If I had a a house made of gingerbread...

It would look like this...

The front

This is the back

Laura's Christmas Concert

I went to Laura's last Christmas concert and it was awewome! She did a really good job and even made a few faces!

The extra curricular girls choir

mmm my chapstick tastes really good!

I hope nobody smells that!

Everyone in choir and all the alumni

Check Engine Light...

Praise the Lord it went off and there is no serious problem! It is just too darn cold outside!

When it hits the fan, it really hits the fan...

This past weekend took forever, and it was not the good kind of forever.

As I was getting ready for work I got a call from Death (ok it was really mom sounding like death) saying that her and Laura had the flu. She asked me to drop off white soda and gatorade, on the stoop, ring the doorbell and leave. After work was done we started the weekend on a high note having dinner with Kyle, Krystin, Cole, Naomi, and Emily at Naomi's house. It was delicious and lots of fun!

The festivities ended and we arrived to our wonderful apartment to be in bed at 10pm, yes we are getting old, only to be woken up by Scott's work calling him telling him a freezer alarm is going off and that he needs to come in and move everything from the -80 degree freezer to a different one because it is crashing. Scott was NOT TOO HAPPY ABOUT IT, mind you it was 11:30pm. As he started his trek to Milwaukee, I get a call from him 10 minutes later thinking he needed someone to keep him awake, only to find out he blew a tire and I need to pick him up at Costco. So I role out of bed leaving my dreams and warm bed behind and go to pick up my husband and proceed to travel all the way down to Milwaukee with him. He switched everything over to the -20 degree freezer and we proceeded home to our bed by 3am.

With the care now needing a tire we have to get up at 8:30 to get to Costco before all the other crazy people do so we can stand in line for an hour just to get our car on the list to get done that day. While waiting for a call from the tire center at Costco we got some Christmas shopping done, spent some time at home, ate out at Qdoba, and visited Pear & Simple in Port (very cute store). Now that it was approaching 3pm without a call from Costco, we decided to stop there and see what is going on with the car, only to find out that they were not able to fix it and we have to buy two new tires. Luckily they warentied some of the blown tire so we didn't have to pay full price for both of them. With that news we headed home tired and defeated from the day.

7:15 comes along and so does the tinkling little noise from Scott's pager. Scott made the necessary calls only to find out that he has to go back down to work to run a STAT test for a patient. This is how the night went...Scott went to work, I stayed home lonely wrapping the presents we just bought and crying to It's A Wonderful Life. He arrived back home around 11pm. Now super tired and defeated we decide to skip church and get some much needed sleep the next morning.

We have a wonderful Sunday morning being lazy, staying in bed, wearing comfy sweats, drinking a pot of coffee, all the while waiting for the Packer game to start. I interest Scott in playing some Harry Potter Wii before the game to get some "bonding" time in. I go to set up the Wii to find out it is not working! WONDERFUL! WHAT ELSE COULD GO WRONG THIS WEEKEND?!?!?!?

Bumbed about that we didn't know what else to do besides sit there and stare at each other, hoping for the week to start, so we have something else to look forward to. Little did we know the weekend had more in store for us...

Upon the ending of the horrendous Packer game the power flickered a few times then decided to shut off for good. Scott was studying for his upcoming test and I was trying to keep my mind busy while the little light we had was starting to get lost as the sun went down. Off to the in-laws house so we could be warm. While we were waiting we saw White Christmas, which Scott suggested we see Saturday night together before he got called to work. Around 8:30 we decided to go home to see if the power was on, if it was not we were going to stay at the in-laws house for the night. Thank God it was on and we could sleep in our own bed for the night.

All in all we ended the weekend in each others arms watching White Christmas to wake up to freezing cold temperatures outside and the check engine light on in the Elantra.

What a weekend!

Christmas is Here!

This last weekend Scott and I felt ambitious enough to put up the Christmas tree!

Now we just need to start Christmas shopping...

Happy Birthday to Katy Lou!

We are wishing her a very happy birthday and cannot wait to see everyone when they come up for Christmas!



May you have lots of fun celebrating your birthday!

50 free Christmas Cards

As like Krystin I also love receiving Christmas cards especially picture Christmas cards. Shutterfly is giving bloggers 50 free Christmas Cards for posting about their cards on your blog. I have been seeing a lot of this post on other people’s blog and of course wanted to get in on the excitement and get the word out!

