Where the bleep is shay?

Oh my gosh. I have been so lazy with the blogging thing. Sorry to all two of you who read it! Things are great in the Collier house. I do have a lot of catching up to do but we are going to party hardy at the Streator's tonight so I will catch you all up next year. HA! I always love saying that this time of year. I'm a corn dog!! Anyway, hope the holidays have been great for everyone! Later.

I'm sorry! Life has been just a little hectic. I will post soon. Pics of Halloween and all!

I'll tell you mine if you tell me yours

My friend Rebecca made a comment on my last post that had me re-reading what I wrote. It was late. But I wanted to make it clear that when I said I'd rather live out the rest of my days oblivious if Dave or Wynonna retired I meant that I would maybe die if I found that out. LOL Was that a run on sentence? Ha ha. Anyway, it did kind of sound like I don't care for them, but the contrary is true. LOVE LOVE LOVE THEM!!! Tell me, who are your favorites???

Note to Michelle: Love you to death but please remember some people don't have ALL day to read your favorites. ;) Mwah!

Melancholy

Tonight was the CMA awards show, one of my favorite yearly events! It was all so good, except the part of the evening when they dropped the bomb on me about Brooks & Dunn retiring. WHAT!?!?! Excuse me but how did I not know about this? And excuse me Mr. Brooks and Mr. Dunn, but how could you do this to me?!?! Jeremy had a good laugh while I sat crying, watching their LAST performance! OK, I know At this point you are thinking how ridiculous I am, but apparently you don't know about my insane love for amazing singers/bands/music in general. I CANNOT wrap my brain around the idea that they are done making music. It's like a little part of the world just ended. What will it be like without any more Brooks & Dunn songs that never fail to deliver? I am in a sorrowful mood. My dear friend, Michelle, told me that when she comes home we can have a Brooks & Dunn Tribute night. Thank you Michelle. I think you know how much that means to me. ♥

So I suppose that is all of my boo hooing for tonight, BUT next time one of my favorite singers/songwriters/bands/awesome music people decides to call it quites could someone please give me a heads up. Unless it's like... Dave Mathews or Wynonna or someone like that. In which case it may be better just to let me live out the rest of my days oblivious. I think I will go listen to some Brooks & Dunn now and cry myself to sleep. *sad face+tear* Thank you all and goodnight. melencholy

Who needs comedy central

The other day Harlee and I were looking at all different kinds of animals on the computer. We saw giraffes, hippopotamus's, Koala Bears, Panda Bears, Black bears, kittens, dogs, kangaroos, rhinos, lions, dolphins, killer whales, and the list goes on. We were having a lot of fun learning all about these cool animals. Then we came to one that she knew for sure. I asked her, "Harlee, What are these?" She responded......
"Chicken Nuggets!"

I need to write a new post I know. It will come soon. For now this is all you get. LOVES!!

The other day I let a man and his friend cross in from of my car in the parking lot. He looked up at me, flashed me a nice big smile, then WINKED and me. I totally blushed! It was so cute and it just made my day. I don't get many people winking at me these days. So thank you sir!

Today, after my family left, Cheli helped me tie my quilt. She is SPEEDY! We got it done before Jeremy and Harlee got up from their nap so Cheli and I took a fun trip into town. I got some eyeshadow, Cheli got some books and we had a blast doing it all. Thanks Cheli for always being so wonderful and putting up with me. ;) And thank you aunt Debbie for letting me use your quilting frame.

Tonight after I got home and Halee was asleep my neighbor, Katie, texted me and wanted to know if I would like to run with her to get a frosty from Wendy's. It was just a short little trip but I really enjoyed running away with her for a little bit. She is a great neighbor and a wonderful friend. We decided to try and make it our Saturday night thing. It's the only time our husbands are home to keep an eye on our kids. So that will be great fun.

Well, I think that is all. Jeremy was so good to watch Harlee today while I did my thing and I love him very much for all his help and support. Now it is time for rest so we won't fall asleep watching conference tomorrow. LOL

You know how you can always remember how bad it hurts to stub your toe?.. yeah that hurt. Well I don't just have to remember anymore. OUCH!!! I really hate that feeling!

