Our new home.......in progress

Pictures 1-5 our of our driveway....wicked frickin wide....I guess its like 40 feet.. I kind of hope that's a major exaggeration






This ones looking towards our stream..... which is currently full of trees.....



This is our drinking water.....scary huh




I believe this one is where our hosue is supposed to be going.... I wasn't there to take the pictures so I'm a bit lost looking at them..... it all looks like dirt and trees to me.

For anyone wondering about Ryan.....

FYI, anyone who doesn't know the whole story, and no I'm not sharing it, Ryan is my brother-in-law. I'm just sharing what is available online. This situation sucks and Ryan is probably the last person in the world who deserves this. He was being the good guy and is getting screwed because of it. Ryan and Julie, we're all praying for you.

From fosters.com

Man charged in fatal wants blood alcohol data barred

By BEA LEWIS
bwheel@metrocast.net


Thursday, August 27, 2009
The lawyer for an Alton man charged with killing a passenger in a 2008 drunken driving crash is attempting to have blood evidence barred from court.

Ryan J. Sell, 27, of 33 School St., Alton, has been charged with negligent homicide, Driving While Intoxicated and two counts of aggravated DWI in connection with the Sept. 26, 2008, single-vehicle crash that resulted in the death of Robert H. Richie.

Sell was allegedly driving a 1982 Suburban on Avery Hill Road shortly before 11:30 p.m. when he missed the Y-shaped turn onto Alton Mountain Road in heavy fog and drove headlong into a culvert.

Alton fire rescue personnel performed cardio pulmonary resuscitation on Richie at the scene but were unable to revive him. He was pronounced death at Huggins Hospital in Wolfeboro a short time later.

Sell's attorney, Mark Sisti, has argued that Alton police did not have probable cause to arrest his client or to take his blood.

Sell sustained a head injury in the crash and police noted an egg-sized bump on his left forehead but still asked him to perform sobriety tests. Those tests, which Sell reportedly failed, resulted in police asking him to take a portable breath test, the results of which they used to arrest him.

Sisti argued in court documents that the preliminary breath test should be inadmissible because it amounted to unreasonable search and seizure. Sisti further claims police arrested Sell before they had probable cause and that the preliminary results of field sobriety tests must be thrown out since Sell was suffering from a head injury when police administered a horizontal gaze nystagmus test and a one-legged stand test.

Police testified that his eyes were jumpy consistent with someone who was intoxicated and that he lost his balance, raised his arms and put his foot down three times during the one-legged stand test.

Belknap County Attorney Jim Carroll has argued that the blood was taken properly under exigent circumstances and should be admissible in court.

A final pretrial hearing is set for Sept. 9. Jury selection is scheduled for Sept. 28. Sell remains free on $75,000 personal recognizance bail on the condition he not drive. He was also ordered to sign a waiver of extradition, which would allow him to be brought back to Laconia without further court hearing if he were to flee to avoid prosecution.

What trip to Holland?

So my husband was checking out some stuff online and randomly asked "when's this trip to Holland?" Apparently he was snoopin' around to see if I had written anything he may be interested in on here. I had to think for a minute about what on earth he was talking about....and I realized I mentioned it in my happy birthday to Taylor post. Well, for all of you questioning my vacation plans, Holland is not an actual trip I will be taking soon....the whole 'Holland trip' thing is a story basically on having a kid with a 'disability'...or in Taylor's case 'difference'......and even though I do not by any means think Taylor's "disabled " (and I really really hate that term....so warning: do not ever say that word to me! EVER!!!) anyway, the story fits. Check it out if you would like to know what I'm talking about...... Welcome to Holland

Chaotic as always

I have been so busy lately I feel like I don't have the time to breathe. Between trying to get my house up for sale, dealing with my high school reunion stuff, taking care of 8 kids, my own family stuff, birthday parties, Ashtyn's school fundraising stuff, class meetings, jeep meetings, loading-driving-unloading-carrying dowstairs-and stacking 4 tons of pellets so we don't freeze to death this winter, child care workshops, random charity things I'm working on and my fundraiser for Shriners Hospital..... I'm pooped. So for all of you who are disappointed I haven't put up any birthday pictures yet, here's a small glimpse of it and the rest of last week.

