I'm having an ONLINE party!!! that's right! ONLINE! Partylite has a new feature where you can now order online! you now longer have to worry that you can't go to that awesome party because your kids have a soccer game that night, or football, or baseball, or dance, or chess, or whatever it is that your kids are doing that keeps you so busy you can't even remember what your name is! It's so super simple! All you do is check out my website and click SHOP, enter my name as the hostess (Sonya Buchanan) and "shop till you drop, then charge it" (my grandma bought me a shirt that said that when I was little and it's stuck with me ever since) We are having AMAZING deals in August! Save up to 75% on select items and when you spend $40 or more you can buy 1 dozen tealights or votives and you get 2 DOZEN FREE!!!! Can't beat that! Halloween items AND Christmas Items are here and they are Rockin this year!! So go check it out and when you find something you like, just hit "add to cart"!! Shop till your hearts content! No procrastination is allowed here!! Orders MUST be in by Aug 31st in order to get our great sales! so GO....now....before it's to late...or you forget!! Try it...You'll like it!! and you'll LOVE what we have to offer!
http://www.partylite.biz/sites/SonyaBuchanan
Friday, August 28, 2009
Friday, August 21, 2009
Finally!!
We had another meeting about our house Tuesday night. We met our supervisor who is super excited and motivated about the whole project. He's done habitat for humanity and LOVED it!! He's been in construction for 20 yrs and loves things to go fast (Which really appealed to us)! We got a date to close our loan (Sept. 3rd) and he's hoping he can get our permits in about 2-3 weeks. As soon as we get the permits we can get going on our house! So I've been apartment hunting the past couple days and have found a few. We toured one yesterday and like it. It's location is perfect as far as Greg's work and the property is concerned, it's right in the middle. It was a bit small and the price was a tad high but it will get the job done for the next year. It's a 2 bed 1 bath that's ground floor and the slider opens up right to the "park" area. Which is more like about 1/2 an acre of grass with wooden play area (the ones with the slide and swings). But it's all fenced up so as long as i sit out there with them the boys are free to run till they pass out! No laundry in the unit but the laundry in the facility is free! They said they would be willing to hold it for us and the holding fee didn't seem to bad. I've got a couple more i would like to look into though so we'll see. I've started packing so that when we do find one we can move ASAP. We have to give 30 days notice here so hopefully we'll find one soon.
That's all for now but I'll keep ya posted!
That's all for now but I'll keep ya posted!
Thursday, August 13, 2009
5 yrs
Yesterday, the 12th, was our 5 yr anniversary! We had a GREAT day! Greg's mom, Becky, watched the boys while we went to IHOP for breakfast! When we picked up the boys we decided to go to Charlies Safari, which is a family fun center, on our way there I turned around to find Isaac hiding from the sun! This was HUGE deal for me because every time it gets too bright in the car he starts freaking out, kicking screaming, crying...the works. So we were thrilled to see that instead he had figured out to just close his eyes!
After Charlies Safari we came home and our neighbor Allison watched the boys while Greg and I went to a Mariners game! For those of you who know us, you know that we are HUGE Mariners Fans!! At our last Mariners game (now this is MY version of the story, Greg's version is TOTALLY Different!) the announcer mentioned the Hit it Here Cafe and Greg suggested that we go there for our anniversary instead of going to the space needle (which is what we do every other year for our anni.) I jumped on that idea!! He was totally shocked and bought the tickets that night when we got home so that I couldn't change my mind!
Greg's version goes something like this. We were sitting at the game and I looked up and saw the Hit it Here Cafe and then I suggested that we do that for our anniversary and he clarified "Instead of the Space Needle?!" I agreed and we came home and he bought the tickets later.
They had a Special Olympics Softball game before the Mariners Game! It was so much fun to watch these kids as their faces lit up to be playing here! It was so apparent that they were thrilled to be interacting with some of the big league players!
The game starts!
It was an incredible day filled with amazing food, from breakfast to dinner, Family time, and by the time it was all over I had NO voice!!
