Love, Love Me Blue

Budget this...

2011-06-30T15:44:00.002-05:00

OK, I just started a budget last week. And yes, it is the first budget I have actually followed....in my life. That explains why we are in the mess we are...it was working great! until an unexpected even occured and extra fees were going to be coming out for hospital parking, food, etc....it can be adjusted of course, but here I had been staring at the one budget for days and had it memorized and now that all goes out the window. Sigh...we will survive.

I know most people are used to preparing and following budgets, but I am not. I found this great idea online today

http://iheartorganizing.blogspot.com/2011/06/reader-space-cassies-monthly-budget.html

How do you handle your budget (or do you even have one :-) )??

'Sup?

2011-06-27T12:20:00.003-05:00

How goes it?

Things, they are a changin 'round here. We are sticking to a pretty tight budget, so, seems we cant spend and spend like we are so accustomed. Dangit! So, I am trying to get into meal planning, where I plan what we are having each night of the week. This way, I only purchase these things at the grocery store:

Here is what I have for this week:

Monday: Pork Chops, Some Veggie, Some Bread
Tuesday: Chicken Sandwiches Chips, Pickle Spears
Wednesday: Baked Chicken, Green Beans, Biscuits
Thursday: Tacos
Friday: Fish Sticks, Tator Tots
Saturday: BBQ
Sunday: Homeade Pizza

What are some of your favorites to make for dinner? I have a long list of options, but would love to hear some other ideas, we need all the help we can get!

I found some great links at http://orgjunkie.com/2011/06/menu-plan-monday-june-2711.html

2011-05-09T15:34:00.002-05:00

So, its been 100 years since I have posted. A million things have happened.

Anyway, for the boys birthdays we are getting them a little rodent pet...Haden will be getting a hamster and Christian will be getting a guinea pig (my fave!) Some people think I am crazy, but I clean up and feed so many other things, whats a few more right?

Funny guinea pig story I found in one of the blogs I read.

I hope to post a few pics from our scout campout this weekend, it was a good time! (for real)

Burning Down the House

2011-02-10T11:57:00.005-06:00

So last week I left of discussing Snowmageddon and Valium.

I gave Christian 3 mls of valium before his dentist appt to get two cavities filled. Well, you could definitely tell he was more subdued....but he cried from the driveway to the dentists office because I wouldnt let him have a Pop Tart.

He was happy to be at the dentists office because they have video games, he was running around like nothing happened. He laid on the table fine, but then we wouldnt open his mouth.

Then I was able to bribe him with Pop Tarts and he then opened his mouth so they could look. When she started drilling, he started crying and quit cooperating.

So, I had to make another appt and I will give him a different medication because the Valium didnt work, sometimes it has the opposite effect and it makes them very emotional. Really? How can Valium not work on a 4 year old?

I know you are all wondering, did I complete my simple to do list for last week?

Here is what I had left:

Drop off all donate bags/boxes in back of truck: DONE!

Go to YMCA at least once: DID NOT HAPPEN.

Bring in surge protector to work - NOPE

Order pics from Tasha: NOPE

Buy card reader and burn photos: Yep!

Download video: didnt happen either.

So, Im not very good at getting things done, I dont think this is a big revelation, to myself or anyone else.

BUT, I did get the pics downloaded and shall post some in a post later on today.

And finally, today is my birthday. I am only 4 years away from 40 and Im not real sure what to do about that or how I should feel. I know I mentally dont feel 36 but physically sometimes feel like I am 85. So I guess I should be happy I have my health, family, yada yada. If I had a cake with candles, it would start a house fire.

Gifts are always accepted and appreciated...:-)

Just say No!

2011-02-03T13:25:00.002-06:00

So, I thought I would check my goal list to see if I had accomplished everything on my list:

1. Prepare materials for Scouts to be able to put Blue and Gold Banquet invites together on Wednesday - I did this! Yah! Of course, scouts got cancelled, so they didnt put them together, but I had my part done!

2. Drop off all to donate Bags/Boxes in back of my truck - still in the back of my truck

3. Go to at least one class at YMCA at lunch this week.- didnt get this done and it isnt going to get done

4. Bring in surge protector for work so I can hook up my cup warmer. - could do this if I were going back into the office this week, but I didnt bring it in the beginning of the week.

5. Finally order pics for house/work frames from Tasha - nope

6. Buy a new card reader so I can upload pics to my computer...most go back way before Christmas. - crap, nope

7. Burn all videos from camcorder onto CD - nope again...

All of this is stuff I can do this evening and tomorrow, since Snowmaggedon is coming....

On another note, I just gave christian 3 mls of Valium in prep for his appt today to get cavities filled...this should be interesting....cant wait to see how it affects him, if at all...

Goals this Week

2011-01-31T12:37:00.004-06:00

I hope to be able to check back in on Friday and cross these all off:

1. Prepare materials for Scouts to be able to put Blue and Gold Banquet invites together on Wednesday

2. Drop off all to donate Bags/Boxes in back of my truck

3. Go to at least one class at YMCA at lunch this week.

4. Bring in surge protector for work so I can hook up my cup warmer.

5. Finally order pics for house/work frames from Tasha

6. Buy a new card reader so I can upload pics to my computer...most go back way before Christmas.

7. Burn all videos from camcorder onto CD

Lets see if these simple goals can be completed this week.

On another note, this crazy right wing redneck passed her CHL (Concealed Handgun Class) this weekend....watch out!

2011-01-01T22:42:00.007-06:00

I have a bunch of likes these last few days/weeks:

** Movies about Zombies - Zombies are becoming very popular in our house these days.

** The Wahlberg Family - Both Mark and Donnie...yumm

** My prospective YMCA membership - I have eaten and drank so much food in the last month, I am almost sick of eating anything....I am so bloated and have gained at least 7 pounds if not more...my pants are tight again...so much for the 20 lbs lost over the summer...

** Shows about hoarding - I have been watching Hoarders on A&E for a while now, and now they have a show on Animal Planet called "Animal Hoarders"...these shows motivate me to throw stuff away...I love it....

Sarge

2010-12-21T20:52:00.003-06:00

This is Sarge. we took him in as a stray about 6 months ago. We are no longer able to give him the time and attention he needs. He is up to date on his shots. He is not neutered. He is not trained. He is approx. 2 years old. He has a very sweet personality but is very hyper due to lack of training and attention. He is a great guard dog and would make a great companion for someone willing to take the time to give him what he needs. Please let me know if you or anyone you know would like become his new owners.

Please forward this to your friends. We really need to find Sarge a new home.

Haden

2010-12-20T20:51:00.006-06:00

This is the type of video Haden likes to watch on the Internet

Wow...

2010-11-15T10:01:00.002-06:00

OK, found out this news this morning. NKOTB is going to be touring again, not sure if Houston will be a stop, but they will be touring with Backstreet Boys...I cant say I was the biggest BSB fan, but I am pretty sure this will be a pretty good show...

2010-11-03T09:50:00.001-05:00

Show me the money!!

2010-10-18T16:20:00.003-05:00

Hello fellow bloggers.

I could write novels for days about all of the things that have been going on, but I choose not to...

So I will vent about one thing in particular: School Fundraisers

OK, I expect them, I know they are coming, I dont push people to buy, I might send an email or stick it on the table in the break room...but I dont push it...(I dont think)

This is what has happened in that arena so far this year.

Haden got his fundraiser book

Christian got his fundraiser book the same week I turned Haden's in...not a big deal except the books were exactly the same...great

Cub Scouts gives me their fundraising book - everyone wants to pay over $20 bucks for Popcorn right?

Christian gets yet ANOTHER books from his school - yankee candles

Hadens gets yet ANOTHER from his school - pies and cobblers

They have them within weeks of each other now...I know they need money but good grief. I have chosen not to even acknowledge the last ones from each...its not only people having to pay, but then I have to make sure I have everything right and all the money....seriously, I dont need extra things to do...

And now, some pics of Flat Stanleys vaca to Seattle...thanks Stanley for checking it out for me, I so want to go now...I want to go to the original Starbucks.....

2010-09-20T12:56:00.002-05:00

Check out my littlest dude at his first T-Ball practice....

When they were lined up throwing, he promptly hit another kid in the head with the ball.....good thing was, Im not sure the kid even noticed, and the balls are softer than regular baseballs...