Sick Baby

Yesterday evening Harlee started getting sick and it just progressed. The night was hard with her running a fever of 103 and being down right miserable. I took her into the doctor today and she tested negative for strep so we are looking at a stupid virus. Just watching her today made me want to cry. And she DID cry. Almost non stop all day long. It really is heartbreaking to see your baby suffering. Tonight she was feeling a bit better but I think only because her fever is finally succumbing to the medicine I've been giving her all day, (which she absolutely does not like taking). So hopefully my little girl will start feeling better soon. And watch out moms, it is going around. Good Luck to the rest of you.

"It's amazing, Molly. The love inside, you take it with you."

I wanted to say something about Patrick Swayze, and the only word that keeps coming to mind is PASSION. He was passionate about everything he did and you could feel it in everything he did. He LIVED! Thanks Patrick for bringing passion into our lives! May you rest in peace now that your suffering is over.



August 18, 1952 – September 14, 2009

Never Forget

I have a very patriotic spirit. I believe that is because it is so intertwined with my faith. This country is a special gift to us from God and I am continually thankful for the blessing of living in the United States of America. On this day of remembrance I just want to be one of the many who thank the people who serve our country and defend our freedom! GOD BLESS THE USA!!!!

Exciting News

In my attempt to continue to be a stay at home mom I have decided to Become an Avon sales rep. I really want this to work and I am using my blog as a promoting device. I am sorry if this bugs some people but I really want to be able to bring in some extra money for us while staying home with my baby girl. So I am posting a link to my Avon web site. http://www.youravon.com/shaycollier If you are interested in anything you can go there and order right from my page. The products can be delivered right to your house and I still get the credit. Great system huh. ;) You can also call me for a catalog or anything else.
Anyway, I would really love everyone to check it out. Thank you all for your support and friendships.

August update

Is August really nearing it's end?? I can feel the change in the weather. It has been so cool here. Still warm enough to swim , but night time rolls around and I'm cuddling in blankets. Let's see. Jeremy turned 27 on the 2nd. Jake came just for Jer's birthday which was so nice of him and brought him a bunch of cloths. Jake is such a great brother, always looking out for us. Then we all went and ate lunch at the park with Jeremy's parents and had a nice time. Luckily they brought a cake because the day before was really hectic for me and I didn't get the chance to get one. And for Jeremy's birthday gift he wanted a popcorn popper. So he found one that he liked, and that night after Harlee was asleep he made popcorn for us and we sat on the couch and watched a movie together. It had been a while since that happened and it was nice. So that was Jeremy's birthday.

This month so far has been busy also. Mom and Dad have been spending as much time here as possible. I think they want to get in as much Harlee time as they can before the summer ends. So we have had a lot of fun. And I like that I actually have things to do, you know, besides the normal day to day stuff, like the fair,and this last weekend we went Huckleberry picking and then headed up to Montpelier to watch Ryan and Kelly (Aunt Debbie's husband's son and daughter in law) play in a soft ball game. While there we also got to hang out at the Bear lake county fair. LOL It was..... small. But still, fun. Aunt Debbie got smacked in the hand with a ball and the sucker swelled up so bad. I ran to get some ice but was trying to figure out what to use as a pack when i realized I was loaded down with diapers. So I grabbed one and it worked great.

Just a little FYI for mom's on the go. Ha ha. Anyway, the hand was not broken, just looked really nasty. All in all a good trip.

Today my dad got his gal bladder taken out. It was causing him lots of pain and trouble so they got rid of the thing. Mom said he did well and now

he just has to get healed up. I think that is about it so far. Long boring story for those of you still here. Sorry. Thought i should post something. LOL Hopefully soon I will have more fun stories for you all.

P.S. I did a picture collage to make the upload easier. The cows and quilts are from the fair in Idaho, the rides are the ones from Cache Valley. And you have to find the picture of my Aunt Debbie's hand. It is kind of little, but totally cool and gross at the same time.

July Pictures

This is a picture of Harlee with her hair Straightened. I thought she looked a bit like Chucky. LOL We decided there is a reason she has all those cute curls.
















A picture of the Collier family all together, well, mostly. There are a few people missing in this photo but you get the idea.

















Mom and Dad 2. Love them.
















Jenny, Becky, Jake and Jeremy. Love them 2.



















