sooo....we are trying to find a dog that is right for our family...needless to say this journey has taught us as many lessons as life has...you dont go to an adoption agency and say...ok i want that one and point and bring a kid home...same as a dog...soooo we learned the hard way!!
Todd wants a Black and Tan Coonhound...then he wanted a Blood hound..so when i got online there was a mix of b and t and bh...PERFECT!! NOTTTTT!!!!!!!!!!
My husband loves me so he did what he could to make me happy which meant driving 14 hours to get me a dog....
we got him home and he was AWSOME~!! the look he had was perfect, the temperment was great, he was potty trained (THANK YOU!!) and leash trained, could sit, lay down and was a great dog....THEN...he sniffed my butt...groaned...and then his HUGE 2 year old self wrapped his front legs on me and yes...um...yeah..you guessed it...started humping me!! I RAN him up and down my street, and then gave him a bath...HE THEN HUMPED ME THE SAME!!
i get out the shower and todd gives me the final blow...HE DID IT TO LIZ!! oh hell to the mother f'IN NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!
that means you go back buddy...my kid will NEVER BE TERRORIZED! not if i can help it!!
soooooooooooooooooooooo that puts us in the u.p....ya 7 hours later we are in our beds in a hotel room...swam out, bowled out, and we have a full belly...wish Blu worked but maybe we will find one at the shelter in mt. p!! that way we can get to know it there instead of home where we have to take him back...
so as a "NORMAL" person i can only give advice as i learn it...but the journey is as hard as it is to find a HUMAN baby...
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
its been awhaile
well its been awahile since ive been on here!! i was actually asked to post one so thats why i am!! to catch up in my life...kaila moved to fowlerville with josh, she is in 5th grade now and is doing great in her new school, making new friends and having a lot of fun!!
bradley is 8 now and is growing like a weed, bought him some pjs yesturday and they were too small!! they were 2 sizes bigger than the ones he has and i warned him they may be too big...he showed me huh? lol
im back working at applebees on the weekend and whenever i can pick up a shift...i couldnt take being home 24-7 anymore, it was great when liz was a baby but mom needs a break, and todd needs to see how it feels to be a "stay at home dad"...lol he cooks, cleans, and does everything i would if i were home and he was working..for anyone who wants to come sit at my bar i work fri, sat, sun from 11-4 come see me!! more later fans....love you all!! lol
bradley is 8 now and is growing like a weed, bought him some pjs yesturday and they were too small!! they were 2 sizes bigger than the ones he has and i warned him they may be too big...he showed me huh? lol
im back working at applebees on the weekend and whenever i can pick up a shift...i couldnt take being home 24-7 anymore, it was great when liz was a baby but mom needs a break, and todd needs to see how it feels to be a "stay at home dad"...lol he cooks, cleans, and does everything i would if i were home and he was working..for anyone who wants to come sit at my bar i work fri, sat, sun from 11-4 come see me!! more later fans....love you all!! lol
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
just a lil somethin....
so lets catch up in the life of one Crystal Nichole Ontis....
my grandpa seems to be doing well again...he is lucid again and seems to know everyone just fine. must have been the meds he was on and now isnt. his insurance has run out though and we are fighting like mad to get him some medicade to help pick up the bill at the home...he's getting a little physical therepy on his hip, not as much as he should though since the insurance is gone.
kaila won her art contest and banner contest which is a huge thing for her...cant even begin to say how proud we are!!
bradley turned 8 and we had a nice family weekend with him. birthday weekends are very special here since the kids arnt here all the time the whole weekend is theirs...whatever they want to eat for dinner, they pick out their cake, whatever games they want to play or tv they want to watch and to make them feel super special the rest of the family pitches in to do their chores. i hope bradley felt as special as he is to us. we love that little guy!!
