The Hiester Family in a nutshell - a big one, like a coconut or something

We are a family of a whole bunch of random people, thrown together in one small house, who all happen to look alike. Each member of our family was hand-picked by God... that's the only explanation for the saga that is our family. Here's the story from the beginning... My husband, Todd, was married before me. His wife's name was Carrie, and together they had 3 kids: Tyler, Kurstin & Elissa. Todd's parents were divorced and his mother remarried. Her new husband, Don, had 2 small children: Ally & Wesley. Their natural mother was killed in a car accident when they were 8 & 11. One year later, they lost their dad and Todd and Carrie took them into their home. 6 months after Ally & Wesley were added to the household, Carrie died of cancer at age 26. Her own children were 3, 6 & 9 and Ally & Wesley were 10 & 13. And Todd was alone with them. Think Lord of the Flies. So when I fell in love with Todd, I got these 5 kids as a bonus. We married about a year and a half into our relationship, with the kids as our wedding party. We made it all official with an adoption lawyer and lots of money, ensuring that we are LEGALLY their parents. They even had to take oaths saying they would perform the duties of sons and daughters, which I think means I have someone to change my diapers when the time comes! After 2 years of marriage we added Robben Carey to the mix. And now we've welcomed Livi Claire...the seventh, and final, Hiester kid (unless, of course, God has other plans). Todd and I are 37 and 35, respectively, and our kids range in age from 1 to 21. It's great because we're cool and always the youngest in a crowd of high school parents.

Thursday, March 12, 2009

A Favor From Me 2 Me

Greetings from Kansas! Everywhere I look and everything I do is material for bloggin'. I'm taking pictures and thinking of catchy titles and stories to be written. But at long last, I have let myself off the hook! If I FEEL like posting while I'm here on vacation, then I will. But if I don't feel the pull, I won't. This is my vacation, after all, so I'm going to do what I feel like doing... and I'm not going to do what I don't feel like doing :)

Yesterday was a VERY long day, beginning with a phone call from the airlines at 2:30 am notifying me that my flight was cancelled and rescheduling me on an early flight. The day ended with a steak dinner followed by a Smirnoff wine cooler and an incredible foot massage (by a machine). I fell into a bed plucked from heaven, which will earn it's very own post on this blog when I get home. Today was a lounge-around-and-eat day. We did manage to go for a walk (at Robben's repeated request). We walked around Lyndsay's incredible neighborhood and found a scrapbook store with a coffee shop inside where we got yummy chais, then continued on to check out all the beautiful houses. Robben loved being outside, even in the cold. He was all bundled up, right down to the pair of Lyndsay's leather gloves he doned on his baby hands. I took pictures and will post them at a later date. Robben's down for the count now and we are about to watch my favorite movie, Step Up 2. And I'm hungry again, so I think I'll eat some more... First I'll put on my jammies (Lyndsay's - that's another story) so I can be comfy and unrestricted (at the waist).

I might write again from Kansas, and I might not. I get home late Sunday night, so at the latest, you'll have more to read by Monday. In the meantime, check out my sister-in-law's blog for entertainment. The link is under "Blogs I Follow" - 3x Blessed!

Happy reading :)

P.S.
The newsman is saying it might snow tonight! Yippee!!!
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  1. Tara Lyn HiesterMarch 13, 2009 at 3:13 PM

    Thanks for the plug, but Oh no! Now I have to be extra clever :) I hope you are having a relaxing and delicious time in Kansas, see you soon!
    Tara

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