Not the best picture. But Harlee loves Uncle Jake.















Harlee attempting to touch my mom's fish.





















Harlee sharing her pacer with the worm!!













Harlee after playing with the worm and Aunt Cassie talking her into KISSING THE WORM. I don't even know.



















At the Wilcox reunion one thing on the agenda was a Softball game. Lots of fun!












And swimming at Bear Lake. The best place EVER.





Those are some of the highlights from July. It was a month packed with family and fun. August is looking fun as well. Got to get as much fun in as possible before it starts getting cold. I guess I accidentally deleted the pictures of our stay in Cedar City which really sucks! But there are plenty here to entertain. Hope you enjoy!!

So much fun!

I have so much to update about and I'm sorry, no pictures for this one, they will come later. On the 17th Jeremy and I drove to Grantsville and I got to visit with my dear friends Amanda and Crystal Ware and see Crystal's baby girl. It was so much fun! We all grew up together and they are like sisters to me so that was just really good for my heart to be able to see them. Amanda and I stayed up late and talked and it was wonderful. Also while we were there we went and saw the new Harry Potter movie. Sadly I have yet to read the books but I LOVE the movies so that was fun. Then on Saturday Jeremy and I went for an early anniversary celebration to The Big Yellow Inn and Shakespearean festival in Cedar City. We had such a good time. We got there and it was beautiful and we got to rest from our long drive for a bit. Then we went to dinner, then to the Green show and then the play. We saw "A comedy of Errors" and it was so so funny! I was very impressed. On our way home on Saturday we stopped by Draper and took a little trip down memory lane. I showed Jeremy all my old houses and significant spots where memories had taken place. ( I lived in Draper until 6th grade when we moved to Grantsville.) I liked it but I don't think is was quite as fun for him. Ha ha. Then we came home where Mom and Dad had brought Harlee because Monday was the start of our Wilcox family reunion. So from LAST Saturday to this Sunday we have been having fun with family. We did a ton of stuff. I am completely exhausted!! I will wait to write about the entire reunion for the next post because we did so much. I have a lot of pictures of the Inn and the reunion that I will post also. But that is my update for now. Sorry it sounds like a bad journal entry, I am very tired and dreading cleaning my house after more than a week of just running in and out. Wish me luck! Again, pictures will be coming soon!! I'm out.

Time With Daddy

"Just came to say goodbye love"

We took this picture the night we had to go say goodbye to Michelle. I actually stayed composed, until the drive home. Then it would hit me and a little sob burst would come out and i would have to regain composure. I did that probably 8 times. Ha ha. Jeremy was getting a kick out if it, but comforting me at the same time. A little comical. Anyway. Good bye for now Michelle. See you for Christmas!!!

I really have nothing to post. Sorry.

A new chapter

My darling friend is moving away from me and I am having so many emotions. Some that I am not truly even letting myself feel. But I wake up in the middle of the night crying from dreams of her going. I am so deeply happy for her. This will be a wonderful experience for her. A way for her to start fresh and let go of things that have been holding her down and keeping her from reaching her potential. I am just a selfish person who can't imagine my life without this friend who has come to be such an embedded part of my heart. I have always despised change. It takes things away from me that I love.
Good luck on your journey my dear and remember I will always be here for you.

P.S. I gave it to the dandelion for a bit.

Sad News

Our dear little kitty has run away. We are all very sad about this. Harlee still goes around the house calling for him. I keep praying he will come back, but with no collar and his great little personality I'm sure someone had no problem taking him in. It has been a sad two days in the Collier household. :(

What the Hair!!!

She is adorable, but boy does she have some CRAZY hair!!

Kitty Kitty Meow

About 2 weeks ago my neighbor knocked on my door. I opened it to find her standing there with a kitten in her arms. She found it at the bus stop and was wondering if I wanted it. Well, I didn't but by that time Harlee had seen it and was playing with it so I told her I would just put it outside when Harlee was done. So I put it outside a short time later and about an hour later I checked to see if it was gone. It was, until I closed the door then it ran up to the window. I let it in again and put it out again a little while later. This happened about 3 or 4 times until I just resigned myself to the fact that we had been adopted. We didn't name the thing because I kept telling Jeremy we were not keeping it, but i also couldn't bring myself to just drop the poor thing off somewhere. It was already potty trained so i am thinking that maybe someone already did the drop and run to it. So anyway, we now have a cat. We just call it kitty kitty meow because that is what Harlee runs around calling him. Harlee and Kitty really like each other. She has her fair share of scratches, but just from him being playful. He let's Harlee pick him up and carry him around everywhere. They chase each other through the house and even take naps together. So here are some pictures of Harlee and Kitty's adventures.