My Precious (say in creepy Golum voice)

2010-09-20T12:39:00.002-05:00

Finally, here are pics of Christian on his first day of pre-school....so stinkin cute.....

2010-09-16T17:34:00.002-05:00

Wow, someone told me my blog was gone and when I looked, my template was deleted!

So I changed it and now Blogger has some neat new designs!

I dont have anything to really say, I do have pics, but need to get them off the camera!

Ciao!

The other boys

2010-08-23T10:01:00.003-05:00

I finally found out Christian starts his Pre-K next Thursday. He is very excited. I like having kids that actually still look forward to school!

As for Kaelen, I really dont know about his first day. He is currently living with his mother. Who, believe it or not, lives 1/2 a mile from us. If I tell the soap operatic story here, I will say things that are ugly, so I wont tell the story. Its like a bad nightmare.

So, hopefully, Kaelen will get to school dressed and fed..or actually, hopefully he will just get to school.....:-)

Here is a pic of my ever loyal dog Hector....

Schools in!

2010-08-23T09:46:00.003-05:00

There was a time long ago, and I mean long ago, where I had it together. I could remember anything and everything, I never paid a bill late, I didnt lose everything and I was early to places.

I am none of thise things anymore. I remeber nothing, I bill most bills late, I lose everything and I live in an altered reality where I think it takes less time to get places than it actually does.

Today my baby started the third grade. Really? Good grief...it just isnt possible.

And my baby, didnt want me to walk him to his classroom (not that I had much choice being I got him to the school as the bell was ringing).

Here are the pics he would let me take of him.

I got this one before he realized what I was doing and smiled instinctively.

No, he isnt crying, this was me trying to make him smile

This was him getting tired of me trying to make him smile.

Here is my new do, or some of it....

Whacked it off and got bangs, which I regretted 5 minutes after I did it, which happens every time I get them when forget how much I hate them.

I like it over all, the bangs are really annoying me...

A Breather?

2010-08-03T12:22:00.002-05:00

The last 2 weeks have been RIDiCULUS with work. This is what happens when they fire everyone and everyone else leaves for greener pastures. Good grief... It appears I have a small moment to actually take a breath....

I am getting very excited for summer to be over with. I much prefer having a schedule with the kids, I could have a schedule with them during the summer, but that requires too much effort on my part..so, yeah, I will do it when I only HAVE to. LOL.....

Haden won the Air Hockey Tournament at his daycare yesterday, he got a little medal. I am so proud of him, especially because he is so competitive! I have to take him down a notch or 2 when we play Wii or Board Games...he seems to feel he should be able to Bowl a 300 in real bowling because he can on Wii...and he thinks he can throw 98 mph b/c he can on Wii baseball...I love him being competitive...I think it will make him work harder for things he wants in all aspects of life....unfortunately, I think many kids his age will not be competitive..why should they when they get trophies for just participating and schools dont expect more of them..anyway, dont want to get on that rant....

Christian's teeth are still in his head, seems they tightened up pretty good at his last checkup, just a wait and see, I dont want to pull them unless necessary..and they should be coming out on their own by Kindergarten

Good news, I will be able to go back to my regular in home sitter in a few weeks, thank goodness, we have missed her so much. Daycare just isnt my forte.....

I have no pics to post, because that would require picking up a camera....

So please enjoy the ridiculusly old pics of me and others in high school....I remember thinking the higher I could get the poof on my head the better....LOL

"FAIL" Thursday

2010-07-15T10:53:00.004-05:00

I still continue to be amazed when people or organizations do real bone-head stuff, it just seems people do not think at all before doing certain things

The Tea Party

I like what the Tea Party stands for - stopping the ever expanding govt, stop raising taxes, etc.

But seriously, what dumb a*& thought this was going to get their message across

I am not an Obama fan by any means, but I dont think he is like Lenin or Hitler...come on! You didnt think this would reflect negatively on the entire party? FAIL

The Department of Justice (DOJ)

I was floored when I heard that the DOJ had dismissed the case on the individuals in this video.

Voting Poll

I was even more floored when an additional video was located on the individual holding the night stick

Kill

Are you kidding me? If this had been a white guy, there would have been a very fast trial and he would have been put away. Unreal. I still cant believe it every time I hear this...why isnt this guy in jail for hate speech or intimidation or a terroristic threat..

DOJ - You FAILED!!!

Obama (or whoever handles the stimulus money distribution)

Signs, Signs, Everywhere are Signs

Sigh...I dont even know what to say....you dont think 15 million or even 5 million could have been spent on something else??

"Tired Mommy" Thursday

2010-07-08T18:20:00.003-05:00

Again, it wont let me move pictures...weird.

OK, today was the zoo, in the rain!!

We were planning on going on Wednesday, but it was raining..since the weather was the same today, I thought what the heck. We had an umbrella and that is all we needed...there was some standing water...and the rain came and went and came and went again and so on....it was nice actually, there were very few people there AND it wasnt sweltering hot....it was pretty nice....

Meerkats wondering why all of the stupid humans are standing in the rain looking at them

Baby elephant.....ahhhh...

Giraffes are always cool

Boys in the rain

"What's Up" Wednesday

2010-07-07T20:55:00.005-05:00

Wow, we have been busy.

I couldnt move the pictures for some reason, so this is kind of out of order.

Here is Christian at Chuck E Cheese...feeling pretty good.

On Tuesday, we went to Kemah Boardwalk...I LOVE the sting rays, here are some pics of us feeding them...I wish I could have a tank of them in the backyard

Smile!

Haden on one of the rides...

Boys on the train!

I got Christian to the dentist on Tuesday..he definitely fractured one of the roots and the other is pretty close to being fractured....he will more than likely lose the one tooth, possibly both....

You can see some blood on his lower lip...

Good thing the dentist office has arcade games (Ms. Pac Man and Donkey King...I love it!) and a train that goes through all of the rooms....very good distraction for the kids

"My Kids" Monday

2010-07-05T22:37:00.002-05:00

So, I am off for the whole week, took vacation to try to do a few fun things with the boys.

Yesterday, at my parents, the kids were playing in the little pool and Christian got hit in the mouth, in the front teeth by Hadens head...sigh...it was horrible, blood was pouring, he was screaming, it took a bit to get the bleeding to stop...he would not stop screaming...I wanted to throw up I was so upset...both of his front teeth are loose...if the teeth had been his permanent teeth, I think I would have had a heart attack...he didnt eat anything all day today until about 9pm. His gums are black and blue and it appears there is some bleeding still, lots of blood clotting right at the gum line, I was finally able tonight to get some of that blood cleaned off, because until then, he has not let anyone near it. I have been giving him water by dropping it from a straw..it is horrible, if he doesnt lose those 2 teeth, it will be a miracle...I will be calling the dentist first thing to take him in...it hasnt stopped him much though, he has been running around the house and we even went to my cousins and went swimming...oh, and he played on the playground at McDonalds...

What is even more amazing, I figured they must have hit really hard to knock christians teeth loose, so hadens head must be hurt too....uh, no...not even a mark...that kid has one hard head...

So, yippee! Keep ya posted..

"Funny" Friday

2010-07-02T11:46:00.004-05:00

Ok, I love this commercial, you have probably already seen it, but I am posting it here as well.

Hamsters

This is pretty funny too. I love Twilight parodies.

Spoof

Have a good weekend everyone! I will be on vacation next week, trying to do a few fun things with the boys!

"Twilight Saga" Thursday

2010-07-01T16:26:00.005-05:00

Ok, for lack of any thing else at the moment starting with a T for Thursday, for now it will be this. We saw Eclipse last night. It was pretty good, but I didnt have the same emotion I did in New Moon. And honestly, Kristen Stewart did do better in this movie, but still, I just dont like her and cant get over her crappy acting...anyway..lots of Edward and shirtless Jacob...some pretty funny parts too...

Here is a pic of Victoria...I thought this actress did fine, but I think the first Victoria would have done better..My whole life I have wanted hair like this...BIATCH!

Here is a neat pic of the newborns about to attack..I love how they line up coming out

I LOVED this shot in the movie of the Cullens lined up and waiting to kick some ass...

And it would be blasphemous to not post some pics of Edward..sigh...

Poor Edward, so sad and tortured....

And of course some wolves...