Our last "almost warm" day..... Taylor and Ashtyn decided that mud in your hair is "fun".......oh yeah, it tastes good too???


We went out to eat (Jeremy the girls and myself) as a family!!!!! And had dinner at Athen's (our favorite local pizza place) for Taylor's birthday. On our way home Jeremy stopped at his parents to say hi only to find out the cake I smelt cooking earlier was made special for Taylor, so we all went in for some monster cherry chocolate cake. Taylor liked the cherries more than anything and I think she was a bit disappointed that there were no cherries on the cake I made for her.


Auntie Julie, Ashtyn, Taylor and me before the party


I think this balloon, from Zane and "Uncle" Travis, was Taylor's favorite present... she still won't leave it alone.


Taylor half way through the party.....she was so tired she laid down to eat her birthday cake


Taylor and Ashtyn have been fighting to see who can spend the most time on the hobby horse "Grammy and Grampa" picked up for the girls.....and me(....I'm the one that wanted it....but obviously for them to have fun on)

Notice my stupid window is STILL broken.....as if my to-do list wasn't long enough, there's something else I forgot about.

And last but not least.... Ashtyn "allowed" me to take a picture of her...... She found out that food coloring doesn't taste as cool as it looks..... and its not the food coloring that makes frosting sweet....

Every kid wants a giant cupcake cake

This cake is ridiculously large


It doesn't look all that big, but it took 5 boxes of mix


I know Ashtyn is in love with the frosting......I just hope the cake itself tastes good.....and it makes it 'til tomorrow

Happy Birthday "Mayhem"

My little Mayhem is 1 today.....at 8:08am. 365 days ago she hurt me in more places and ways than I ever thought imaginable (and yes, this was my second delivery) She has made up for that pain and suffering a million times over by being an awesome, happy healthy and perfect little angel. And because of her I'm able to meet people I never would have met and do things I never would have done if it weren't for her. Thanks for the trip to Holland. I love you Scooter. Happy first birthday baby girl!


Anyone I forgot in my mass emailing....the party's Saturday at 2 at our house.

My little 'Cover Girl'

Taylor made the cover of the Compass! And so did her little friend Maebel!



Visit The Compass Online

My little cuties

I'm not-so-patiently awaiting the release of this week's Compass paper.... There was a photographer at the butterfly dance Sunday and she took a zillion pictures of both girls.......... cute, cute stuff.

Class of 99 blog is open for viewing

Its still a work in progress but its up. Check it out


PS....The reunion pics are on there (finally)

Christmas is coming early in Charlestown

Just had to share

I've been kid free for 48 hours and 6 minutes.....I'm still having withdrawals.....I want my babies back.... I've been keeping busy though. I went to my cousins awesome wedding yesterday. She was absolutely gorgeous (never a question of that) We rode our motorcycles there (which we never get to do anymore since having little miss Taylor) and after we left the wedding, Jeremy decided to ride up to Lebanon....once there I suggested we "look" at new cameras.......we looked alright. I FINALLY GOT A NEW CAMERA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YAY! I can finally return the one I've been borrowing from my in laws and enjoy the newness of my awesome Canon!!!!! YAY!!!!!! He almost let me get a Rebel but I talked him out of that (for now). I love it when we go "look" at something I want.....when we "look" at something he wants I get stuck with another $500 a month payment....anyway, that's the short of my weekend so far and now I'm off to set up for our 10 year reunion festivities....

The girls in C-town did it again

Another 5 gallon bucket filled to the brim and a shopping bag full of ziploc bags full of tabs for Shriners Hospital. A huge THANK YOU goes out to the wonderful members of the Old #4 FIRE & HOSE Ladies Auxiliary of Charlestown, NH and the guys in the Fire Department... and anyone else who pitched in that I'm not immediately aware of. They're TABS FOR TAYLOR campain is going strong. If they keep this up I'm going to have to visit SHC more often :) THANK YOU ALL SO VERY MUCH !!!!!!!!!