This is going to be my first experience with Shutterfly and I am looking forward to the many more opportunities in the future to be working with them. The day the cards come in the mail will be met with fun and excitement to show the family what Scott and I have been up to in the past year. I love the ones with many places to put pictures. I am super excited because there are so many choices I don’t know what one to choose, check it out here http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery/christmas-cards

Which one should I choose?

I love them all!

Graduate School

Scott has started Graduate School through Marquette at Bloodcenter of Wisconsin for his certificate in Specialist of Blood Banking. This certificate is the start of accumilating credits for his Masters in Bloodbanking. He has been really committed lately to studying and keeping up with homework.

Since a lot of this is science and committing everything to memory I have been helping him study, quizzing him, for his tests, I have been expanding my vocabulary and knowledge in the blood world. Words are so big and massive that I cannot even start to tell you what they are like. And he deals with this everyday.

Did you know that just on the outer layer of your Red Blood Cell their are different protiens that could get screwed up in so many different ways that lead to diseases such as anemia, and they can combat diseases such as malaria? This is just your red blood cell. Now think of that microscopic organism and multiply it by 1000 and you will be able to see the first layer of your Red Blood Cell.

Once you have comprehended that just think of your whole body and what it takes to make it tick and run just so you can live. WOW! God is an amazing creator and He never ceases to amaze me! What a wonderful body He has given each and everyone of us!

By the way I almost forgot to tell you that he recieved a 96% on his last test, only getting one wrong! Way to go Love! I am so proud of you!

October has gone and here is November!

During the month of October Scott and I were very busy.

Along with everyday work we started a Bible study with two other couples. We are going through the book Love and Respect by Eggerichs Emmerson. Very good book and brings into perspective the difference between men and women and how we can understand each other in a better way.

The first weekend I went away to Turkey Run State Park with Noelle and Stephanie for our annual get together. We went camping, hiking and spent 2 hours in a corn maze. We had a lot of fun hiking and logging the miles on our long journeys. Scott stayed home to work his last on schedule weekend for the ambulence. He is going to be taking a little hiatus from it until things settle down with school and work.

Scott is trying to keep a balance between work and school. He is getting up and going into work early to get some school work done or staying late to either work or study for school. He is doing a great job at studying at home and fitting time in for work and of course me.

The second weekend we got a bunch of friends together to go to the Trienen Family Farm in Lodi, WI. It is Wisconsins largest corn maze! We split up into two teams, girls and boys. The object of the maze is to find each map piece (8) and a hole puncher in each faze of the map. Whoever got out first with their whole team won. It was HOT and the girls ruled!

The third weekend I think we had nothing going on so we stayed home so Scott could study for his first test. He did well and is starting to get ready to take his second test.

The Fourth weekend I went bridesmaid dress shopping with my friend for her wedding next August. Scott and his Dad rolled our TV, which quit on us two weeks prior, out of our apartment and took it away. Because it was so big they had to roll it like a snowball in order for it to be moved. I wish I could have been there to see it.

This last weekend we had a wedding Saturday, congratulations to Jeremy and Melissa Phillips. It was a beautiful outdoor wedding on Ottawa Lake in Kettle Moraine Forrest. Sunday Scott and the boys watched the Packer game while the ladies got ready to throw a baby shower for Krystin to welcome little Cole. It went very well! I want to thank Naomi, Carol, and Emily for all their help, I couldn't do it without them! Thank you!

That is all for now. Blogger is taking forever to load pictures so they will come later!

Nothing Says Let's Get The Day Started

Like boogers in the sink and poop stuck to the inside of the toilet bowl that wouldn't flush. Said poop had to be scraped off with a styrofoam cup, I wasn't going to touch it.

P.S. This was all in the mens bathroom...of course!

Findings...

Some things that I have found since starting the job as a fitness manager...

1. Headphones
2. Shoes
3. Water bottles
4. Coats
5. Sweatshirts
6. 6 pairs of guys underwear
7. 1 bra
8. Towels
9. Jewelry
10. Socks

The next time you lose something make sure you check the nearest gym because it might have migrated there by itself!

Welcome Cole Bradley!

Congratulations Kyle and Krystin on your new addition to your family! Cole Bradley Dieringer was born on September 23, 2010 at 4:32pm 6 lbs. 11 oz. 19 in. long!

Here are some pictures to enjoy!

Dressed and ready for the night!

The new proud dad! First Packer Game together Monday NightCole Bradley Dieringer

The new family of three!


First bath

Congratulations Grandma Number 5!

The Proud Auntie!

Who is more dirty?

Women or Men...