"What's Up" Wednesday

2010-06-30T12:47:00.003-05:00

I'll tell you "What's Up". Eclipse, thats what! Me and BFF Special K and Haden will be going to see it tonight at 7pm. Woo-Hoo! I am so excited! Edward, here I come!

Here is a funny story

Also, we had EAS (Efficient Attic Systems) come and give us an estimate....not good...we need a ton of stuff to get our attic to the recommended standards...ours is currently at 18%...thats pretty bad! No wonder our electric bills are so high and the house is so hot! If anyone knows someone who does that kind of thing for cheaper, let me know!

"Idiots Walk Amongst Us" Tuesday

2010-06-29T21:28:00.003-05:00

On the way home when I do most of my thinking, I came up with a brilliant idea. I will try to theme my blog, maybe it will prompt me to actually blog. So Tuesdays will be "We are surrounded by idiots Day". I will post things stupid people say or do. I could do this everyday, but guess I will keep it to one day.

Most of the idiots I post about will probably be political, as govt seems to be where the stupidest people flock.

So, here are the todays golden nuggets:

1) Needs a Geography Lesson

2) Tax Dollars at Work

3) Seriously? (The real idiotic part , minus the actual suobject of the article comes a few paragraphs form the end)

Would love to hear your comments!

H

Who Can it be Now?

2010-06-24T13:15:00.004-05:00

Hey all. I can't believe I have not blogged in almost a month. I have been so distracted...mainly with work....we are very busy and I am staying late more often.

Not too much going on in the Tyson household (thank goodness). Chris and I are going to be trying our hand at putting insulation into our attic this weekend. Good time to start too, temps are supposed to be 98-99. Should feel pretty good up there.

A few pics my MIL took of Haden recently...

Movies I have seen recently that I recommend:

The Road - sad and depressing, but good...makes you realize you should never forget how lucky you are to have food, electricity and clean drinking water

District 9 - ok, this movie freaked me out. Just weird to watch..I get the symbolism and all, but still weird....you should see it just to say you have, it actually got nominated for Best Picture at the last Oscars...make you appreciate not having to live in South Africa (or amongst extra terrestrials)

Toy Story 3 - I dont think Pixar can ever go wrong....this is such a good franchise...this last one was just as good as the others....if you are a woman, get ready to get a little choked up...makes you appreciate your toys.

One day they will hate you....

2010-05-28T12:57:00.004-05:00

Sigh...I love my boys, they can be a handful, but they are so sweet and love me so much....I am going to appreciate all of the cute things they do now, becuase I know one day they will be plotting my death..

We had an appendicitis scare yesterday with Haden..he had most of the symptoms and even the doctor was concerned..he seems to be all better today....so when we decided things looked good this morning for him to go to school, he says "So, does this mean I dont have Independix?"

Sigh..so cute, so young...

Drugs are awesome, ya'll!!

2010-05-18T12:36:00.002-05:00

I am friggin tired today. I was actually in some deep dreaming sleep when the alram went off, started incorporating it into the dream...took me forever to be able to move my arms...I was dead...thats hasnt happened in 100 years....my body actually got sleep and is making me suffer for waking it up so soon....

For those of you who have seen my Facebook about my weight loss, just so you know, I used an appetite suppressant to help me lose weight...I dont consider that cheating, just dont...It has helped me tremendously...and I have found when I do not take it, I am still able to maintain my eating habits, that is eating better and smaller portions....i still have a good 20 pounds to lose, so I am hoping to stay in the groove and continue to lose....I recommend it highly to anyone who is having trouble losing and doesnt have any health problems....It was prescribed to me by my GYN...thanks doc!

My political link for today...check it out!! http://goooh.com/home.aspx

My camera is crap.

2010-05-14T11:24:00.007-05:00

So, I had to get a little point and shoot because the lenses on my Canon broke and I havent got around to getting a new one. Here are some baseball pics and some pics of Christians preschool end of year musical. Pics taken inside are crap on this camera. These were the best I could get, I cant tell you how many I deleted because they sucked so bad.

Haden at 3rd base...I got to tell ya, he is doing pretty well in this position.

Haden at bat, I think we may have 3 homeruns this season?

Christian with no hair!

Christian with his teacher, Mrs. Pfingston (Crap!)

Christian on the bench before singing started....second to the end in the blue shirt and bald head...(Craptastic!)

If you know of anyone selling a Canon Normal EF 50mm f/1.8 II Autofocus Lens, let me know!

Price of Freedom

2010-05-12T13:28:00.000-05:00

Saw this photo and it touched me, just wanted to share

2010-05-11T14:15:00.002-05:00

Last night I was reading some and Haden asked if he could read too. I told him there were some new books I took out of a box in the garage he could look through to read. He brought in Harry Potter (it was huge). I asked him if he thought he could read that books. His response?

"Yes, I AM 8 now."

Of course you are.

2010-05-08T11:20:00.001-05:00

Christian: (after picking nose and pointing finger at me) Want to eat my booger?
MOMMY: Uh..no, thats gross...
Christian: I like boogers, they taste like....crackers...
MOMMY: That is disgusting, please dont eat your boogers...
Christian: Boogers are yummy...

Mommy: I am off to blog that...

2010-05-05T12:07:00.001-05:00

Images like this bring back such good memories from days past, days when the only responsibility you had was to brush your pony's hair

Sigh......

I guess I am a racist...at least thats what they tell me...

2010-04-29T20:11:00.003-05:00

OK, it is my turn to do some ranting about the Immgration bill recently signed into law in Arizona:

As most of you know, I consider myself a Conservative. I DO NOT consider myself a Republican, although I tend to vote that way most of the time.

I support what Arizona is doing. Do I support racial profiling? In some instances, yes I do. Do I support racial profiling in Arizona? No, I do not. I do support people being required to show the necessary proof that they are not in this country illegally, no matter what race or creed you are. I do not believe that most of the people who come over here just want to work. I am sure a lot of them do, but I dont care. If you want to work in this country, then come in legally. I am sorry your country sucks, but that doesnt mean we have to support you and your whole family. If you are a legal citizen, you will pay taxes, then you should be able to enjoy the benefits of a taxpayer. If you don't, you are just a drain on the system and a large part of this country's problem.

In addition to laws like this, we should shut the borders down. no if, and, or buts about it. That alone would solve much of the problem.

64% of Arizonians support the bill. Thats a substantial amount. Isnt that what our elected officials are supposed to be doing? Representing their constituents? You moan about thr rights of the illegals,but what about the rights of those who are legal?

This doesn't change the law, it only allows the law to be enforced, something the federal govt refuses to do. Our wise leader even says the federal govt isnt doing its job. So what do you expect the rest of the country to do? This is actually something our government should be doing, instead of raising taxes on tanning salon services and other stupid crap they come up with.

The southern states have huge illegal alien problems. I am so sick of the race card constantly being thrown around by the left. Seriously, do you not have any better argument than that? Tea partiers, racist -- dont support Obama, racist -- want illegal immigration laws to be enforced, racist....want the muslim guy in a turbon to be searched at the aiport instead of let through only to search the old lady behind him....racist...

Thats my rant...every state should have a similar law.....and the federal govt should do its part....instead of trying to appease the minority vote so its party can continue to get elected by people who arent even legally allowed to vote.

Oh - and boycott the Arizona Diamondbacks? Come on.....

Is Hector possessed?

2010-04-23T21:35:00.002-05:00

My Charitable Side

2010-04-08T13:39:00.001-05:00

Dear City of Houston,

I wanted to say you are welcome for the $240.10 I sent you yesterday for a stupid traffic violation. I consider it just a gift because seriously, most of the "traffic violations" are just a way for cities to make money. Me going 20 miles over the speed limit really doesn't do any harm whatsoever. I have never been in a wreck because of speed. Actually, me speeding makes me use more gas, which also brings in more revenue. I have given you so much money over the years, I should be getting a building named after me or something. AND, had I not missed my court date, it would have been less, as I would have done defensive driving. So, I figure I am a philanthropist for the money donated to you since I obtained my drivers license at the age of 16. So, Ill take a street, building or sports complex - I would even settle for a bayou.

OR, Ill make a deal, I will drop my efforts to have my name on some city property if you give me a credit for the money I have gifted. This will help cover any future supposed "violations", which we both know are bogus.