The other day I was looking for my phone and couldn't find it anywhere. I knew where I had it lost but it was not there. So I was sure I was going crazy. Well, I called it and called it. I could hear it vibrating so I was crawling all over the house on my hands and knees trying to find the stupid little thing. I finally narrowed it down to Harlee's bedroom closet but still couldn't quite pin point where it was. Then I found it! Yucked nicely into her cute little toy. Needless to we have to keep remotes, phones and any other small object that we need away form our daughter. We can't even watch movies because our remote is long gone. Anyway, here is a pic of my phone in it's little hiding place.

Need I say more...

My morning of DREAD!

It has been so long since I blogged. I was feeling very uninspired and then I was looking through my pictures and realized I have a ton of pictures I could blog about. However, I will be out of town for a bit and unable to access my pictures so I won't get it all done as soon as I would like but I will get it done. Tonight I wanted to show a picture of my doll. Yes I have a doll. Her name is Little Miss Drowsy Beans and I have had her sine I was 3 years old. In that time she has held up surprisingly well considering she was always my "comfort object". As I've grown up she has gradually found her way to the shelf and often times little people want to play with her but she has been dubbed off limits. That is, until Harlee showed up. I automatically wanted my little doll to be an available comfort for my darling baby girl. So She now sits with all of Harlee's dolls and stuffed animals on their allocated shelf. This shelf is different that the aforementioned "shelf" in that it's purpose is to keep Harlees toys organized, not kept away from her. Anyway, generally each night before bed she will choose a baby or animal form that shelf to sleep with her for the night. Last night she chose Drowsy Beans and so I tucked them both lovingly into bed. This morning, I heard Jeremy get home and the next thing I was aware of was the bath water on. Harlee had achieved another one of her massive blow outs and Jeremy had promptly thrown her into the tub to get clean. (I know, He's great!!) I got up and got my contacts in and sat with Harlee while she finished her bath and Jeremy took care of the rest of the mess. Minutes later Jeremy walked into the bathroom holding my precious, OLD doll my the head saying, "It got on Drowsy beans". I could tell he was worried about my reaction. I cried, "Nooooooooooooooooo!!!!" and then we both busted up laughing. Yes I was horrified to see her little pink outfit spotted with nastiness, but it was kind of also funny. Now here is the catch to this story. Like any good comfort object I don't think my doll has ever been washed in it's life. I'm not sure if my mom threw her in the wash when I was little but I have never done it myself for fear that she would fall apart. So as she sat soaking in a sink of water I realized this was the time. And I had to come to terms with the fact that she HAD to be washed and it may be the end to my beloved doll. *sniff sniff* So, I put her in the wash, (with the comforter from Harlee's bed that had already been washed. But I couldn't stand the thought of her just banging around in there with no cushion, *sniff sniff*) put on the gentle cycle, added soap, and closed the door on the poor little thing. I immediately called my mom to relay the news and although she sympathised with my plight, she also laughed. She told me to call her and let her know how things turned out, meaning let her know if Drowsy Beans DIED or not! And a few more giggles form her. So a while later, with heart pounding I went to the laundry room and took a deep breath steeling myself for the image of a little deflated, torn apart body. As I opened the lid, there she sat. Still tucked in nicely by the blanket and looking cleaner than I can ever remember her looking. The front material looks a bit worn and it may be time to put her back on the "Do not touch" shelf, but i am happy to announce she survived!! Mom was very happy about it too. So this is the picture of her looking so fresh and clean. I didn't think to take a picture before, because really, who wants to see some poo covered doll. Yuck! But trust me when I say she is looking good! Ha ha.
P.S. Thanks to all who stuck around and actually read this story. I Know it was a long one.