Here are some things I have learned in the past six months working at a fitness center...

1. Women don't know how to use a plunger.

2. Men sweat on EVERYTHING and they stink more.

3. I am everyone's maid, mother, and wife. I feel like I have 1000 children who don't know how to pick up after themselves.

4. Men don't know how to pee INTO the urinal, but they know how to pee on it.

5. Men don't know what the flush handle is for on the urinal.

6. Women's hair in the drain=me gagging.

7. The club can never be too clean.

8. No one knows what is going on with their bank accounts...and we wonder why we are in the place we are in right now as a nation!

9. The general public knows nothing about exercise.

10. My Bachelor of Science really means Bull S*** (literally). People assume I know everything so I use a lot of BS when talking to people. That is what I learned in college right?

WARNING

Just want to give you a warning...The next six blogs, not including this one, were posted all today so make sure you read up on all our latest happenings! I hope you enjoy!

Take Me Out to the Ball Game

We are blessed with some great friends! Last night we went to the Brewer game with them after work. The following picture are of that experience. We had a lot of fun although they lost.

Scott and Kevin playing bags

Our awesome friends Kevin and Maria

All of us together before the game tailgating

Of course we had to get a picture in the glove!

Some of our favorite men!

We were down first base line, 13th row, he was on third base. This camera has awesome zoom!

During the game

Of course the sausages were a favorite. The hot dog won.

Scott and Kyle softball

Toys for Tots Softball Tournament was last weekend. Scott and Kyle both got to play in it. Kyle played the first games Thursday night. Saturday they both played 4 games after they dug a pond and mulched. Sunday they played two games. It was a double elimination tournament, they ended up losing the first game but made it all the way to the championship game placing second. They played very well and were really tired by the time the weekend was done.

Kyle just got a hit waiting to advance around the bases.
Scott up to bat! Go Babe!

Kyle giving advice to Scott who just got a hit!

Scott in the outfield Saturday night

Scott playing catcher Sunday

Dad's Birthday!

While everyone was home we celebrated Dad's 57th birthday. Here are a few pictures from the celebration. Along with that weekend the boys worked really hard around the yard. Dad, Scott, Eric, Kyle, and Tony all dug Mom's pond (pictures to follow) or some would call it a small swimming pool, and took a yard of mulch and moved it from the driveway to all over the yard. They were such troopers because both Kyle and Scott went on to play 4 softball games later that night. They were such good workers! Us girls went to the baby shower!

Eric being the creeper in the background of the picture, Naomi making faces to get Ethan to laugh.

Caden helping Papa blow out the candles, Ethan being totally amused

Papa and Ethan

The birthday cake. Ethan was so taken in by the flames!

Krystin's Baby Shower

In October we are going to be blessed with another addition to the family. Congratulations Kyle and Krystin! We are so happy for you! Here are some pictures of her shower. We all had fun eating, playing games, and socializing with each other!

The lovely sisters! We all look HOT! Oh and also Ethan.

Emily being such a blessing by packing up the gifts nice and easy to carry.

Of course "Little D" is going to be the new family favorite!

Look at how cute he is! Eric and Carol make good babies!

Krystin and her sister!

We are Family...

Here are some more pictures of summer. After our wonderful night at the Inn we spent time with the family.

My new haircut. I decided to cut it

Naomi: I love this picture, she is truly happy

Wine glass

SISTERS!

New Camera!

So if you remember way back in the month of April Scott and I ventured out into the world of Opening Day at Miller Park for the Brewers! We had so much fun with our friends Kevin and Maria taking pictures, playing bags, and eating barbeque! Well after the game was done I was in the process of taking out my camera to take pictures of all the trash that was left in the parking lot, all of a sudden my hands were filled with butter and I dropped the camera. Since that drop all the pictures would turn up blurry and fuzzy. It was a very sad day for me.

Well the happy ending to this story is, Scott and I celebrated our anniversary two weekends ago and I was one spoiled wife. We stayed at the Washington House Inn in Cedarburg, which is awesome and I totally recommend it, and Scott let me get a new camera because it was on sale! I was very happy. So here are some pictures from the new camera and our room!

Our lovely bed it was so comfortable

Our amazing whirlpool: AMAZING!

One last lay in the comfortable bed!

My Husband...

Reflecting on the last 7 and 1/2 years with the man I love, I would like to share with you why he is such a wonderful man!