So, I will be anticipating your response. I know it will arrive promptly, as my funds have helped to furnish you with fast computers and servers.

Thanks!

2010-03-24T16:10:00.003-05:00

So, when I drop Haden off at school in the morning I say my usual..

Be Good
Remember what we talked about
Pay Attention
Listen to Ms. Ogden
I love you..

This morning he says back to me

"Dont get fired from your job!"

I bust out laughing....OK, I said, Ill try not to.

Longhorn

2010-03-05T18:55:00.002-06:00

I also wanted to share these.

Yee-Haw!

2010-03-05T17:53:00.005-06:00

Guten Tag!!

Weight Loss Update: I did not lose or gain any weight last week. I guess I can contribute that to girls night in at Bff Special K's house. Oh, and I drank half a bottle of wine...

Last night, we went to the rodeo and saw Kenny Chesney. My camera is broke so I ran to Walmart to get a small point and shoot digital camera, they had a crappy selection, so I cant say I am too happy with my purchase. It takes fairly good pictures though.

My pictures are out of order, so....

This was Haden waiting for the concert to begin

Daddy and Christian

The guys racing remote control cars and the Ford area

Christian on a ride, sorry it is sideways

Kenny!!!!!!

A Big Ass cow!

Cow butts!

This rabbit was huge, hard to tell from the pic but it was enormous

Lots of Guinea Pigs (I have a soft spot for guinea pigs)

Christian checking out the rabbits

Pig (from a wierd angle), thats a lot of bacon!

A wallaby

Goat hugs

goat pets!

Potbelly pig! (Did you know I used to own one of these?)

The little camera did ok, I guess. It was nice to have something so small and to be able to look through the LCD display instead of the eye thing....it was pretty good with lots of light, but not so much when there wasnt much..it'll do until I can get my Canon fixed

2010-02-24T21:10:00.000-06:00

"My hands are tired....I have been using them all day!!" - Haden

week 2

2010-02-23T21:52:00.002-06:00

Week one was good, I lost 4 pounds! I am in 5th place in the competition. Not too bad. I was motivated, came home and did almost 30 minutes on the elliptical! Felt good!

Then I had 2 eggs and some cheese for dinner, definitely more things I would have liked to have, but oh well.

Not too much exciting stuff going on with us here..work for me is very busy..Chris found a stray dog that is driving us crazy..not sure how he is going to work out.

Things that make me happy today:

chocolate covered espresso beans
wireless internet
dog kennels
scarves

War of the Banana

2010-02-20T19:12:00.003-06:00

It is 7:15 on Saturday night. My 3 year old is sitting in the middle of the floor screaming and refusing to throw away his banana and the peel. He refuses to walk 3 feet into the kitchen to do it...who will win this battle? He could have done it 100 times now but it is a battle of the wills....no TV until its thrown away.

Being a parent is fun!

UPDATe! A mere 15 minutes later, I win!!!! Of course...

Day # ...lost track already

2010-02-19T11:20:00.003-06:00

This week has been fine, been trying to eat less and better, not really counting calories, just paying attention. My pants already fit looser, not sure if that is because of my diet changes or that time of the month...lol...

But I must skip over all of that excitement and turn to Tiger Woods. As soon as this whole thing began with him, I immediately started rolling my eyes. I knew what the media would do and I knew it was going to be ridiculus.

I got angry when the women started coming out of the woodwork, the speculation of what happened to him the night he wrecked his car, yada, yada...and I didnt go looking for this info, it was all over the headlines of the blogs I regularly read and the main media networks I peruse. I got mad because this is none of our business. It is between him and his family and maybe his sponsors. It is so disturbing that our society places such importance on people like him. Sure, he is great at what he does, no doubt. But that doesnt make him a better person than the rest of us. Why was he placed on such a pedestal? Why was everyone so fascinated at his downfall?And now he feels compelled to apologize to whoever. He owes no apologies to anyone except his family. Not the public, not the golf community, no one else but them.

So of course, much to my dismay, this morning on GMA, the top story was Tiger Woods, ahead of the guy that flew a plane into a federal building. Seriously? Tiger Woods is more important than that? It disgusts me. If I was watching ESPN I would expect it. Tabloid sites, it is expected; I shouldnt expect it to be the lead story on ABC. Maybe the third or fourth. Sad, very sad....but I guess that is what it is coming to these days....

Day 2 (aka Im Starving)

2010-02-17T10:11:00.002-06:00

Day 2 was good, but I did not allow myself enough calories, so there were several points during the day I almost attacked the vending machine....but I held out, I was strong, I was motivated.....

I did another 20 minutes on the treadmill and had cereal for dinner (while the boys had pizza **pats self on back**)

I am hanging in there, just need to be more prepared in regards to what I have on hand to snack on or I will FAIL!

Onto other things...

I dont recall if I mentioned this on the blog, I know I mentioned a plumbing problem.

Well, that plumbing problem turned into a floor problem...our kitchen butts up right next to the living/dining room, where I had the floors replaced with Laminate wood....these floors are great when you drop thing, roll cars on them and for heavy traffic....where they are not good is when they get wet and the water does not get cleaned up right away.....they warp...

So, the water got underneath the wood and warped a pretty good sized area...I have the flooring people coming this week to give me an estimate on how much it would cost to fix...and I really dont know how much they have to pull up to replace the damaged stuff...I am sure I am not going to like the number they give me and will probably have to save pennies for a while to get it fixed...sigh....

I cannot find a photo of warped laminate online, so sorry!

But I did find a picture of this beauty..

This is the Crave cupcake I had Monday that was divine....

Day 1

2010-02-15T21:37:00.002-06:00

Okay, wanted to blog about my progress (if any) each day as I struggle to lose some weight....

Today didnt start out well. Didnt eat breakfast, but had some coffee. :-)

When I got to work, I hid my candy. Out of site, out of mind...

Had an apple mid morning. For lunch, I got some smoked turkey with a side of green beans and a very small salad. It held me over pretty good until it was time to go home.

Once home, I immediately changed and got on the elliptical for 20 minutes (then did some push ups).

Tomorrow I am going to try to do some calorie counting and running the stairs....Ill let you know how it goes....

Oh..forgot about my mid afternoon disaster..met with a vendor and you know what she brought? Crave cupcakes...I couldnt resist....I had some chocolate on chocolate..it was outstanding. But I burned it off on the elliptical..right????

:-)

Brassiere and there.....

2010-02-15T12:01:00.009-06:00

OK, so today I am starting (again) a weight competition with some co-workers...I am hoping I can stick with it this time...my body is getting out of control. I am starting to get those pains in my body that only older and overweight people tend to get....I am both, so I need to try to remedy the overweight part since I can do nothing about the age part (sigh...:-( )...Pray for me.....really, pray hard....

This weekend Chris and I actually got a night out to ourselves. It was nice, I think it has literally been 6-8 months since we have done that. We ate seafood and then went home and ....and.... went to sleep...see what happens when you get old?

Get in my belly!!!

Sigh....

I still havent fixed my camera......I cant get anything done fast...when I think about doing something, it take about 6 weeks for me to actually do it.....Ugghhhhhh.......

This weekend was great! In addition to our night out, BFF Special K took me for a pedicure for my birthday..needed it bad, hadnt had one since before Christmas...There were still snowmen on my toes....LOL..

THEN, we went to a place called La De Da. This is a lingerie store that BFF Special K has been telling me about forever...they do bra fittings...she had hers done a while back and was so pleased with the result..got the right size bra and a style that works best for her.

So, me and my Big Uns went in and got measured.....after some denial and shame and embarassment, the girls got 2 news bras that fit wonderfully and have given them a makeover....you wouldnt recognize them....they are up where they should be! Yippee....

I would highly recommend all women get a bra fitting and not just go with what you think you are...I was way off (and not in the direction I would have liked).....I knew I wasnt in the right bra size but did not want to admit I was bigger than I really was....and I do feel better lugging them around

Here is what I walked out with....

(you think I'm kidding)

Which brings me to a story of yonder years, of back in the day when I was just a wee thing......when I was coming of age and noticed some of my older girlfriends blossoming and being so young and naiveas I was, made a wish and prayed every night, that I too could blossom there, in that place, and look like them, like a woman...with boobies...I got my wish, 10 fold.....so the lesson here is....dont wish for big boobies, you just might get them...and they arent all that, let me tell you...