After Charlies Safari we came home and our neighbor Allison watched the boys while Greg and I went to a Mariners game! For those of you who know us, you know that we are HUGE Mariners Fans!! At our last Mariners game (now this is MY version of the story, Greg's version is TOTALLY Different!) the announcer mentioned the Hit it Here Cafe and Greg suggested that we go there for our anniversary instead of going to the space needle (which is what we do every other year for our anni.) I jumped on that idea!! He was totally shocked and bought the tickets that night when we got home so that I couldn't change my mind!Greg's version goes something like this. We were sitting at the game and I looked up and saw the Hit it Here Cafe and then I suggested that we do that for our anniversary and he clarified "Instead of the Space Needle?!" I agreed and we came home and he bought the tickets later.
Who's is true?! Who knows! Who cares! We went and we had a blast!!!
This is one of my favorite views of Safeco Field!
This is the Hit it Here Cafe where we sat! We sat outside on the deck that's off to the left in this pic. We were right in front! It was an AMAZING view and AMAZING food!! Greg had Ribs and this chocolate cake that looked like someone might die from eating it! Sooo good! And I had a chicken teriyaki burger and lavender cheesecake with a fresh peach compote! YUM!!! It was so incredible that we could have such good food at a ball park!
Before we went and sat down (because we were 2 hrs early) we decided to walk around the stadium. We have never done that before because we've never been that early! This is the view from right above the bullpen!
It was Irish Appreciation Day so they brought in Irish Musician and Folk Dancers!
They had a Special Olympics Softball game before the Mariners Game! It was so much fun to watch these kids as their faces lit up to be playing here! It was so apparent that they were thrilled to be interacting with some of the big league players!
FSN's Before and After the Game
seriously! it was like I'd never been here before! we saw so many new things!
The game starts!
Felix Hernandaz is Pitching
We sat right behind Ichiro
After 14 innings of a 0-0 Game against the Chicago White Sox, they FINALLY brought Griffey out to end the game! 
He hadn't played all game and when he came out the stadium rumbled with cheers!
We sat right behind IchiroWhich was great since he kept stretching through the whole game!! Right dear!?
After 14 innings of a 0-0 Game against the Chicago White Sox, they FINALLY brought Griffey out to end the game! 
He hadn't played all game and when he came out the stadium rumbled with cheers!He hit a Single to right field that gave Adrian Beltre the chance to score giving us the 1-0 win against the White Sox
The Mariners.com Website says "The longest scoreless game in Mariners franchise history"
He obviously was tackled! Griffey ran to first base and then straight out into the field!
One of my favorite things about baseball is the obvious feeling of brotherhood between the team mates!
After a GREAT game, 3 hrs, and 14 innings later we Take the win 1-0!!!
The Mariners.com Website says "The longest scoreless game in Mariners franchise history"
He obviously was tackled! Griffey ran to first base and then straight out into the field!
One of my favorite things about baseball is the obvious feeling of brotherhood between the team mates!
After a GREAT game, 3 hrs, and 14 innings later we Take the win 1-0!!!
Monday, August 10, 2009
A Tribute!
Meet Derek!
Today is his Birthday!!
He is my 'twin'Ok! Not really but at 1 yr and 25 days apart you might as well be!
We did EVERYTHING together. We hung out with most of the same people, we liked the same things, were in 2 of the same classes (band a choir) and tell each other everything.
He's Got it ALL!!The looks
The theatrics
The Grilling/Cooking skills!!!
The Baking skills!!
He's loved by his family 
He's always looking out for his sisters
Don't mess with us or you get the wrath of Derek!
Trust me on this! Would you want to mess with this face?! NO you do not!
The Kid in him lives on!
and every now and then the bully in him comes out!You know it lives in you too!
as you can see from the look on Isaac's face, he wasn't threatened! LoL
He takes his responsibilities VERY seriously!
but he is always up for a good time, no matter what the hour!and no matter if mom (ahem...ME) is trying to get her little man calmed down and into bed at 930!!!
He is quite the ladies man!
He's a great problem solver
and takes GREAT care of ALL of his friends!
and takes GREAT care of ALL of his friends!