elizabeth...she has been amazing me left and right lately...she is growing so fast and talking so well. she recognizes her name now adn is getting to where she understands a little that others have the same name...elizabeth mcfarlen is a morning anchor on the Today show and when liz hears her name she says "no i elizabeth" and i explain so is she...ive never seen a two year old so into reading too. i swear we have read each of her books 100 times!!! she has a whole book shelf all to herself and her books and not only book but magazines too...she will sit in a chair with her "mickey" (blanky) and read a magazine from cover to cover...she loves my parenting and kaila's oriental trading magazines the best! on road trips as long as there are books in the car she is all set!!
next week is spring break for kaila and we are thinking of going to my sisters house!!! we were thinking of going to kalamazoo but todd really wants to hook up with some of his new found brothers and sisters in the detroit area now that he has a couple days to do so. he has been so busy lately and gone a lot...it will be nice to reconnect with family and ours to boot!!
i love my sister cynthia!! she is the best...not only does she resemble our mother so when i see her i get a little memory burst but she loves todd and our kids with a huge, open, loving heart!! she has welcomed him and bradley with open arms and that is AWSOME!!! wish i could say that for his family about us...oh well though...we have the zellers and vaughns on that side...thats all we need!!
i hope to see my lil sister hannah too that week, not sure though she may be going to disney world with a friend...this girl goes EVERYWHERE!! she goes to cedar point at least like 3 times a year and florida all the time too...can i say JELOUS...yup!! i just did!! lol but if she doesnt go i am definelty fitting in some hannah time becuase i miss her so much too...family is everything people remember that...
well thats the latest...till next time my "followers" have a great week!!
my grandpa seems to be doing well again...he is lucid again and seems to know everyone just fine. must have been the meds he was on and now isnt. his insurance has run out though and we are fighting like mad to get him some medicade to help pick up the bill at the home...he's getting a little physical therepy on his hip, not as much as he should though since the insurance is gone.
kaila won her art contest and banner contest which is a huge thing for her...cant even begin to say how proud we are!!
bradley turned 8 and we had a nice family weekend with him. birthday weekends are very special here since the kids arnt here all the time the whole weekend is theirs...whatever they want to eat for dinner, they pick out their cake, whatever games they want to play or tv they want to watch and to make them feel super special the rest of the family pitches in to do their chores. i hope bradley felt as special as he is to us. we love that little guy!!
elizabeth...she has been amazing me left and right lately...she is growing so fast and talking so well. she recognizes her name now adn is getting to where she understands a little that others have the same name...elizabeth mcfarlen is a morning anchor on the Today show and when liz hears her name she says "no i elizabeth" and i explain so is she...ive never seen a two year old so into reading too. i swear we have read each of her books 100 times!!! she has a whole book shelf all to herself and her books and not only book but magazines too...she will sit in a chair with her "mickey" (blanky) and read a magazine from cover to cover...she loves my parenting and kaila's oriental trading magazines the best! on road trips as long as there are books in the car she is all set!!
next week is spring break for kaila and we are thinking of going to my sisters house!!! we were thinking of going to kalamazoo but todd really wants to hook up with some of his new found brothers and sisters in the detroit area now that he has a couple days to do so. he has been so busy lately and gone a lot...it will be nice to reconnect with family and ours to boot!!
i love my sister cynthia!! she is the best...not only does she resemble our mother so when i see her i get a little memory burst but she loves todd and our kids with a huge, open, loving heart!! she has welcomed him and bradley with open arms and that is AWSOME!!! wish i could say that for his family about us...oh well though...we have the zellers and vaughns on that side...thats all we need!!
i hope to see my lil sister hannah too that week, not sure though she may be going to disney world with a friend...this girl goes EVERYWHERE!! she goes to cedar point at least like 3 times a year and florida all the time too...can i say JELOUS...yup!! i just did!! lol but if she doesnt go i am definelty fitting in some hannah time becuase i miss her so much too...family is everything people remember that...
well thats the latest...till next time my "followers" have a great week!!