When you get fitted with a bra and pay lots of money for a bra that fits you, you come out of the store looking like this! Its amazing!

If men could design a bra..... (hmmm...this looks familiar??)

So there ya go, my weekend in a nutshell..in addition to cleaning and corraling children....

Skip to my Lou...

2010-02-08T17:02:00.002-06:00

So, today Haden and I had a senior skip day, except neither of us are seniors. I usually let the boys have a last one skip day a year. They get to do something they want, movies, fishing, whatever. Haden has been asking for one and we decided on today. It was a semi skip day for me as well, although I still did work in the afternoon.

We finally got to see Avatar. It was great, I highly recommend it, and in 3D of course. It was pretty darn good. A must see in the theater.

And...my camera got dropped...at the time I thought it was ok, BUT today I noticed the lens was gone, thats right...the glass in the lens must have fell out....lovely...I can see the guts of the lens...such is my life....guess I will start looking for one of those too along with my Battery charger....

Smart kids?

2010-02-02T15:23:00.003-06:00

So...our kitchen sink is leaking, yet again, seems we have replaced most of the guts under the sink, but there appears to be a clog further back in the line...greeeaaaatttt....Chris hates dealing with this plumbing issue....its gross

I havent been taking any pictures because (surprise, surprise), I seem to have misplaced my cameras battery charger. Guess I am forced to purchase another one. I should probably buy 2 just in case.

I was able to snap these photos of the boys latest concoction. It is a disaster waiting to happen, I am pretty sure this wont stay up for much longer.

The seat is attached to the rope with duct tape. I dont think it will stay up for too long, but I have to give them kudos for ingenuity.

Facebook

2010-01-26T13:07:00.003-06:00

OK, I like Facebook. It serves a purpose, and I like to plant and harvest virtual crops on it. Not sure, why but I do.

But, honestly, do I have to hear that you have diarrhea? You say it and then 9 people respond and say they too have diarrhea and have for 2 weeks. Jeez, it puts an instant image in my head and I just cant get rid of it. Its gross.

I know everyone poops and I will admit I too have had poop discussions with friends, BUT I would not post about having the squirts where everyone I know and those who I only know a little, now know I have been sitting in the bathroom all day long.

By the way, it appears you can actually find images of diarrhea on the Internet - who knew!!

I really dont watch late night TV, so I really dont care

2010-01-15T16:12:00.003-06:00

Reading a friend of mine's (Lisa's) blog reminded me of something that happened a few weeks ago.

I have a subscription to the Chronicle for the Sunday paper and the Sunday paper alone. I never read it any other day of the week.

My favorite thing to do on Sunday is get the paper, make me some coffee and read the sales ads all by myself. (This only happens if I by chance get up before anyone else does, which is rare)

One Sunday morning not long ago, I went out to get my paper and there was another paper type looking thing in the driveway. I picked it up as well. It had a single white paper in it and some marbles to keep it from blowing away.

When I opened it, it was a flyer from the Ku Klux Klan, some organization out of Cleveland, Texas. I was shocked. I had never seen them actually pass out information to people. A full page of why the country was going into the pooper because of desegregation, separation of Church and State and a bunch of other things not worthy of being repeated.

It was just very shocking to see such things out there so blatantly. I thought of many of my neighbors who are not white and how they reacted. Has anything like this happened to you?

Which leads me to post this link for a site out there just for us whiteys:

http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.com/

Wednesday Irk (actually been an irk for a while, just had to shell out the money today)

2010-01-13T09:38:00.002-06:00

So I have owed some money to the school (Kaelens school) for a while now, just have never been able to get there and dont trust Kaelen to pay it.

I had to pay $50 for ID's he needed to get into the school. Thats 10!!! ID's, 5 bucks a pop. 10 ID's and he still cant get to the school with at least one of them. This is some of the frustration I deal with. One of the worst parts? He doesnt care, it matters not to him that we have to spend this extra money for his lack of organization. They will not NOT let him have an ID, he HAS to have a picture ID to get to class, so they wont put a "freeze" on his account to keep him from getting new ID's. So, I am going to gather up all of his ID's I can find, and I can guarantee I wont find all 10, take them to the registrar and she will keep them and give them to him when he doesnt have one. She does this for other students as well. Wow, really? If he was given an allowance, I would keep it from him, but he doesnt get one because he doesnt care to do the chores to get an allowance.

Sigh. Teenagers. I never knew it was so difficult.

2010-01-11T08:55:00.002-06:00

Dear Body of Mine,

We have been through 34 very long years together. We have had a great symbiotic relationship. You have allowed me to breathe and walk and drive thus allowing me to do things. I have fed you and rested you and dressed you. You have given me children. I have washed you and made you smell good.

How can you do this to me? How much sleep do you really need to feel rested? Cant you give me a break? I mean, everything I do, essentially, I do for you. I feed you the most yummiest food there is. I regularly give you pretty toes and keep the face from breaking out. I wash the hair and exfoliate as much as possible. All I ask for is some energy! PLEASE! I go to sleep as early as possible and get up as late as possible, still, that isnt enough for you!! What do you want from me? Do you really want me to exercise? I know you and I cant imagine that is what you want...that just puts more stress on you, and I cant imagine that would make you happy.

So please, just tell me what ELSE I can give to you. I need some energy, I need to be able to go about my business feeling rested, because if I cant do a good job at work, then I have no money to put sweet smelling liquid on your skin or shampoo in your hair. Think about that! Feel free to reply at your earliest convenience. In the mean time, I will be drinking coffee, trying to put a fire under your butt to get you moving.

Hope to hear from you soon.

You inhabitant,

Heather

Santa and the Shepard

2010-01-06T09:44:00.006-06:00

Boys with Santa, Christian was not too happy, but he really wanted that castle!

Haden was a shepard in a little presentation at church, he wanted to do it, but wasnt too happy about having to wear the outfit, he said people were laughing at him!

2010

2010-01-06T09:30:00.003-06:00

Hello! Yes, I am still alive.

Things have finally settled down (I guess) and life is back to normal (I guess).

I pulled this list from my blog post last year about New Years Resolutions. This is what I wanted to accomplish in 2009:

1) Eat Healthier - didnt do it

2) Reduce my debt by 50% or more - didnt do it, probably actually got worse

3) Find other Twilight posters to hang in my office - cool! I did something, I do have an extra Edward poster in my office

4) Talk Chris into letting me get Buddy neutered - Buddy ran away so we didnt have to worry about this one

5) Finish our outstanding home improvements - didnt happen

6) Do all I can from having to commit myself into the mental institution as I feel I am always on the brink at any given moment - I guess I accomplished this since I am not in a mental instition (or am i?)

7) Start Christmas shopping in March - not even close

8) Hold other people's precious babies - i did get to do this, Karen's sweet girl

9) Buy the Twilight DVD when it comes out (hopefully it will have a bonus disc) - did it!

10) Clean out the astrocity known as our garage and closet - I think this got done at one point, but got back cluttered again

OK, so for this year(2010):

1) Eat healthier
2) Exercise
3) Do all of that listed above for 2009....

Sigh, not much for originality I guess.

And my irk for the day, there seems to be this ongoing discussion about whether we should call the New Year twenty ten or two thousand ten.

Is there really an issue about this? Uh...did we call 2009 twenty oh nine? Its two thousand ten, doesnt take any longer to say than two thousand nine. Jeez...we can be that lazy or off track as a society can we?

2009-12-10T10:09:00.002-06:00

Guess what everbody???

Today is Chris' Birthday!

Happy Birthday Poppa T! You have officially hit middle age (and Im not far behind you, sigh...)

The great blizzard of 2009

2009-12-04T11:26:00.004-06:00

So, stayed home from work today of course. The boys had already gone to school, but we hadnt taken Christian to the sitter yet, so he stayed home. The snow started off very slow, mainly mixed with lots of rain..then it started coming down pretty good, at first not sticking, then it was!!!

Christian loved it!

4 is better than 2

2009-11-28T22:48:00.003-06:00

So, I mentioned previously about my cool acquisition of a 10 dollar 4 slice toaster...I was pretty excited, this morning I was able to toast 4 waffles instead of two..its the little things..