He stands out in a crowd
but he knows when it's important to blend in
yes he's in there. I promise
He knows all the right people!
and after a long day he knows the best way to relax and wind down!
He is one of my best friends! Always has been, always will be! So on this joyous day! I would like to say to the bestest brother a girl could ask for...HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!
and after a long day he knows the best way to relax and wind down!He is one of my best friends! Always has been, always will be! So on this joyous day! I would like to say to the bestest brother a girl could ask for...HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!! Friday, August 7, 2009
Blog Challange!
So the other night i was laying in bed thinking to my self about a blog challange. I've seen these before and always thought "That's so cool! I wish I could start a chain reaction like that so here it is!
1st part is to write a blog entry with out editing! I want to know how do you come up with your train of thought? What goes through your head as you type things and get your words together. What ever pops in your head is what you type!
2nd part is no spell check! I was going to say you can't use the backspace, just have to leave what comes out but i'm a bit addicted to backspace so that just doesn't seem fair. So instead we'll go with no editing and no spell check!
To be completly fair, I'll start!
*sigh* Ok. where to start...hmmmm...I've started this stupid thing now what the heck am I suposed to blog about?! Ok...what's happend in the past couple of days?! Screaming....a lot of screaming. We took Gary's bottle away and he's very upset about it. He's been screaming at me a lot lately and for some reason Isaac thinks it's ok. It's really made me want to go find a job and pay someone else to listen to them scream. Greg doesn't want me to go find a job so i guess that's partly out the window. he says i just need to get out more! HA! Get out...with those two?! Like that's gonna happen. I don't feel like i can control them in the house much less out of it. Maybe i just wasn't cut out to be a stay at home mom...hmmm. My walk this morning seemed to help. Got up, got the boys changed and fed and then greg got up and i ran some errands and went for a walk around the lake by my self! That helped. got me motivated. i've already got dishes done, living room picked up, lunch made and the kids are down for a nap! ooooo nap, speaking of. it's awfully quite. it's nice! OH!! We got a supervisor for the house! Now wer're just waiting on the shop funds...still need to ask greg what that's for. hopefully we'll get another meeting scheduled here soon so we can figure out more info. and possibly get a start date. downstairs neighbors slider just opend. probly stepping out for a smoke. i hate that. i'm so glad we wont have to deal with smoke pouring into our living room! She yelled at me again! boys were being boys and all of the sudden her tv kept getting progresivly louder and louder and then all of the sudden a "C'MON!!! SHUT UP!!!" came from the floor! Wow!! Class!! It's an apartment! What do you expect! You live under 2 boys!! 2 TODDLER Boys!!!! Why do i always have to put up with everyone elses junk! Why is it that everyone else has the exception?? Why am I always accomadating everyone else?! I hate living up stairs! I want to move somwhere where we can be down stairs! I'm so tired of yelling at the boys to quite marching, stomping, running, jumping, skipping, hopping, falling....blah blah blah!! I hate our neighbors! i know i know, hate is such a strong word, but i do! -------- Gary tackeled Isaac today! he's so funny stickin up for himself! It always catches Isaac off gaurd! ------ I'm thinkin of cuttin my hair! I want it short again. I've been wanting it short for awhile but kept it long for greg. I get headaches when it gets to long. I need to have him measure it to see if it's long enough for locks of love. My sister in law and neice did that this summer and it was so cool! Everyone keeps telling me i'm perfect for it because my hair is so thick they could get 2 wigs out of 1 cut! I don't know how true that is but i figure why not! Oh...i hear the noise! So much for them being asleep. I should probably go and tell them to be quite and get back in bed....maybe....or not! ----- What else is new?! Hmmmmm OH OH OH!!!! Greg is taking me to a mariners game next wednesday for our anniversary!! I'm so excited! We're going to the hit it here cafe, *Uhhggg* Brb. ("Isaac get back in bed! It is nap time" Give Gary back his binki and get back in bed!") Ok. The hit it here cafe! which is a fancy, well not fancy but a nice restaraunt at safeco field. So basically we get to watch a mariners game in a restaraunt that has HUGE windows! i'm so excited! I can promise you a post with pics about that one! AND!!! As if he wasn't cool enough! For my birthday (which is in sept.) he got me tickets to the Jason Aldean concert and Puyallup fair rodeo! I'm so excited! Lots of cool things hapening and lots of cool posts coming up so stay tuned!!!