Thursday, March 17, 2011
what a gal!
my daughter is so awsome!!! kaila is 10 years old and in the 4th grade at clare primary school. she recently entered two different art contests and won a place in both!! the first was a contest for the local Big Brothers Big Sisters organization, the contest theme was happy and she drew a little girl jumping for joy because she just scored a goal at her soccer game...kaila worked so hard on it and it certainly showed when i got the call that she had won.
the second contest was a banner contest. every spring/summer season the city of mt. pleasant hangs banners from the light posts all through town displaying local artwork...kaila also won a spot on a post for her entered banner...she gets to go to the park every saturday and work on painting it with a special paint. she is super excited about it all!!
so she is going to have a banner displayed and her "happy" drawing went up for auction last night. it sold for 60$!! not too shabby for her first piece of art!! i will get it scanned on here soon so everyone can share!!
it was a great night for all of us last night, a little family gathering you could say. todd, kelly, elizabeth, aunt luanne, wayne and i all went out to dinner at big boy before the auction...we were running a little late and afraid we would miss her art but low and behold it was #29 out of 30 so we were ok with time for sure!! there her dad josh, his dad, sister, sister iin law met up with us and we were all there to support kaila and make sure she knew there was a lot of love there for her!! if only papa could have come it would have made the night complete. there were a lot of things for auction that night encluding a HUGE saw blade with artwork on it and a silent auction that kelly won a few things on...
not to be left out, kaila also won a drawing for 2 Great Lakes Loons baseball tickets and a 15$ gas card to get her there!! she was so excited she may have peed a little!! lol
all in all it was a fantastic night and elizabeth had a great time too!! i cant wait to see whats in store for my little girl in the future with all her accomplishments!! IM SO PROUD I CANT STOP SMILING!!
the second contest was a banner contest. every spring/summer season the city of mt. pleasant hangs banners from the light posts all through town displaying local artwork...kaila also won a spot on a post for her entered banner...she gets to go to the park every saturday and work on painting it with a special paint. she is super excited about it all!!
so she is going to have a banner displayed and her "happy" drawing went up for auction last night. it sold for 60$!! not too shabby for her first piece of art!! i will get it scanned on here soon so everyone can share!!
it was a great night for all of us last night, a little family gathering you could say. todd, kelly, elizabeth, aunt luanne, wayne and i all went out to dinner at big boy before the auction...we were running a little late and afraid we would miss her art but low and behold it was #29 out of 30 so we were ok with time for sure!! there her dad josh, his dad, sister, sister iin law met up with us and we were all there to support kaila and make sure she knew there was a lot of love there for her!! if only papa could have come it would have made the night complete. there were a lot of things for auction that night encluding a HUGE saw blade with artwork on it and a silent auction that kelly won a few things on...
not to be left out, kaila also won a drawing for 2 Great Lakes Loons baseball tickets and a 15$ gas card to get her there!! she was so excited she may have peed a little!! lol
all in all it was a fantastic night and elizabeth had a great time too!! i cant wait to see whats in store for my little girl in the future with all her accomplishments!! IM SO PROUD I CANT STOP SMILING!!
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
my poor grandpa...
a little update on my grandfather. he is not doing well. we honestly are starting to accept the fact that he probably wont be making it out of the home. he isnt walking on his own, he doesnt know who we are...
this man who was such a strong male precesnce in my life for so 30 years is now laying in bed, shaking, confused, and unable to do anything for himself really.
the last time kaila and i went to see him will probably be our last time seeing him, hers for sure. he was very confused as to who we were and kept calling me luanne and kaila crystal. its all so sad. although i knew this day would come i never thought it would be so hard on him.
if there is a "god" out there what is the purpose of him making my grandfather fall apart the way he is? this "god" is supposed to be caring, almighty, and all that but my grandfather who lived a perfectly honest, good, caring life is laying in a strange bed, with strange people taking care of him becuase we cant, he is going to die in this bed with these people and for what? why couldnt he pass in his own bed, in his own house of natural causes one night in his sleep. i guess maybe that would have been too tramatizing for luanne to find him that way and that is why....