Well, I was looking through my receipts and saw I got some paper on a rebate for the toaster -- for $10!! So, once I get the rebate, I will have gotten the toaster for free! Yippee!

But I still ask, was the ridiculusness of Black Friday worth the $20 bucks I saved?

No, no, not at all...but oh well, whats done is done and I am happy I have a new toaster for free...

Black Friday = Misery & Grief

2009-11-27T08:32:00.001-06:00

So, after looking at the sale papers yesterday and seeing all of the great deals, I made the decision that I would do like so many others do and get up early to try to get some good deals.

Thursday night

6:00pm - make lists of what I want to get from several stores on Friday morning

7:00pm ish, go to Michaels, get a few things I saw in the ad, crown and lines minimal - drive by Best Buy and see people waiting in line and already putting up tents...you have got to be kidding me...laugh at them, wish I had my camera..

8:00ish - watch a little bit of UT/A&M game....

9:00pm - go to bed in preparation for early morning

Friday Morning

3:30 am - arrive at Toys R Us, see line out side of door, get mad (per the sale paper, it was open at midnight, so why is there a line?) See line moving and see they are letting people in in groups.....decide to wait...only wait about 10 minutes before getting into store. Pick up a few things on my list while dodging carts..wait in another line for 30 minutes in order to get into electronics...purchase a few things...

4:00pm - check out rest of items and leave...go to Kohls next door, even though had not written down anything on my list so really dont know what sales are..walk in, walk through half of store, walk out...

415-430 - go to Whataburger to get some food

430-445 - go to JC Penney to get 4 slice toaster for 9.88...see lines wrapped around store...get mad and irritated....see oversized pillow for 3.99, grab, find toaster, grab...let Kaelen convince me to buy him jacket..stand in line, see beautiful pea coat I really, really want, regularly $200.00 now $50, try it on, love it, talk myself out of it as I only brought a certain amount of money with me...tell myself may go back later and see if they still have them for that price...stand in line some more....finally check out....

530 - go to Walmart - only really want to get one thing here...walk in, almost have a heart attack as there are lines going all the way to the back of store...get more mad and irritated, do 2 trips around store and finally determine the one thing I want is gone, decide even if I found it would not stand in line for 2 hours to get it....

535ish - stop and fill up with gas, have conversation with gas attendant that Walmart was the most unbelievable thing I have ever seen...

545ish - go to Target....walk in, see long lines, get even more irritated, find a few transformers, pick up...look through 3.99 movies, have them all, go to electronics, find $10 4gb flash drive WooHoo!, find $10 Monsters and Aliens - WooHoo!...see Twilight section form a distance with Bella and Edward dolls, do not even worry about getting colser to see how much they are, find line in electronics that doesnt look as long as other lines, stand for about 20 minutes...realize this line wraps through 3 aisles and leads to register...think about whether it is worth it, decide it is not....put stuff down, go back to truck and snap at Kaelen because he wont unlock the door..realize I am extremely irritated and tired and think this is the dumbest idea I have had in a very long time....(I actually realized that a lot earlier)

630-700 ish - head home, stop at Starbucks, arrive home, turn on TV, watch Modern Family, pray Christian stays asleep for 4 more hours...

Let me just say, I have never done Black Friday in the wee hours of the morning, I have done it in the afternoon, but not in the morning....it was horrific..Toys R Us was crowded, but they didnt have most the things I wanted, JC Penney wasnt too bad in regards to crowds, the line was long but went fast, it was the least worst of them all, and I got some kind of ornament when we walked in...Target and Walmart were unreal...the lines were unbelievable...it was the craziest thing I have ever seen...I will never, ever do that again..

I guess if you have saved up all your cash are are willing to stand in line for God knows how long in the cold and are buying everyones gifts that morning and they are all LCD TV's, then maybe, but I am not one of those people nor do I plan on being anytime soon...I will never put myself though that again or deprive myself of any precious sleep for a few measley dollars....

Total - I got a oversize pillow, a 4 slice toaster (I think the thing I am most happy about), 2 DS games for $10, a tub of sea animals for $5 and a couple of Bakugans, and a 2gb mp3/video player for $17, so, all in all it was not worth the 4 hours of sleep I missed, the few minutes I had to stand out in the cold and the frustration I experienced while I was in the store...Walmart may have traumatized me for life...

I would love to hear your Black Friday stories, good or bad!

And the feast begins....

2009-11-26T08:53:00.002-06:00

Happy Thanksgiving to all!

I have so much to be thankful for--

My family, my healthy boys, my job, the freedoms we enjoy in this country, this beautiful weather and the list goes on and on.

I hope you all have a great day - mine will include gorging myself with as much food and desserts as possible....all while telling myself it isnt making me gain weight and if it does, I will just lose it after the holidays...right..because I have been so good at that in the past...but I will still eat it and still let myself believe the lies...

Ya know, they say the definition of insanity is doing the same things over and over and expecting a different result each time---yep, fits me perfect...

Happy Turkey Day! Be thankful to God for all he has given us and grateful to our predecessors who took the risk and founded this great land that allows us to celebrate such holidays and worship as we wish.

Gobble Gobble!

Mental Disorder update....

2009-11-24T16:14:00.005-06:00

I just wanted to let everyone know that:

I never found my wallet, but have finally started to build up another...I got a new drivers license which is a good start...
I have not lost my phone in like 3 weeks...hallelujah!!
I never found my debit card, but thats ok, it helps me to keep from spending money..

Also:

My husband officially thinks I have serious issues with my Twilight obsession. He pretty much blew it off before but now with New Moon coming out, my craziness has escalated and he is starting to look at me funny. I guess I need to keep it on the lowdown and take down my life size poster of Edward thats hanging in our closet.
Kaelen is doing an outstanding job at being better. We are micro, micro, micro-managing his school life, so as of this moment, he has no zeroes and has done his homework everynight...he is also getting more privileges outside of school, such as talking on the phone and getting to go to the movies with his girlfriend...things are looking up! keep us in your prayers....
I am looking forward (NOT) to Christmas shopping this season, I look forward to it every year and cant wait to be at Target at 4am on Black Friday to get a $10 camera....

Now that the New Moon ridiculusness has faded (somewhat), what shall I become obsessed with now? Some would say I should become obsessed with laundry or dishwashing..but, as you can imagine, I have a few strong words for those blasphemers....any ideas?

Crazy

2009-11-21T20:50:00.002-06:00

Tonight, my 3 nieces are spending the night so their parents can have a night out. They are so sweet, just precious to have little girls around....but put them all together, with my 3 (and yes, even the 15 year old joins in) and it gets very loud....Chris cant handle it as well as I can, I tend to tune them out like I do my own.......we had pizza and they all helped me to make cookies, which they ate within 2 minutes of them being out of the oven....and the rest of the time they all spent chasing each other around....sigh

I think I am going to have to go see New Moon again tomorrow...a friend of mine is going and invited me...I am really needing my fix, its so sad...I thought the movie was great, but do remember some cheesy parts...I really need to get another look to catch all of the details I missed the first time...

And of course, I am so behind in work, I think I will probably spend much of Sunday trying to get caught up before next week..i will be out of the office starting Wednesday, so i really need to get it together....

Life is Hard

2009-11-18T14:23:00.003-06:00

OK, Life is really hard and I am tired of it...

Raising a teenager is the worst pain I have ever experienced...it is brutal, self-deprecating, awful, painful and many other adjectives...I think I would be less upset about it if I didnt know I had to go through it 2 more times...girls have to be easier, or maybe it is just different with them, not necessarily easier....you have heard people say it and now I know why - And people wonder why animals eat their young...

Finances suck....I am currently taking Dave Ramsey's Financial Peace University. I highly recommend it to every single person I know, whether you have your money in order or not. I believe this is going to change our lives, but it is going to be very hard, it is going to require a lot of discipline...therefore it is going to suck

Work is highly overated....I like it to a certain point...I would rather work part time at Petsmart and be home more with my kids....

And last but not least on my complaints for today...I am yet again posting a picture of myself because some things never change..

More craziness

2009-11-17T11:55:00.006-06:00

OK, most of you know how big of a Twilight fan I am...so in case you have been living under a rock somewhere, you know the second movie, New Moon, is coming out this Friday! Yippee! I am quite excited. I am going with a co-worker and her son and am also going to bring Haden - I am taking him out of school and bringing him to work with me, as I am only working a half day and leaving from there...we are going to have tons of fun....