• He has a heart for God
• He provides for me
• He is the most handsome man in the world
• He plans for our future
• He has minor freakouts when I spend to much money on something
• He is always loving
• He puts up with me when I am moody
• He wants to give me everything I want (not always when I want it)
• He is understanding
• He is willing to do the 2 week old laundry
• He get me Lego Harry Potter for our anniversary
• He sent me flowers at work for our anniversary
• He is a very hard worker
• He is always looking for opportunities to save money
• He loves to go rummaging with me looking for opportunities to save money
• He has such a passion for football and the Packers
• He loves hanging out with his family and mine
• He wants to be a father someday
• He will go out of his way to help someone in need
• He is generous
• He is everything I prayed for in a husband

I love you!

2nd Anniversary!

Two years ago, with the blessing of God and family, we were married! We had the most beautiful ceremony and had a ton of fun at the reception! Thank you to our family and friends for coming and supporting us and helping us celebrate our marriage!

Where Did July Go?

I find myself asking this question over and over again...Where did July and 2010 go? I guess we started off this month with a long extended weekend to the northwoods to celebrate the Fourth of July.

The next weekend we spent it celebrating the marriage of our good friends Kevin and Maria. They had a great ceremony in Grafton...I read some scripture for the ceremony. We ate some really German food, toasted with a Jaeger shot, watched the groom and groomsmen complete a glockenspiel dance, quite entertaining, and danced the night away! We also played chauffer for them and got them to their hotel room for their first night as a married couple. Congratulations to them!

After the wedding we headed up to Fon Du Lac for Scott's cousin Bethy's graduation. It was really good to see family and play a very entertaining game of volleyball, which I am surprised no one lost an eye or something!

Last weekend was Fish Day. Scott was on call all weekend, and during the day of Fish Day. He got to drive the Ambulance around town following the run/walkers in the morning, then he was in the parade waving to all the excited little kids! He was quite handsome in his uniform! After the parade he went golfing and I went home to take a nap, the sun was scorching (I got burned during the parade), and I was not feeling too well. Scott went back on call at 10pm for the remaining weekend, so we watched the fireworks from the fire station and he got called right at 11pm, so I hung out at the station with a few of the firefighters and chief till they got back.

Sunday we had lunch with Scott's family, looked at a house (didn't like it), softball practice, then stayed in and watched a movie and ate popcorn. The best ending to a stressful weekend.

This weekend Scott has a softball tournament for the fire department, we are watching Scott's co-workers dog Mason! And I am going to Eric and Carol's for Cadens 3rd birthday party! WOW! I CANNOT believe she is 3 already! When did that happen?

All the busy weekends have been of course interspersed with busy weeks. Scott has softball on Monday nights, EMS practice most Wednesday nights, and we play volleyball Thursday nights. Plus we try to hang out with some friends at least once a week. So to answer the question...Where has July and 2010 gone? I have no idea. Please let me know if you find it hiding in a corner or some other obscure place!

Blessings

I was ready Krystin's blog and came upon the blessings, so here are just a few things Scott and I are thankful for...

• Our salvation in Christ
• God providing sufficiently for us
• Our love for eachother
• Both of our jobs and their flexibility
• Cars that are somewhat reliable
• Money to fix those somewhat reliable cars
• Family and friends letting us use their cars when our somewhat reliable cars need to be fixed
• Our awesome families and the additions that are growing in great numbers
• The many friends we have and the many more we will meet
• A roof over our heads that can be cooled when needed
• Being able to communicate with family all over the world

These are just some of the things we are blessed with. I could go on but I do not want to bore you. Have a great day!

Independence Day!

Scott and I both took off on Friday to get a head start on the weekend and we are really glad we did.

We headed up north to Three Lakes (by Eagle River) to visit his Nanna and Grandpa. We arrived mid afternoon and imediately started to relax. As the day went on we found ourselves indulging in the peace and quiet of the great northwoods. Friday we stuffed our face with a fish fry or in my case I had shrimp fettucini alfredo, and spent the night talking with family.

Saturday we visited our friends, who were also up north 15 min. away, we went water skiing, played some bags, and party barged across the lake. To say the least we could not move on Sunday because we were so sore from skiing Saturday.

Sunday we bathed in the lake, there is nothing like jumping in a semi-cold lake early in the morning to wake you up, then headed out to the parade. It was quite entertaining to see my father-in-law and Scott's aunt fighting for candy. I think they were having more fun with the candy than the kids next to us. A sunny morning lead into a cloudy and rainy afternoon. Scott went fishing and I took a four hour nap and tried to read my book. Since it rained all day the fireworks were canceled, oh well we will catch them next year!