there are so many bad people out there...why cant they be falling apart in a nursing home with strangers not knowing who their family who loves them so much is? why my grandpa?
im having a difficult time not being numb to it all...i cry yes, i feel sad inside for him and luanne...he has to feel lonely...i hope in a lucid moment he doesnt think we have abandoned him...he probably cant remember when we are there.
aunt luanne and i have both agreed that it is best if the kids and i dont go down there until he knows who we all are again, we say until...but i know it should be "if"...the last time i was there was super hard and im sure it will only get worse. kaila and i left crying last time and i think that it was hard enough.
today luanne went down to see him and see if there was any change and of course there wasnt. the only thing that changed is his mind has gone even further away...he was asking aunt lu if she would find his glasses...when she asked what he wanted them for he told her he need to take joe to work for dawn. joe is my stepdad who lives in detroit..dawn is my mother and she has been passed away now for almost 6 years....
its like it is receeding into iteself and hanging onto long term memory and axing short term..he remembers joe and mom but doesnt know luanne, kaila, or i...
so long story short we are doing all we can to keep him comfortable and make sure he is ok. he cant come home becuase neither luanne nor i have the medical training or the physical strength to take care of him...just to go to the bathroom is a huge task...everything they do for him in a 24 hour period is very appreciated and thank you to all the staff at tendercare for doing what luanne and i are unable to. its all so very sad......im sure there is going to be a funeral in our future, honestly i think he wishes it was sooner rather than later...cant be anyway to live...he tells me he feels usless and his body is old and giving up on him...its all so sad...
this man who was such a strong male precesnce in my life for so 30 years is now laying in bed, shaking, confused, and unable to do anything for himself really.
the last time kaila and i went to see him will probably be our last time seeing him, hers for sure. he was very confused as to who we were and kept calling me luanne and kaila crystal. its all so sad. although i knew this day would come i never thought it would be so hard on him.
if there is a "god" out there what is the purpose of him making my grandfather fall apart the way he is? this "god" is supposed to be caring, almighty, and all that but my grandfather who lived a perfectly honest, good, caring life is laying in a strange bed, with strange people taking care of him becuase we cant, he is going to die in this bed with these people and for what? why couldnt he pass in his own bed, in his own house of natural causes one night in his sleep. i guess maybe that would have been too tramatizing for luanne to find him that way and that is why....
there are so many bad people out there...why cant they be falling apart in a nursing home with strangers not knowing who their family who loves them so much is? why my grandpa?
im having a difficult time not being numb to it all...i cry yes, i feel sad inside for him and luanne...he has to feel lonely...i hope in a lucid moment he doesnt think we have abandoned him...he probably cant remember when we are there.
aunt luanne and i have both agreed that it is best if the kids and i dont go down there until he knows who we all are again, we say until...but i know it should be "if"...the last time i was there was super hard and im sure it will only get worse. kaila and i left crying last time and i think that it was hard enough.
today luanne went down to see him and see if there was any change and of course there wasnt. the only thing that changed is his mind has gone even further away...he was asking aunt lu if she would find his glasses...when she asked what he wanted them for he told her he need to take joe to work for dawn. joe is my stepdad who lives in detroit..dawn is my mother and she has been passed away now for almost 6 years....
its like it is receeding into iteself and hanging onto long term memory and axing short term..he remembers joe and mom but doesnt know luanne, kaila, or i...
so long story short we are doing all we can to keep him comfortable and make sure he is ok. he cant come home becuase neither luanne nor i have the medical training or the physical strength to take care of him...just to go to the bathroom is a huge task...everything they do for him in a 24 hour period is very appreciated and thank you to all the staff at tendercare for doing what luanne and i are unable to. its all so very sad......im sure there is going to be a funeral in our future, honestly i think he wishes it was sooner rather than later...cant be anyway to live...he tells me he feels usless and his body is old and giving up on him...its all so sad...
i love you papa...i know you wont ever read this but i guess maybe its for me more than you...i love you and everything youve taught me, how to drive, how to fish, how to be a good person....common sence...love...checkers...rummy...5 card draw poker... all our nights of popcorn and john wayne movies...cursing mom together for dieing...being there for eachother when she was gone...you were always there for me...ALWAYS for 30 year...im going to miss you terribly and i wish elizabeth could have gotten more time to know you and im super greatful kaila had the time she did...you got to see me get married and loved my husband...you mean the world to me and i hope you find peace soon...love you papa...
