Homework Blues

We were struggling getting Cassie to put the correct answers on her homework and work/tests  that she did at school. For some reason she was purposely putting the wrong answers down even when she knew the correct answer! WHAT DO YOU DO WITH THAT? I was all prepared for the kid that fights you when you ask them to do their homework, but purposely putting down the wrong answers??? We were even getting phone calls from the school because they thought something was wrong with her! SERIOUSLY???? Jas and I both knew it wasn't that at all, but it was a behavior issue! Her 1st report card was horrible to say the least! We tried EVERYTHING from giving her incentives (we told her if she did her homework to the best of her ability the first time she could stay up an extra half hour), to giving her homework back to her over and over until she fixed it! Nothing worked! It was 2 or 3 hours of absolute misery for both her and us! We would give it back to her to fix it and she would get mad, and eventually start crying, and arguing with us. Then we finally told her if she didn't change she was going to repeat 3rd grade again. She kind of did bettter for a bit then went right back to her old ways. NOW WHAT? The only thing left we could think of was to put it back on her, and that's exactly what we did. We told her we were no longer going to check her work. We would make sure she did it and it was all complete, but if her answers were wrong we were no longer going to tell her and let her fix them.  It was now up to her to make sure her answers were right so she wouldn't have to repeat 3rd grade again. We also asked her teacher not to let her fix answers at school.  We combined that with an incentive program, and it's been working GREAT! It's amazing what kids will do when you hold them accountable for their actions! We started a sticker chart and if she earns so many points in 2 weeks she gets a reward. She picks the reward, so  hopefully it  will motivate her since it's something she wants. She ended up not earning enoough points to get her reward the first time. Her grades did come WAY up though! She now has almost 3 A's  and one high C. That C is almost a B and it  used to be an F,  and the other grades were C's and D's! HUGE improvement! Here is her new sticker chart....she wanted a Hawaiian theme! Kind of fitting since she is half Hawaiian! We had so much fun making it together!! This time she wanted her reward to be her and I going to get our nails done together! Off to a good start! Today is the first day and she got 100% on her homework tonight! GREAT JOB CAS! Mom and Dad are so proud of you!

Cassie's Story

                                                               "The monster"

             Once upon a time there were three monsters. Their names were Cassie, Ashlyn , and Grandma. They were BEASTLY monsters! Cassie’s mustache was filled with food! She would licked it every morning and tasted it and Grandma was the worst and ashlyn and me were the best no-No-NO!!! That can’t be right! Said Grandma monster who was always well groomed and lovely. No-no-no said ashlyn and cassie were the loveliest ones! Maybe said grandma but you smell the worst! But you fart too much and I’m tired about smelling it! All right off with your head cassie monster! grandma said and called in royal executioner. Ashlyn saved cassie from grandma and grandma said ahhhh! A jabawaky came and ate grandma found chocolate and ate it all and three days and she got spit out and grandma was slimy she smelled disgusting ! THE END wait I forgot who is the illastrater !
                                                        
                                                                     BY CASSIE!

Holiday Happenings!

This Holiday Season has been exta special for us! We have been very blessed this year with the gift of finally having our own little family! We love our Cassie girl to pieces and can't imagine life without her now! She is one amazing little girl! We have been busy this season doing lots of fun things like making applesauce/ cinnamon ornaments, going to garden of glow, driving around looking at christmas lights while drinking hot cocoa, and attending a couple christmas parties.  We have been very very busy but loving every minute of it!

well it's really late and i'm really tired so I will be posting more christmas stuff tomorrow! Stay tuned!!

Mommy I won! I won!

These are the words i heard as i answered my phone at work on Tuesday! Cassie was at boys and girls club and they had a Christmas hat contest (which we only found out about the night before) we rushed to the dollar store, and came home and got creative. Here is what we came up with!

yep you guessed it she won! what was the prize you ask? well take a look at this!

CONGRATS KIDDO! WE ARE SO PROUD OF YOU, AND HAD SO MUCH FUN HELPING YOU MAKE YOUR HOLIDAY HAT! ENJOY THAT NEW BIKE!

some more pictures

Our First Day

We had a great first day with Cassie! We got her room semi set up (we will finish it today) and then we went to mall for some lunch and shopping. When we got home she asked when she could meet her cousins, so we took her to meet some of them. She waited (impatiently) all day for our little neighbor girl sophie to get home from school, so she could meet her. They finally got to meet when we got home from meeting the cousins. They hit it off pretty well! Sophie even stayed for dinner! They were outside playing with our other neighbor kids Ryan and CJ and somehow they all ended up in our house playing the wii.

