husband tag

1. What is his name? Arthur Ray Ruggles Jr or ART for short

2. Who eats more? Art

3. Who said I love you first? this has been an on going thing for 11 years now. i say it ws me but if you ask him he'll tell you it was him.

4. Who is taller? Art

5. Who is smarter?
i think i could get in trouble if i answer this so . . . i'll go with we both have are strengths

6. Who is more sensitive? me

7. Who does the laundry? me most of the time. art does help out

8. Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? Art

9. Who pays the bills? me

10. Who cooks more? i do but art pulls his own

11. Who is more stubborn? its 50/50

12. Who is the first to admit they are wrong? gosh . . .once again i'll say 50/50

13. Who has more siblings? me

14. Who wears the pants in the family? weeach fit in one leg of those pants

15. What do you like to do together? in the past 11 years i think that has changed. prolly just sspending time together

16. Who eats more sweets? i think we both have are days

17. Guilty pleasures? maple nut goodies

18. How did you meet? at the singles branch at church

19. Who proposed? Art

20. What is his best feature? his beautiful blue eyes

21. What is his best quality? he is thoughtful and a great dad


i love you art. thanks for 11 great years


jess :-P

trying out a new toy . .

ok so here is the big anouncement you have all been waiting for. . . . .
drum roll please



i got a NEW laptop. thats right i got a new laptop.
i'm going back to school this fall and sunce iam taking 3 internet classes i decided that we needed to do something about our computer. while out in beaumont one weekend we were at best buy and the sales guy told me about a few and what he would get. i thought about it couple says and then went and bought it all by myself. i love it so far. though the only real thing i have done is get in the internet and pay a few bills, i can tell it will be of good use for school. (not to mention that i put a blogger bubby right on my desk top so it is always looking at me reminding me i need to blog something.

so there you go, my big announcement. stay tuned you never know when big news may come.
jess :-P

a picnic at the park . . . .

today we went on a picnic . . . .
ok,ok. so it wasn't at an outdoor park, but we did go to FORD park.

today was exxonmobil's annual family fun day. we headed out about 12, after art got a few ( and i mean few) hours of sleep. they sure know how to have a good time. they rent the whole thing. they check you in and give you a wrist band then its a free for all. they provide lunch and there are a few vendor booths. of course we got about 5 free bags and the ever popular paddle ball set.
inside ford arena they have carnival type games and just about every inflatable slide and climbing thing you can imagine.





this year caleb tried the rock climbing wall. i must say that my 9 year old won't be going on any mountain climbing trips for a while. he did try his hardest.


this year they added a electric bull. caleb and baileigh rode and it looked like a good time. baileigh beat caleb though and stayed on for more than 8 seconds.




the kiddos had a good time and they are looking forward to next year.

jess :-P

stay tuned . . .

i have BIG news.

you'll never know when i'll share it.

i'll keep you wondering till you can't take it any more then i'll lay it all out.

you won't want to miss this.
:-P

jess

an additon to the family . . .

back in june we traveled to san antonio to vist the gordons. when we got there we found that maci was watching her class pet (a gerbil) for a few weeks.
baileigh of course loved the animal. (she loves all animals.) angie said that she was going to get caleb and baileigh one. i thought she was kidding so i did not protest.
a week later when angie and the girls were down, angie surprised us all with gift cards for both kids and told them it was to buy a hamster or gerbil. i guess since i never said no i guess i got what i had coming to me.
a few days later art took the kids to pets smart to pick out a new friend.




as far as hamsters go it is kinds cute. kinda looks like cookies and cream.

jess :-P

ode to swimming . . .

the kiddos again are doing swimming lessons this year. they really have come along way. to think that last year baileigh didn't really want to put her face in the water.





as they end their first week i thought i would share a couple pics. they are quite the swimmers and baileigh even jumped into the deep end and swam all the way to the swallow. caleb is also quite the swimmer. he would be even better if we could just get him to open his eyes.

jess:-P

two days in a row . . . .

ok so its day two on my blogging streak. don't hold your breath everyone this maybe a once in a lifetime thing . . .LOL


i am working this weekend and i worked last weekend so some how i ended up with 2 days off in a row. how that happened i'm not sure. anyway, yesterday i shampooed my carpet and i was grossed out by the amount of dirt and trash that came up. i can't believe that we have been walking around on that stuff. NASTY. it makes me want to vacuum a few times a day.

so today, i was off again and this time i took it easy. i watched movies with the kiddos and let the piano man tune the piano. he must have known i would pay him what ever he charged cause he sure makes a lot of money for one hour of work. but the piano does sound better and caleb was glad. art and i are thinking about putting it up for sale. it is pretty old and will not keep a tune.

i am working on a slide show of pictures from the past year. i spent about an hour down loading pictures and then our wonderful computer kicked me off. so, i really don't have time tonight to do it all again. i promise to try again soon.



i did come across a cute pic of me and art. this june we had our 11 year anniversary. i can't believe it has been 11 years. time has gone by so fast. i love you, art.
thanks for all you do for me and our family. you are my best friend and i could not be who i am today without you. you mean so much to me. remember who said it first (ME). love you !!

jess :-P

a blog on blogging

ok ok ok i know it has been way too long since i last blogged. i could name about a million reasons why but it really come down to the fact that i''m too lazy to take the time to sit down and do it.

when i do sit at the computer these days its to pay bills, check emails and the occasional late night chat.

our computer is not the best in the world, so half the time it is so slow you really just want to do what has to be done and move along. so pictures are a no no right now cause cause there is just not enough time to sit and wait and wait and wait. hopefully with the start of a new school year we be able to get something new.

so here is a small recap of what has been going in the past year or so since my last blog. humm . . . .

last summer we went on a VERY big family vacation. the whole ruggles family (15 of us) went on a disney cruise. we had a blast and the kiddos still talk about it.
after the vacation of a lifetime caleb and baileigh started school. baileigh started kindergarten and caleb 3rd grade. the both enjoyed the year and i could not believe that our little girl is going up.

caleb started piano lessons and after a few fights to get him to practice he turned into quite the player. he played baseball in the spring and will be moving up to kid pitch next year.

baileigh loved her kindergarten teacher mrs.lapray. she was so lucky to have so many good kids in her class. i hope she continues to. baileigh took ballet, tap and tumbling again this year. she really loves to perform in front of everyone.

at the beginning of the year art and i decided to make an addition to our family. that's right after much talk and tears we decided to try for another baby. we did set a time frame though. who knew that it would only take one month. we were both scared about started over with a new baby. we told the kids about it when i was 6 weeks. they were very excited and talked about it all the time. one week after we told the kids i found out that i had miscarried. it was very hard to tell the kids that there would be no baby in oct. a few days after the miscarriage i found out that i have a herniation and ruptured disc in my neck that makes my arm and hand hurt. after 2 epidural steroid injections i am feeling much better. i know that i will always have to be careful. as for the baby thing . . . it is within our preset deadline so will just have to see what happens.

art has been up to the same old same old. he continues to watch what he eats and tries to maintain his weight. he has done a great job. i think he is starting to get nervous about turning the big 40 next year. i will have to plan something really nice for him.

so here we are. it summertime again. the kids are getting excited about our small vacation this year. at the end of the month we are planning to go to schiltterbahn and sea world. i must say i am excited to get away for awhile before i start school again in the fall. yep . . . starting aug. i will be taking classes towards my RN degree. i will be returning after 8 years off. wish me luck.

ok so there you go a BLOG. maybe the next one won't be a year from now.

jess :-P