My thoughts on stuff

2011-09-11T04:51:00.001-07:00

Ten years ago our country suffered tremendous losses in the World Trade center, at the Pentagon, and on the flight that ended in Shanksville. The numbers are still climbing with every Soldier lost or injured at the hands of this war. WE REMEMBER YOU! WE LOVE AND MISS EVERY ONE OF YOU! You are our Sons and Daughters. We hold your memory dear. The acts that took our loved ones were meant to do one thing, cripple our country and break our Spirit. They failed. Band together. This is our country. Show them with every breath the Spirit they failed to break. We are AMERICANS. We all have a voice in this country. Raise your head high and USE IT. For today, use it to remember and honor those lost to this tragedy that continues to plague our people. But don't forget that voice is there tomorrow morning. Use that voice every day to reach out to your fellow man, take charge of your life, vote to help make this country what you want it to be. That voice is yours. It holds more power than you know, so use it. Speak not only for us, but for all those lost. Bless the families who suffered direct losses, for they have endured the most.

2011-05-16T14:46:00.000-07:00

Big sister needs a pic for a school project... they're like peas in a pod.

2010-06-12T04:51:00.000-07:00

This is Gavin Ryder Roark! He just joined our little family June 11th, 2010! He's My daughter Skye's son.... which means I'm a GRANDMA!

平野綾 Aya Hirano -Win (Lyrics)

2009-11-27T12:52:00.001-08:00

Japanese ROCK!

EMA Berlin Tokio Hotel

2009-11-16T19:15:00.000-08:00

Tokio Hotel - New Music - More Music Videos

The 2009 EMA's were held in Berlin just days before the 20th anniversary of the Berlin wall. Watch as it falls and blows up in this awesome stage show.

HELP ME GET THESE GUYS HERE!

2008-11-20T05:39:00.000-08:00

Upcoming Events by Eventful

2008-04-28T07:43:00.000-07:00

Happy Birthday Baby!

Rare occurance

2007-03-26T13:11:00.000-07:00

Yes Grandma ACTUALLY GOT ME in a Photo!

2007-03-26T13:05:00.000-07:00

OK.. so the one on the right is March... and the one on the left is January. Aint they CUTE!

OK I KNOW I'm A SLACKER!!!

2007-03-26T13:01:00.000-07:00

I know it's been awhile since I last posted.. but I don't have my own PUTER OK?

Terra's Fish Story!!!

2006-09-04T12:29:00.000-07:00

Ok So here it goes... Terra REALLY wanted to go fishing. So, she took it upon herself to construct a fishing pole recycling materials from around the picnic. It was composed of a stick, a small frayed piece of rope from God knows where, and another small stick... with a gummy worm on the end. Well, her ingenuity was rewarded with a trip to the edge of the lake with her Dad. About half an hour later, here she comes with a FISH!!! We were all dumbfounded!

Here's what I found out later. Apparently, She was trying very hard to find a spot for the fish to bite and Kevin spotted a small crop of already dead fish still in the water.. so they put it on the stick.. and walked up to the rest of us. But it was the best story of the picnic.. and most of everyone else still bleieves she caught a fish with a stick and a gummy worm...LOL

NEW PICS!

2006-09-04T12:16:00.000-07:00

Two Peas in a pod!

2006-07-22T09:59:00.000-07:00

Gotta LOVE that GRIN!

REMEMBER the Hogan Grandparents

2006-06-24T11:55:00.000-07:00

OK.. so don't look at the MESSY house... just look at the HAPPY faces. I can't wait to see them together again.

Grandpa Hogan

2006-06-24T09:39:00.000-07:00

Hey SKYE!!! The man in this photo says that if he ever gets his arms around you again ...he's NEVER letting go!!! We LOVE you soooo much!

2006-05-13T10:27:00.000-07:00

Look at these Mugs.. aren't they GREAT?

I got PICS!!!

2006-04-18T10:31:00.000-07:00

Do you SEE that BEAUTY?
That's My Baby girl Skye NOW!!
BACK OFF!!!
She's only 15!