I was also able to borrow the CD of the soundtrack from my sister in law so I have been prepping by listening to some great new songs..I am also re-reading New Moon for the third time...I must have everything refreshed in my memory for the movie.

Since I havent been blogging very much, you havent been able to see any new pics of Robward...so here ya go..

Oh yeah, there are other people in the movie too...

2009-11-12T10:34:00.002-06:00

I am in moan/groan/complain/bitch mode today, so beware....I dont feel like I bitch too often, so I think I should get a chance everynow and then.

Last night, I walked out of my office at 6:15. I should have been home in 30 minutes. I did not walk in the door until 9:00. Bad accident on the freeway, so yeah, I bitched and complained even though I had already found out there was a dead body lying in the road, which was the reason for the halted traffic....I actually got a few chapters from my Dave Ramsey book read while sitting on the freeway. I confirmed the existence of such previously mentioned dead body when I exited the freeway only to see the body under the sheet myself. Appears someone was on the side of the road or tried to cross the road, actually, the freeway and was hit and killed...sad..but come on! How long does it take to remove a body from the road! They still had the freeway shut down after 10:00 when I watched the news!

My allergies are visiting me again, feel like crap..hopefully it isnt the flu which should not be named..having to work from home...

Work is bugging me about some time I entered wrong.....cripes, I hate having to deal with time and billing, such a pain...

My house is so friggin dirty, why wont anyone come clean it for me!

Kaelens school is being an a-hole....wish I was wealthy and could home school..actually, scratch that..I wish I were wealthy and could send them all to a very fine private school...

I was up at 2 something this morning and couldnt get back to sleep until around 4...so that helps my mood considerably....could not find any meds in the whole friggin house for my allergies.

I have been working on the same project for a month now at work and its driving me crazy! I wish it would be final already!

But even with my complaining, I have so much to be thankful for:

My family

My healthy family

A job I like

A home

I wasnt hit by a car on the freeway yesterday, but lucky enough to only be stuck in the traffic it caused

Havent lost my phone since I found it last

And the pretty pink cups that I got from Pampered Chef that I have been drinking coffe out of for a few weeks...

2009-11-10T21:03:00.002-06:00

OK, I have thought some on my previous post....

We will continue to instill our morals into our boys, to teach them to be respectful to all adults and teach them personal responsibility. They will continue to be punished when they are disrespectful and break the rules. They will be taught that they are not entitled to anything. They will learn hard work is what gets you places and you should be thankful to God for what you have in your life. They will be taught that life is precious and your actions will have consequences. We will do our best to do all of these things for them so that they are respectable, productive and hard-working men, so that they are respectful, generous, faithful and lovong husbands and fathers, so that they too will one day pass down these lessons to their own children. We will teach them these things, but we know that they as individuals will have to choose their own path. But the one thing we will not do is give up on them and allow them to treat others as if they are less than them, to disregard others to the point that their life means nothing.

We will do our best as parents to do these things and whatever else it takes for them to being decent human beings.

Despicable..

2009-11-10T16:23:00.003-06:00

What is our world coming to...

http://www.kvue.com/news/state/Wylie-man-beaten-to-death-for-asking-teen-to-stop-speeding-69577907.html

What is going on with our kids..no respect, no morals, no concious? Is it parenting? Is it society? Is it violence on TV and video games? What is it that allows kids to think it is ok to gang up on someone and beat them to death? What makes kids think it is ok to take a gun to school and shoot everyone up because a few kids made fun of them? Are they not being taught coping skills? I have to know, I have to know how I can keep my boys from doing the same thing, how do I raise these boys to become respectable moral men?

As a parent of a teenager, I can't imagine him doing something like this, but I am sure these parents never imgined their son would be involved in something like this either.....I am glad these "kids" have been charged with murder and I hope they get the maximum sentence allowed by law...it is sickening and so disheartening to see young people in this country doing such horrendous things...

Stuff..

2009-10-25T20:57:00.004-05:00

Hello all! Hope all is well....

Life on our end has been busy as usual....For those who didnt know, Chris started a new job and has been working right about a month now..

Work for me is incredibly busy and there is not enough time in the day too get it all done...

The boys are doing well in school..except maybe for Kaelen who thinks he is the smartest teenager who ever walked the planet and doesnt have to pay attention or even pass for that matter....

Haden finished up soccer, here are a few pics of his last game (Thanks Vivian!)

Christian eating a hot dog...

Me and Chris (good god, someone please take these boobs away from me!)

Kaelen being cool (too cool for anything)

On another note, I am going to try to get a seasonal job for the next few months..I have applied at Target (which is really about the only place I have any desire to apply). If you know of anywhere else that is hiring for the holidays (besides Walmart), let me know! I am a glutton for punishment thinking I can handle one more thing, but such is life.

latah!

2009-10-16T16:21:00.001-05:00

Te-he...

I always feel like somebodys watching me...

2009-10-15T13:28:00.003-05:00

So last night, just walking through the house, I look down and see this...freaked me out a little, not often you see a pile of money with googley eyes...I took a pic

Got a close up..very odd

Couldnt catch it, it jumped to the floor...

Haden caught it with the fish tank net

He caught it!...and I didnt even have to call Geico...

LOL...real story....I bought some sticky eyeballs for Halloween..immediately, Haden thought we needed some money to put them on...I posted about the song while back

I had to run an errand so I stopped at Walmart and got some play money, then came home and we created the Geico money....Haden loved it...got mad when I wouldnt let him take it to school with him this morning...

I wish that stack of money was real money

I thought it was funny..again, goes to show they all watch way too much TV.

Little Tysons

2009-10-12T17:00:00.002-05:00

I finally made to one of Kaelen's FB games...a few pics..

He is #91 (of course)

This really made me laugh...I caught Christian putting his toys in the corner one day...poor guys! Who knows what they did!

If I only had a brain....

2009-10-12T16:49:00.004-05:00

OK, I have given up....

I am just going to accept that my brain is losing mass or cells or something...I am pretty sure there is something going on now more than just too much for me to handle...I really think there is another issue..

last week..I lost my phone for a few days (nothing too unusual right). I found it, then lost it the next day again....then found it again....then lost it the next day and still am unable to locate it.

I lost my wallet about a week ago. Still cant find it...

Sunday went to my MIL's house. left my bag/purse. doesnt really matter since there is no wallet or phone in it, Chris went back to get it for me.

Today, Monday, forgot I need to find another ride for Haden home from school. It went out of my head the minute I walked out of the sitters door. Had to get a call from the school asking if anyone was ever going to pick him up...thankfully my mom, who doesnt work too far, had already left work and wasnt too far away. She picked him up and took him to the sitter.

I still havent not found my debit card, I think it has been gone almost 2 months now?

Just so you know...when I do find me phone...I dont think I am going to carry it with me anymore...I am sick of relying on it, since I lose it every 5 minutes...you can catch me at work on at home in the evenings...Im done with that damn thing...if I break down, everyone else has a cell phone and I will use theirs.

I have also decided, I am only carrying cash with me from now on, no more debit cards. I cant keep up with them and if i have cash I will spend less.

I figure, we used to live without all of this stuff and I can do it again.

Time keeps on ticking into the future....

2009-10-08T14:12:00.003-05:00

3 big events this week I am just now blogging about:

Tuesday was Chris and I's 8th year anniversary. That was also the same day we havd our 2nd Annual Block Party for National Night Out, so we didnt do anything. I am hoping we might be able to do a little something this weekend. Happy Anniversary baby!

Wednesday was Kaelens 15th birthday!!! I cant believe it...he towers over me about 5-6 inches...I remember when he was 4 years old...hard to believe he gorwing up so fast!

Happy Birthday Kaelen!

Oh, and we should be getting his driving permit soon, so I would suggest staying off of the raods...I will give yall a heads up when he is in the drivers seat.

Whatevahhhhhh

2009-10-08T14:09:00.001-05:00

I must be pretty annoying as I use several of these phrases frequently:

http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=news/national_world&id=7054063

Pink is my signature color....

2009-10-05T13:31:00.005-05:00

Here are a few pics from the Komen walk this weekend.....

Here is what I learned this weekend participating in this race...