Something to make you smile

I was going through my pictures and found this one of Harlee. I don't think I ever really looked at it before because tonight I realized how FUNNY it is!! I mean seriously, look at those big eyes, that crazy hair and her HORRIBLY messy face. I just love it and hope you do as well.

Some Ideas

I think in the near future me and my friend Michelle should do something fun! We haven't had a little get together in a while and I believe the time is overdue. Now I just have to figure out what we will be doing. I think maybe it will be watching some kind of movie somewhere because we both like that. Or maybe eating pie somewhere because you know we both like that. Except we will have to make sure Michelle takes her insulin or however that diabetes thing works. Most likely we will sit around talking into the wee hours of the night so maybe she is going to have to bring a change of cloths and her and Harlee and I could have a little sleep over. I'm pretty sure Harlee would like that. These are just some ideas I'm throwing out there. If any one has any more ideas please feel free to post them. I will be updating on the fun we have whatever it may be. :)

New Post

I know it's time for a new post I'm just not sure what it should be. So check back soon. Maybe even tonight. I'll look through my pics and see what I can come up with.

Introducing Her Royal Highness and Her new throne!!

All right, this will be my second post for the day, but I HAD to write about what happened tonight! So I have been just casually teaching Harlee about going "potty". Since she generally won't let me out of her sight even private moments aren't so private any more. Oh well, the perks of being a mom I suppose. But I have tried to make those times learning opportunities. So I explain that mommy is going "pee-pee" in the "potty" and so on. I have also tried to connect me going with her going. Like when I changer her diaper I say how she went pee-pee in her diaper like mommy goes pee-pee in the potty. (Trying to give you all enough detail without giving TOO MUCH detail.) So she has been showing interest for a while when it comes to the toilet. She actually says "pee-pee" and she has tried to help me a couple times, (uh, awkward even for a mommy) along with grabbing her diaper when, (I think) she has gone pee. So tonight we got her her very own potty. We got in out and put together and she sat on her little potty while I sat on mine. I was talking her through it just letting her get use to the feel and such. When I stood up, so did she and she went to shut the lid on hers when I did on mine, but she stopped and decided she wanted to sit back down. Jeremy had come to get a diaper back on her but he let her sit again. When she did I heard him say "Oh my gosh..." and turned to see a little stream flowing right into her little potty!! What!?!? Did that just happen? So Jeremy and I both cheered big for her and she loved it! She smiled and giggled and clapped with us. Then I showed her how to wipe. She wasn't so interested in that part. But you could just see in her little face that the whole experience was a good one for her. I seriously couldn't believe it. It was so cute and awesome and funny!! What a big girl! OK, that part is kind of sad, but I am so proud of her and how smart she is. I know not to expect it to keep being that easy, and that we still have a lot of work to do, but I'm just impressed that she has come this far already. So that is my story for tonight. I hope it was clean enough for everyone out there. I will continue to update on our progress with the potty. :)

So I had this really cute video of Harlee that I wanted to post but I let it upload for like two hours and it just wouldn't work. I guess if you want to see it you'll just have to come see it in person. I really don't have much to write about. I went to Women's conference last week with my friend Jamee and we had a blast together. It was so good to be able to just be friends and not worry about all the every day life stuff. Not that we don't love the everyday life stuff, it's just been a while since we got to relax and just have fun together like that. It was also an uplifting experience and I'm very glad I went.
Huh, let's see, I have a story about Harlee. The other day she went to play with Jeremy outside while I showered. As they were walking away from the porch I told her bye and she turned around and waved and said bye-bye then blew me a kiss. So cute but nothing new. Then I said "love you!" and she said "love you" back!!! I have been waiting for that day so long and it was so great. I haven't been able to get her to say it again, but I know she'll get it soon. She is such a hand full and makes messes everywhere she goes but she is such a light in my life. Every night we spend some time together just sitting and talking and playing before she goes to bed and it's the best part of the day. Other than that nothing new. Tavia is going to be calling on Mother's day and I am excited about that. I am just trying to figure out how to be there (my mom's house) and get back and spend enough time with Jeremy's mom also. I hope Whit gets to call early. I know this post is stupid, I'll post some pictures to try and make up for it. LOL


Jeremy and Harlee just chillaxin' together. She loves her daddy!

And this is Harlee playing in the dirt. One of her very favorite things to do!!