The girls ended up getting bored and started stamping instead, so The boys got upset and left because the girls wouldn't play the wii with them.After that the girls felt bad and made the boys i"m sorry/ merry christmas cards which they will give them today! Too cute!

After everyone left Cassie decided to paint jasons fingernails haha! Pink with glittery blue on top! soooo funny!

We decided to go see Jasons grandparents so they could meet Cassie. Such a fun visit! They laughed at jasons nails, and grandpa told Cassie the "gas" story! If you're in the Thueson family you know what that is! After a busy, busy day we were all tired so we came home and went to bed! All in all we had an awesome day! Cassie is an amazing little girl!

She's here!!

Just an update, SHE IS HERE!!! She is so cute and Jas is in so much trouble! She started off by stealing Jas's hat and hiding it then snagged his wallet and tried to hide it from him. And she wants to go shopping tomorrow to spend a gift certificate she got for her birthday a few weeks ago. Tomorrow will be so much fun spending Jas's money! LOL

Meet Cassie

This adorable sweet little girl will be joining our family tomorrow! We are so excited and can't wait for you all to meet her!

Life Throws us Lemons!

well it's been a rough couple weeks at the Thueson house. In the last 3 weeks we have had 2 trips to the ER, 2 surgeries, and our adoption fell through!Somehow today we have a smile on our faces and things are getting back to normal.FINALLY!! we have had a lot of support from our amazing family and friends! WE LOVE YOU ALL! We would have never made it through the last couple weeks without you! I'm happy to report that jason is finally on the mend after his 2nd surgery! our life is getting back to normal. next on the list is to finish getting sod down in the back yard and moving forward with health and welfare so we can finally have our family! It's been a long time coming! Life may give us lemons but they can't keep us down for too long. watch out world we are coming back strong cuz thats how we roll!!!

Pool Party with Erik and Nicci

Summer!

I know, I know.... Summer isn't quite here yet, but i wish it was! I miss you warm sunshine! The days where I can wear Tshirts and flip flops without freezing... the camping, and swimming, and all the other fun outdoor adventures that summer brings...SO HURRY UP AND GET HERE ALREADY! We have lots of stuff planned already, and it can't come fast enough... reunions, a couple trips home to see the family, yellowstone...add in working full time and doing lots of work on our house and you get one BUSY summer. won't leave any free time in between (especially since that will be spent working on the house), but that's ok. It's all going to be worth it! At least we get to squeeze in a few fun things :)

It's a good thing!

After almost 10 years with Sports Authority it's time to say goodbye. it's a good thing though. Better things are coming my way. Starting monday I will be working for D&B Supply! I'm very excited to start this new chapter in my life. Hopefully this is the first of many positive changes that will occur for us this year. We have a lot of work to do to reach our goals, but it will all be worth it in the end. I'm very grateful to have a job, and grateful for the many other blessings in our life. Thank you to all our amazing family and friends for your support! It means a lot to us! we love you all!

We're Still Here! I Promise!!

so let me catch you up on the latest Thueson happenings....

The job hunt:
jas found out about a month ago that his store is closing. He's been on the job hunt ever since. After a day or 2 feeling down. He picked himself back up and has been pretty positive this whole time. It's been a bit of a roller coaster the past few weeks, but i know he will find something! I have faith! He has another interview tomorrow so keep your fingers crossed! we will keep you updated on his job search...

Tripple Play:
A few weeks ago we went to Spokane to see my family. My parents treated all 5 of their kids and their spouses and families to a night at the Holiday Inn tripple Play for a night! It was a crazy couple days, and we were exausted when we got home, but it was a blast! We played Tons of bowling! I'm bowled out for a while LOL! We also played laser tag, swam in the water park, played miniature golf,and drove the go-karts (which they wouldn't let me drive by the way- totally sucked!) It was so much fun to spend a couple days with my family. It's been a little while since we have all been together.



Other than that we've just been working, spending time with family and friends, going for drives.... you get the picture......

Out With The Old....

I got the crazy idea to re-decorate our house. Nothing major just little things here and there. I will post before and after pics, but here's a glimpse of what i'm doing. The rest will have to be a surprise!

I SURVIVED!

Yesterday I had my first EVER hospital experience. I was really scared because I didn't know what to expect. when I checked in I had to get MORE labs done! For the record I think I've had enough lab work done to last for the rest of my life! of course the lab tech wasn't able to draw the blood from my arm so he had to get it from the top of my hand! OUCH! After that I went down to medical imaging where they put me in a room and got my IV in. This was me right before the IV was put in. Jas was trying to make me laugh cuz he knew I was nervous. As you can see I was less than ammused .