I can't believe how photogenic she is.

Baby girl if you read this Mama loves you something fierce!
You are my first baby and a blessing to my life no matter how you slice it. The day you were born was a day that matched your name. It was a bit windy out there and you could see the most beautiful BLUE sky out there. You had the prettiest little fingers and toes. You were going to be Mariah Skyler.. but I took one look at those HUGE baby blues.. and Skyler Mariah was what it HAD to be. I prayed to God that day that your eyes would stay that blue for the rest of your life. I see that my prayers were answered. You are a gorgeous girl. Just remember you are very special and don't let ANYONE tell you otherwise! And don't get too involved with the boys too soon.. remember if they love you... they'll wait. You have a bright future ahead of you you're too smart to let some guy foul it up for you. Hang in there baby. All will be righted one day. I LOVE YOU!!!

My Angel

2006-03-01T21:00:00.000-08:00

GOD I MISS SKYE!!!

2006-02-26T17:44:00.000-08:00

It may not look like much to some but it's the Taj Mahal to me!!! This is Our New HOUSE!!! Everything's lined up... just waiting to sign papers..YAYYY! I knew moving from Utah was what we needed!!!
It's not HUGE.. but it's just enough for our little family. I can't wait to update this with all of us in front of it. THIS is why I haven't been able to update for a bit.. not alot of time when you're trying to find a place. But I just can't believe that we are going to be aboe to BUY a house. I looked into it in Utah but I was pretty much laughed at. We found someone here who's willing to work with us on our credit score.. AND let us buy the house. AMAZING!!! Ok I'll quit gushing... at least on line...LOL.

2006-01-20T06:10:00.002-08:00

Does anyone else see this?

Daddy at nine months ...................Ailis at nine months

Talk about Daddy's little girl!!!

2006-01-19T09:12:00.000-08:00

Due to Popular demand here's my red head PIC..LOL...

They Got Me!

2005-12-13T21:46:00.000-08:00

OK so here we all are.. someone finally got me in front of a camera.. but I had to show my Steelers pride! Then of course you have to have the obligatory Baby in the sink pic!

More Halloween Pictures

2005-11-04T11:05:00.000-08:00

OK, so the handsome one in the flamey shirt is my Hubby. Isn't he cute? He didn't know if he was going to be a good Dad. I did. He's a bit high-strung... but a good Dad. The littlest Baby looks just like him too. The first thing he said when we figured out that she looked like him was "Ooo.. poor kid!".

Halloween!!!!

2005-11-01T11:38:00.000-08:00

Look at those FACES! How can anyone not LOVE Halloween!

2005-10-19T22:33:00.000-07:00

This is my oldest baby. Skyler. See the houses she's in front of? That's Hell. I know, I know, it looks cheery enough but you have no idea. This little girl you're looking at, her life fell apart here. She is beautiful, smart, creative, and wonderful. I don't know what the master plan is, or why my baby was chosen to bear this burden. All I can say is that I remember kissing her fingers and toes and looking into those blue blue eyes and knowing there was a God. The older she got and the more evident her disorders became, the more I questioned that thought. But I would NEVER trade one moment that I've had with her. Every episode was a lesson in patience and love & I have learned how to apply that to my daily life. So maybe I now know to some degree what knowledge I was meant to glean from all this. I love you baby.

2005-10-19T22:26:00.000-07:00

Home. You can look at this house any way you want to but you'll never know what it means to us. This house represents so much. This is where we came to leave our old life... get a fresh start for our kids... have our family close. This is sanctuary. So you may look at this house as nothing fancy.. but this is HOME. That word has a whole new meaning to me now. Thank God for Mom and Dad who loved us enough to help us get a new start.

Introductions

2005-10-19T22:06:00.000-07:00

I've never had a blog site so bear with me. Have you seen my baby? That face right there makes it worth waking in the morning. She's incredible. She makes me look at my husband and say "Look what we did!" She takes every moment and makes it her own. I have so much to learn from her.