Monday we headed home after some more skiing and some battle tubing with Scott's cousin and her fiance. I think we are still recovering from the torture our bodies went through. All in all we spent the weekend stuffing our face with great food from Nanna and great company with family. We hope you all had a great 4th of July!

Scott got in!

We are very happy to announce that Scott officially got offered a spot in the SBB program at Bloodcenter of Milwaukee. He and two other people will be starting shortly after Labor Day! I am so proud of him! Thank you for all your prayers during his interview, and please be praying for us as we endeavor on in this new chapter in life. Scott will be spending a lot of hours at the Bloodcenter studying, working, and shadowing other labs in the Bloodcenter.

To cut or not to cut?

A few months ago I got a haircut which was much needed, 6 months needed. I went into the salon feeling confident because I loved the haircut I had. So when I sat down in the chair for the pre-washing consult, she started describing the haircut where it is short in the back and longer in the front, I said I am not a big fan of that type of haircut, but I really like the one I had.

Off we go to clean the hair, get a hand massage and a hot towel on the head. Me, still feeling confident I am going to get the same haircut.

After that lovely stuff is done, we go back to her chair and she starts cutting, and making small conversation. To make a long story short...I finally got out of the salon an hour later, late for work and now not at all feeling confident with my haircut or myself.

I left there with 5 minutes to get to a job I just started, it was at least a 15 minute drive, the shortest hair I have EVER had, and a shaved neck. I was trying hard not to cry on my way to work hopeing no one was waiting for me to open the doors, and trying to think of who to call at 10 in the morning that wasn't working, or at school to vent to about a haircut I hated.

The first weeks was an adventure. I kept playing with my hair, I wouldn't look at the back of my hair, and I kept it pulled back because I thought it was ugly. As it grew I learned how to style it and eventually I learned to like it.

Now it is coming to the three month mark when people with a style like mine need to get another cut because it is getting really long. Here is my dilemma...Do I keep the same cut, or should I go back to the cut I love? Do I try to grow it out a little more to go back to that style? I am now just starting to be able to pull it back into a ponytail which is great for really hot days, but I still have a little more growth to go. Please help me, I have no idea what to do.

Infomercials

Lately I have had some time to myself in the morning, after Scott leaves and before I go to work at the lovely hour of 10am! My regular routine is either work out, house work, and then drink coffee and lay on the couch watching CSI. So addicted to that.

Every now and then during the comercials there comes an infomercial that just really makes me crack up. Recently it has been shakeweight, this dumbell with a sliding tube around the handle that shakes back and forth, which could be mistaken for a lude act if held in the right area. Too funny if you have ever seen this infomercial.

The one that really caught my eye this morning was for Barelift. This product really had me laughing. Let me paint you a picture...think of packaging tape cut into a half moon with a handle on the top so you can "lift" and stick. I guess what you are supposed to do is tape it around your nipple then pull up to make it look like you are wearing a bra. It was absolutely rediculous. They were claiming you could wear backless and strapless shirts and dresses and no one would even know you were not wearing a bra. It all sounded way too good.

To say the least it is pretty incredible of what people think of these days to make a quick buck. Have a great day!

Tis the season...

To RUMMAGE! Lately Scott and I have been getting up early Saturday mornings and hitting the rummages around town. I think it is our new favorite thing to do together. Some great quality time and awesome finds. What we have found the past couple of weeks... Antique tin cans to go into our kitchen someday, we thought we found royal rummy but it turned out to be scrabble (we learned to look in the box first before purchase...it was only $.25), pictionary (the old kind), a flat frying pan to go on top of a burner for eggs and pancakes, 8 extension cords-you never know when you are going to need them, rubber spatula, Sara I found a Christmas dress for Elena-never worn, a picnic basket, cast iron skillet almost as big as mom and dad's, a new microwave for $5 (ours never kept correct time) and we learned that when we start having kids we are getting most of their clothing from rummage sales! There are so many treasures to find, while people just want to get rid of their old junk, we love it! If you haven't tried it, go without an idea of what you are looking for and something will always pop out at you! It is amazing what you can find!

Scott's Interview

Please be praying for Scott tomorrow. He has his interview for grad school. The program he wants to get in is through Marquette at Bloodcenter of Wisconsin. His interview is from 12:45 to 4:15. He is meeting with 6 people during the course of this time. Please pray for him to have the endurance to get through the 3.5 hour interview and that God gives him the wisdom in answering the questions. Thank you!