Monday, February 21, 2011
snow days....
the snow is falling AGAIN...i reminded my husband all week long that it was going to snow again, the nice weather wouldnt remain, it was februrary after all.
so the kids dont have school today, bradley or kaila...im very greatful for that becuase other than the minimal grocery shopping we went and did we will NOT be leaving this house today. have you looked outside?
they have been playing legos all weekend. they came out on saturday and still right now the three of them (todd, kaila, and bradley) sit on the floor and build...this is where i feel like i have forgotten how to "play". although i used to frequently play with legos as a kid, i have no ambition to sit on the floor and build with them now. i however, love love love sitting and watching them all interact together. espically elizabeth. this is the first year that she sits on the floor and plays with them.
bradley will be with us all week long, he doesnt have school on wednesday, thrusday, or friday and im thinking with how hard they got hit down there with freezing rain and ice they probably wont have school tomorow. that will be nice...todd really misses him when he's gone.
kaila is going tubing at snowsnake with her girl scout troop and we will be going to michele's for dinner satruday night!! im excited to sit down and spend time with my new sister in law and her family. zeller's we will see you soon too!! super excited about that...i need me some a dose of zeller love...always good times...
busy little bees we are this week, i look forward to it and welcome the change but at the same time i am a little timid about leaving the comforts of my home where my kids have their own beds, i have my own kitchen and i know where everything is...
we shall see how everything goes....but i know im blessed to have anywhere to go or anyone to go see!! i love my life and my family...
so the kids dont have school today, bradley or kaila...im very greatful for that becuase other than the minimal grocery shopping we went and did we will NOT be leaving this house today. have you looked outside?
they have been playing legos all weekend. they came out on saturday and still right now the three of them (todd, kaila, and bradley) sit on the floor and build...this is where i feel like i have forgotten how to "play". although i used to frequently play with legos as a kid, i have no ambition to sit on the floor and build with them now. i however, love love love sitting and watching them all interact together. espically elizabeth. this is the first year that she sits on the floor and plays with them.
bradley will be with us all week long, he doesnt have school on wednesday, thrusday, or friday and im thinking with how hard they got hit down there with freezing rain and ice they probably wont have school tomorow. that will be nice...todd really misses him when he's gone.
kaila is going tubing at snowsnake with her girl scout troop and we will be going to michele's for dinner satruday night!! im excited to sit down and spend time with my new sister in law and her family. zeller's we will see you soon too!! super excited about that...i need me some a dose of zeller love...always good times...
busy little bees we are this week, i look forward to it and welcome the change but at the same time i am a little timid about leaving the comforts of my home where my kids have their own beds, i have my own kitchen and i know where everything is...
we shall see how everything goes....but i know im blessed to have anywhere to go or anyone to go see!! i love my life and my family...
Saturday, February 19, 2011
saturday morning...ontis style
satruday morning....the ontis house....11:19am....
kaila is at the table in the frontroom doing a jig-saw puzzle, bradley is running around with elizabeth having a great time...she has grown so much and can play a lot more than when she was little. this is the time bradley used to be so excited for....when elizabeth is old enough to really play.
todd is helping kaila with her puzzle, playing with bradley, and throwing elizabeth in the air, all at the same time it seems, he is sooooo good at playing with the kids. i used to think i "forgot how to play", todd brought it back out in me and you can find me on the floor playing with elizabeth and her "guys" doing the voices and everything.