1st part is to write a blog entry with out editing! I want to know how do you come up with your train of thought? What goes through your head as you type things and get your words together. What ever pops in your head is what you type!
2nd part is no spell check! I was going to say you can't use the backspace, just have to leave what comes out but i'm a bit addicted to backspace so that just doesn't seem fair. So instead we'll go with no editing and no spell check!
To be completly fair, I'll start!
*sigh* Ok. where to start...hmmmm...I've started this stupid thing now what the heck am I suposed to blog about?! Ok...what's happend in the past couple of days?! Screaming....a lot of screaming. We took Gary's bottle away and he's very upset about it. He's been screaming at me a lot lately and for some reason Isaac thinks it's ok. It's really made me want to go find a job and pay someone else to listen to them scream. Greg doesn't want me to go find a job so i guess that's partly out the window. he says i just need to get out more! HA! Get out...with those two?! Like that's gonna happen. I don't feel like i can control them in the house much less out of it. Maybe i just wasn't cut out to be a stay at home mom...hmmm. My walk this morning seemed to help. Got up, got the boys changed and fed and then greg got up and i ran some errands and went for a walk around the lake by my self! That helped. got me motivated. i've already got dishes done, living room picked up, lunch made and the kids are down for a nap! ooooo nap, speaking of. it's awfully quite. it's nice! OH!! We got a supervisor for the house! Now wer're just waiting on the shop funds...still need to ask greg what that's for. hopefully we'll get another meeting scheduled here soon so we can figure out more info. and possibly get a start date. downstairs neighbors slider just opend. probly stepping out for a smoke. i hate that. i'm so glad we wont have to deal with smoke pouring into our living room! She yelled at me again! boys were being boys and all of the sudden her tv kept getting progresivly louder and louder and then all of the sudden a "C'MON!!! SHUT UP!!!" came from the floor! Wow!! Class!! It's an apartment! What do you expect! You live under 2 boys!! 2 TODDLER Boys!!!! Why do i always have to put up with everyone elses junk! Why is it that everyone else has the exception?? Why am I always accomadating everyone else?! I hate living up stairs! I want to move somwhere where we can be down stairs! I'm so tired of yelling at the boys to quite marching, stomping, running, jumping, skipping, hopping, falling....blah blah blah!! I hate our neighbors! i know i know, hate is such a strong word, but i do! -------- Gary tackeled Isaac today! he's so funny stickin up for himself! It always catches Isaac off gaurd! ------ I'm thinkin of cuttin my hair! I want it short again. I've been wanting it short for awhile but kept it long for greg. I get headaches when it gets to long. I need to have him measure it to see if it's long enough for locks of love. My sister in law and neice did that this summer and it was so cool! Everyone keeps telling me i'm perfect for it because my hair is so thick they could get 2 wigs out of 1 cut! I don't know how true that is but i figure why not! Oh...i hear the noise! So much for them being asleep. I should probably go and tell them to be quite and get back in bed....maybe....or not! ----- What else is new?! Hmmmmm OH OH OH!!!! Greg is taking me to a mariners game next wednesday for our anniversary!! I'm so excited! We're going to the hit it here cafe, *Uhhggg* Brb. ("Isaac get back in bed! It is nap time" Give Gary back his binki and get back in bed!") Ok. The hit it here cafe! which is a fancy, well not fancy but a nice restaraunt at safeco field. So basically we get to watch a mariners game in a restaraunt that has HUGE windows! i'm so excited! I can promise you a post with pics about that one! AND!!! As if he wasn't cool enough! For my birthday (which is in sept.) he got me tickets to the Jason Aldean concert and Puyallup fair rodeo! I'm so excited! Lots of cool things hapening and lots of cool posts coming up so stay tuned!!!
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