Stoner's

Well I have had a bad day today. Between mean customers and only being able to see my Grandma and Grandpa Heintz for 45 minutes, I've got a headache and I'm irritated. I decided to can some pickles to ease my frustration. It always helps me feel better when I cook, bake, or can something.  I got my first crop of cucumbers today and was pretty proud of myself for canning 3 jars of pickles. (While cutting my finger on the slicer in the process). I hope these pickles turn out ok. I made a ton of pickles last year and I only got like 2 slices. People wanted to buy them by the jar full last year.  Grandma and Granda Heintz was driving from Idaho (they went to pick up Lilah to take her to Phoenix for school) and they wanted to stop by and see us. The original plan was that they were going to spend the weekend. Grandpa hurt his back and they are going to go home earlier then expected. I was glad I got to see them for at least an hour and visit. I just got off the phone with ...

It will be a week tomorrow that I went and seen my sister Tessla at her baby shower in Flagstaff. I've been so busy that its taken me this long to post this. I had been trying to call Tessla for days, messaged her on Facebook, and never got a response. I wanted to let her know that Dana and I would be coming to her baby shower. Luckily Tessla put the address to her baby shower on the invite, so I was able to find out where it was. Dana and I had a great drive there. Talking, laughing, and listening to some tunes. :) I love Dana. I had such a good time with her and was glad it was just her and I on the trip. It was a lot of fun. I could hear Tessla's voice as soon as I got out of the car, and was excited to surprise her. Because she didn't know for sure that I was coming. I walked around the corner and she had her back to me as she sat in her chair. I walked over, tapped on her head. She looked over at Dana and then looked up at me. She swirled around out of h...

Today has been a pretty good day. Got up early because the kids wouldn't sleep past 6.am. Started working on 2 receiving blankets for Tessla. Got those two done and decided to find some way to make some burp rags too. The blankets turned out really good. And I was pretty proud of myself for making the burp rags. I have never done those before. I got to take a nap and got dinner made for me. Devlin is such a good man and I could not ask for a better husband! I love him so much! I have been watching the olympics all day, I really only like the swimming and gymnastics. But it's been a very relaxing and wonderful day. I am waiting for Kristina to come over and see me. She told me she would come over. I hope she does. I haven't seen Brylee in weeks and I miss both of them. I hope she follows through on her word and will come over, I wanna show her the blankets I made for Tessla. We are leaving around 8:30a.m. to drive to Flagstaff to see Tessla. Her baby shower is tomorr...

ITS FINALLY FRIDAY!!! Wahoo, so ready for the weekend. Gonna spend a few hours tonight and most of tomorrow making baby receiving blankets for my sister, Tessla's baby shower on Sunday. The count down begins till baby girl gets here. Im excited to have another niece, but bittersweet about the thought that I will only be able to see her two or three times a year. I can't remember what Tessla said her name was gonna be, so I am already trying to think of nicknames for her. Cason is Bug, Trace is Moo or Shmoo, Brylee is Monkey..... Any ideas? Baby Girl will be........ummm........guess I better meet her first before I think of nicknames. Well I had a little mixed drink and am feeling pretty good. Mostly just excited to see Tessla this weekend. (I wonder if my grammar and spelling irritates some people when they read this? Sorry people, I have never been good at spelling or grammar.)

Today the kids are out playing in the rain. I often wonder where things went wrong with me? Where did the playful Shana go? Am I so wrapped up in the "norm" of everyday that I have forgotten to have fun? I decided to start a blog (thanks to the inspiration from Katie Mackelprang). So my friends and family can get to know me better as a person. Not only can I blog about the funny things my kids do, but about my cooking, my husband, my family, and the memories I want to treasure forever. Trace Hamming it Up in the Rain Cason loves to play in the rain My little boys!! I love you all, and I hope that if you decide not to read this, at least I will have somewhere to vent, express my feelings, and record special memories.

I'm new to this blogging thing. Let see if I can figure it out! Or if I need someone to spell it out in crayon for me.