I was so nervous about the IV but it really wasn't that bad other than the initial numbing shot the nurse gave me. Here I am after The IV. Even smiling! Can you believe it? LOL! Can you tell I was nervous. It's scary when you don't know what to expect!

We hung out for a little bit and then the nurse sent Jas to the cafeteria and wheeled me into the room for the procedure. Aparently I was awake for the procedure but don't remember any of it! I remember the Dr. explaining what was going to happen, and then the nurse gave me the sedation medicine. The next thing I remember is waking up in a different room and Jas and the nurse were watching Toy Story 2. I slept off and on for the next little bit.


I ate a little food and then after a whie I got to come home. SO there you have it...proof that I Survived my first hospital experience! or I guess the better phrase would be... proof I survived the fear of my first hospital experience. Thank you Jas! I couldn't have made it through this without you!

O' Christmas Tree

One of my favorite things this time of year is the Christmas tree! I love trimming it with ornaments both traditional and sentimental! Jas and I painted these ornaments the first Christmas we were married 6 years ago. I will always cherrish the memory of the day we painted these and how much fun we had!



Nothing is better than sitting by A lit Christmas Tree when all the other lights are off. It gives me time to reflect on happy thoughts, and puts me in the Christmas Spirit. That being said I would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas. May the Chrismas Spirit be with you and yours this great Holiday Season! Here's to a great start to the new year!

On My Mind

Tonight I have a bit of a heavy heart... a lot of people in our life are going through hard times right now. It really puts things in perspective and reminds me how scary it is that things can change in an instant. I just try to remember that we all go through hard times at some point and we need to help each other through them. Sometimes there isn't much you can do except be there... be there to listen....be there as a shoulder to cry on..... be there to help each other get back up! In the end all of these small things are actually a lot. So tonight I will say an extra prayer for all the people going through hard times. Things can only get better from here!

Hunting with the Hubbie

Some believe in lucky and some just say it is fate. I am starting to believe more in luck every day. This is the 2nd year that Mandy has gone with me deer hunting and both years I have taken down my deer. Both times it was right at the end of the season after I had gone several times and nothing. Also both times it was right at the end of the day when we were about to pack up and go home. Most men only dream of their wives hunting with then, but I have the luck of having the best hunting partner. The best part is that she also brings me luck in finding my deer. On the 28th of October I had the day off to give it one more try. I had spent 4 long hard days and sweltering heat wave with no luck of seeing any bucks prior to this day. So the day started off on my own at about 4am in the morning and a long drive to the "No Tell-Um" spot to hunt. As I pulled into my spot I was surprised to find my brother Erik there. We preceded up to our spot and I was able to help him get his deer early in the morning. After we got his deer loaded into the truck he had to leave.
I told him I would be sticking around to try to get my deer. I called Mandy to give her an update only to find that she was getting off early, so I asked her if she wanted to come hunting with me. She said she would, so I drove home to get her. After Mandy used some tricks to get the camo clothes to fit her we were on our way. We drove back up to my spot, and after a little hiking found a place where we could sit and wait to see a deer. We got there at about 3:30pm. After sitting there for a couple hours and seeing nothing I finally spotted a buck. I went up the hill to check it out a little closer only to find it was on private property. Then I thought maybe it would go to the other side of the hill and down on the property I was on. It turns out I was right! Mandy and I headed down and around to the other side of the hill and the buck had come over onto the property I was on. With only a few minutes of shooting light left I got my deer. We got the deer down the mountain and I gutted it. Now we just had to go back to the truck so we could drive in and pick up the deer. The only problem was it was pitch dark! Things look a lot different in the dark and my headlamp wasn't very bright so all we had was the flashlight Mandy was using. Aftr wandering around for about a half hour we finally found our way to the truck. SUCH A RELIEF!!! Even with a few scary moments things worked out in the end. Like I said, I think that I am very lucky and Congrats to Erik for his deer and the Help he gave me this year.

She's Still Got It!

we had a great visit with grandma and grandpa a couple nights ago. as we were leaving grandma showed us she still has a great sense of humor. she saw jasons hat sitting on the table and put it on and posed for us! soooo cute!

Happy Halloween

Here are some fun halloween videos starring some of our ADORABLE nieces and nephews! The first one is Haddon, Ellie, Sydney, Paige, and Savannah. The second one is Brooke, Aubrey, Hailey, Leah, and Cody

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