mr. pootie pooped in kaila's bed last night, that cat is SUPER lucky that he is like a kid to us and we love him like we do. when we took him to the vet to see why he was randomly shitting in places she told us that "he had an attitude problem"...there was no medical reason for it so he was doing it out of spite plain and simple. so kaila wanted to smack him, i think her words were "oh mom, i just wanna hit him" and i explained that he wouldnt know why she was hitting him, viloence isnt the answer, abusing pets is bad...so the only thing i could think to do to make her feel better that she had to throw away her snuggie (she never wore), and wash the clothes that were on it again...is i told her to put him in time out...the bathroom....where his litter box is and shut the door and leave him in there...this is his room basically he sleeps there at night and goes there when we leave the house because he will randomly shit if we leave him out. he's a good cat...he's great with the kids, plays with todd...but when he gets mad at you he poops...so he is sulking around today
the puzzle is finished now and todd and kaila are gluing it together...the kids bathroom and mr. pootie's bedroom is done in a tropical fish theme. i bought kaila a box with 10 tropical fish puzzles in it all different sizes, frames for them, and puzzle glue. she has been putting puzzles together now for awahile and they're all up on the walls in their bathroom. she loves doing it and im proud of her for doing them. i used to do puzzles all the time when i was young like her. its amazing the similarities we have, we both love to read, do puzzles, listen to music and sing really loud....
so now onto getting lunch ready...putting liz down and going about our saturday afternoon...this is the one day that everyone i love is here, together, with nothing to do but be together. i hope when the kids get older they look back on these weekends and have found memories of their childhood...i cant wait to be THAT grandma that has sunday dinners at my house, holidays, everything family...i want my kids to tell their kids what GREAT parents they had..i want to see how many traditions they take with them to their families and what they carry on from their childhood with their kids...i cant wait!!
kaila is at the table in the frontroom doing a jig-saw puzzle, bradley is running around with elizabeth having a great time...she has grown so much and can play a lot more than when she was little. this is the time bradley used to be so excited for....when elizabeth is old enough to really play.
todd is helping kaila with her puzzle, playing with bradley, and throwing elizabeth in the air, all at the same time it seems, he is sooooo good at playing with the kids. i used to think i "forgot how to play", todd brought it back out in me and you can find me on the floor playing with elizabeth and her "guys" doing the voices and everything.
mr. pootie pooped in kaila's bed last night, that cat is SUPER lucky that he is like a kid to us and we love him like we do. when we took him to the vet to see why he was randomly shitting in places she told us that "he had an attitude problem"...there was no medical reason for it so he was doing it out of spite plain and simple. so kaila wanted to smack him, i think her words were "oh mom, i just wanna hit him" and i explained that he wouldnt know why she was hitting him, viloence isnt the answer, abusing pets is bad...so the only thing i could think to do to make her feel better that she had to throw away her snuggie (she never wore), and wash the clothes that were on it again...is i told her to put him in time out...the bathroom....where his litter box is and shut the door and leave him in there...this is his room basically he sleeps there at night and goes there when we leave the house because he will randomly shit if we leave him out. he's a good cat...he's great with the kids, plays with todd...but when he gets mad at you he poops...so he is sulking around today
the puzzle is finished now and todd and kaila are gluing it together...the kids bathroom and mr. pootie's bedroom is done in a tropical fish theme. i bought kaila a box with 10 tropical fish puzzles in it all different sizes, frames for them, and puzzle glue. she has been putting puzzles together now for awahile and they're all up on the walls in their bathroom. she loves doing it and im proud of her for doing them. i used to do puzzles all the time when i was young like her. its amazing the similarities we have, we both love to read, do puzzles, listen to music and sing really loud....
so now onto getting lunch ready...putting liz down and going about our saturday afternoon...this is the one day that everyone i love is here, together, with nothing to do but be together. i hope when the kids get older they look back on these weekends and have found memories of their childhood...i cant wait to be THAT grandma that has sunday dinners at my house, holidays, everything family...i want my kids to tell their kids what GREAT parents they had..i want to see how many traditions they take with them to their families and what they carry on from their childhood with their kids...i cant wait!!
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