

This is the start to my new "thing". I wanted to do something on "Jamie time". Something I can work on when I want to, need to or have the time to..... I'm selling these warmers that are powered by a low watt bulb that have scented wax. I really do love Scentsy stuff and thought "what the hey".....So I AM putting 100% effort into this and will see what happens....A few pics of my favorite warmers right now.....

The start of Scentsy....

Missing my friend

Just missing my friend Alex a bunch today....

Family at Christmas time 2010

Since my blog wasn't running at Christmas time-I decided to back-track a little:

This is Rex and Parker my nephews: I love getting them together with Evan to play but getting pics of little boys is not easy.....

Christy my sister n law with Twyla-Christy is the most photgenic gal I've met, she doesn't have a bad photo, ever! Putting all 4 together: well, atleast I tried.

Clyde, my brother with Evan--he thinks Uncle Clyde is alot of fun--and he is, he's so good with kids and always has been--he was destined to be a dad.

Little Rex with the late Buster (I think this was the last pic taken of him)

Twyla's mini First B-day Celebration

The Links: Twyla turns 1 Hanging out with Ms. Jill:

what Twyla's thinking: I just wanted my bottle....

what Evan is thinking: mommy's box cake is yummy

Evan and Twyla a while back

From the front flower bed

Ok I'm back in business....pics are showing up!!!

The Wii obsession

Evan has a new addiction: Wii.

starting again

Ok this is the first test to see if text and pics actually make it to the blog instead of gobbledy gook......

Why

not sure why blogspot will not let me download pics anymore....hmmmm I better put in a call to Leslie and see if she has any theories... anyhow

I was thinking today...with my illness and all that: I have been getting sicker more and more and having things go wrong...and now I have a theory as to why. I'm not good at asking for help and I like to put my kids-my family first, and when you put your family first and never yourself first....things can start to fade or get sick, get old, get ugly and get down- maybe that's what is happening to me...so it's time that I try to find time for me--I am making a promise to myself to find sleep when I need it, to find time to start scrapbooking again, find time for me to do yoga and get back in shape and find a little time for just me without little-ones attached.

yay for potty training

well today I have had a small victory. Evan went into the bathroom, pulled down his pants and bigboy underwear, climbed up on the big potty and went potty. This is a big deal because I was on the phone with my dad and thought he was watching tv and usually when I don't hear his quiet announcement of "I gotta go" it usually ends up being a pretty big mess for me to clean up but NOT today. I just hear him a few seconds after I hang up with dad yelling,"I made poopie" and expecting the worse I walked in to find him on the potty with everything the way is should be....yay for me and yay for Evan.

My kids

Evan Christopher Link: his job right now in life is to have fun, ingest as much of the world as possible and.....to play drums-last week or so he was introduced to the wave drum: a very cool piece of electronics that plays alot of cool sounds when you bang on it--it's perfect for Evan

Twyla Noel Link: her job right now is to eat, sleep and be as cute as possible. And she's really good at being pretty and very cute. This is Twyla doing her first tap step: heel-touch--not that I am pushing or anything but I prefer ballet and jazz first, then tap and some hiphop and lyrical maybe...we'll see .....

where we re-charge our batteries....

There is nothing better then being on a beach. It's relaxing and rejuvenating. John and I are so happy when we're there and there's no other place we'd rather be (being on the farm is a close second). When we were in Europe we drove from pretty crazy distances just to sit on a windy cold beach for half a day but it was worth it--everytime. So glad that these beaches are only 3 and half hours away- And now that Evan is old enough to really enjoy beaches we hope he feels the same--and eventually we can't wait to see Twyla and Evan building a sand castle while we watch and listen to the waves crash--there's nothing better then that...