1) My ass is bigger than I thought

2) I need to buy a new pair of althletic shoes

3) People will wear the craziest things

4) There are men (albeit not heterosexual) that will wear fake eyelashes

5) Exercise is the key to my weight loss (this is the third week of weigh in and I had not lost 1 pound...today, I lost 2....I ate like normal, meaning I ate whatever I wanted and how much ever I wanted and drank lots of coffee, but walked 3 miles on Saturday and still lost 2 pounds)

6)Getting up before 7 is for the birds, but not for me

7) Boobs no longer are sacred or hold any mystic...talking about boobs is like talking about a limb or our face...

Thanks to everyone who donated to my team!

Mum is the word...

2009-10-05T12:38:00.005-05:00

Check it out....

Kaelens first Homecoming Date..

I didnt get to be there for these pics or for anything actually that night...I got these pics from Jordan's mom....I love how they each dress up for the occasion.

Kaelens whatever it is called...this was actually done very nicely

Jordan and her mum...the original version actually had a small stuffed deer glued to it..Chris kept calling it a cow. (notice she has holes in her pants)

Notice, he is wearing a plain white thin T-shirt...jeez...

I learned a few things from this Homecoming...

1) Florists will rip you off on Homecoming Mums

2) I can without a doubt make a better mum than the florist we got ours at and I am not even that crafty

3) Boys are horrible at planning ahead, very horrible

4) I didnt keep my 2 homecoming mums I got in high school...thank goodness, because I would have never lived it down

I would like to do a small album of Kaelens freshman year, but as BFF Scrappy K knows, I have said that hundreds of times and still have no albums to show for it...

Sigh, I need a wife

New Moon....

2009-09-29T16:33:00.006-05:00

OK, so they just released some New Moon Posters...this one is of course my favorite...

It will need to be added to my office collection....

If you want to see the rest (and less important) posters, you can go here...

Then, of course, there is this little tid bit of information.

I dont like this. Actually, I dont like her. She is just weird and a bad actress. He needs to date other people, not her. And, when they break up, and they will, if they haven't finished filming the movies, their onscreen chemistry is going to stink because they hate each other. This is going to be a disaster on many levels. Dont they realize the impact of their relationship on the rest of the world?

Honestly...I really dont care....as much as it appears....:-)

2009-09-23T13:34:00.000-05:00

And that's all I have to say about that.....

Saturday

2009-09-19T21:47:00.003-05:00

Pretty uneventful day...soccer game in the morning, Haden did well, need to get a new adapter before I can download pics..mines not working...I have determined those things dont last very long...

Spent a lot of time working on a mini emergency from home (for work), coordinating stuff being sent, printed and delivered in New York..

cleaned, weeded, laundry, yada, yada, yada

Poppa T busted his butt working on the yard -- mowing, edging, wedding, cleaning off the back patio area...looks awesome!

It doesnt get anymore exciting than that folks!

2009-09-17T15:27:00.008-05:00

So I am into week 2 of my weight loss competition. I did well the first week, I got on the elliptical once, I have not had any coffee and half a soda on the weekend, drinking only water and tea and I think I had a few cookies on Saturday.

Monday weigh in....didnt lose anything, not even 1 pound....damn it!!....what the *&@!@*_)

but I am still motivated...still havent had any coffee and am going to drink just water, no tea...I got on the elliptical last night...so I am off to a good start...

I have siginificantly reduced the size of my meals and have been trying to have healthy snacks between.....

I think the reduction in calories is effecting me...sometimes I will feel exhausted just sitting here...and at times I will just feel not right...and I have had a few headaches...I guess it could be the reduction in caffeine too....

So I am still this...

A large flabby but cute and cuddly sea mammal swimming through the day...:)

For the Non Team Edwarders....

2009-09-16T09:25:00.001-05:00

I saw this...

http://www.twilightlexicon.com/2009/09/15/kellan-lutz-in-august-magazine/

Not a bad picture of Emmett, maybe I should get this to go with my GQ edition with Rodward on the cover!

Dancing King...

2009-09-15T15:52:00.006-05:00

OK, day 2 of weight loss competition..doing fine except I am starving and craving anything chocolate..jeez...seriously..and I want coffee in a bad way....I am thinking maybe some decaf might at least get me my coffee taste fix

I am going to need to find stuff that keeps me fuller longer....

Will this keep me fuller longer?

On a sad note, Patrick Swayze died. Now here is a celebrity I actually feel bad that died. He was a good guy, made good movies and loved his wife. He fought the good fight and I am sad he is gone.

"Nobody put sBaby in a corner."

RIP, Mr. Swayze

Cute boys...

2009-09-14T17:36:00.002-05:00

I came across this picture of Haden on his first day of school. Hard to believe he was that little and i didnt realize how much darker his hair already at 3. Maybe Christians will stay lighter!

Anyone there???

2009-09-14T11:37:00.001-05:00

I forgot how busy this trial business is....you wouldnt think there would be that much to do, but there is!

Today is the start of my weight loss competition....this morning the scale showed ......

Ha! Like I am going to post that information....anyway, I for sure have some work ahead of me.

This morning, I had a bag of frosted mini wheats (dry) and a bottle of water.

Lunch consisted of a small lunchable (without the oreos) and a snack size piece of cheese.

And I am drinking tea.

Tonight, I hope to get on the elliptical for at least 10-15 minutes.

Sigh.....trying to lose weight sucketh....

This is me now....fat and cute..like the Manatee!! Isnt it cute!!

Sweet baby little man Christian

2009-09-04T11:56:00.006-05:00

Sigh...they grow up so fast, we grow old so fast.

Christian's first day..he was a little bit nervous about sitting in his seat, but other than that, he did great! No crying, I kissed him bye and said we would see him later..he had no problem!

After we picked him up, I asked him what he did and he said someting about the playground..so I knew they had gone out to play.

I was a little sad, just a little, to see him growing up so fast...and soon he wont want to snuggle with me, which he does all the time now...but at the same time I was happy to see him growing up and becoming more independent....my little man....

Oreos are cool...

2009-09-02T09:38:00.006-05:00

I love Oreos, specifically double stuff Oreos. I try not to buy them though. Why? Because I will eat the WHOLE pack..throw some milk in with them and it is OVAH!!

Well, Memaw brought us some a few weeks ago and Christian decided he wanted some (I was very good, i dont think I ate even 1 out of the pack)

Here is what he did with them:

He doesnt eat the chocolate parts, he eats the inside. But for some reason, he thought it woulod be even better to smear the inside all over him...srsly...I sometimes wonder if my children have inherited my mental disorders! Poor kids...they never had a chance!

It is what it is....

2009-09-01T10:16:00.003-05:00

I thought I would do a post like my BFF Special K did about "My Life Now" and what my life has become:

-- I forget my phone on a regular basis...not just every now and then.

-- I misplace my debit card on a regular basis, in fact, I have one missing now, no clue where it is..but I know it will turn up, it always does

-- because I misplace my debit card on a regular basis, I get in the line at Walmart (or other store) and end up not having a way to pay for the 2 baskets of food and such I just purchased...sometimes I am able to locate some other form of payment and possibly a check, but there have been times I have had to put everything in the basket and go home and get some form of payment and then come back.

-- I write things down in my calendar and still forget them

-- I go through several other childrens names when calling to one of my children and sometimes I throw in the dogs name

-- It takes me extended amounts of time to remember where things in the store are, after I have been going to that same store for years.

-- Once, I got into the drive through at Starbucks, and was about to order when I realized I had already stopped at the other local coffee shop and got coffee (I obviously hadnt drank enough of that coffee yet)

-- I have had my electricity turned off because I just forget to pay the bill, not because I dont have the money

-- Sunday, I slept until 1pm. I had plans at 2. I had no clue I had slept that long, I didnt drink too much the night before, I did go to bed late, but since I had no kids, my body needed 12+ hours

-- On my way to go to said plans, the front door deadbolt was locked and I could not find any keys to unlock it. I had to walk out of the back door to get to the front to wait for Special K to pick me up.

-- On my way into same said plans, Special K informed me I had a big spot on my pants, right on my ass, it appears I sat in something greasy..

-- Of all of the things I have listed above, my only reaction is an eye roll and I move on...I just dont care anymore...it is just the way it is...

I have a pic for my last entry

-- Remember this post? Go there first...

Here was what happened last week....

Isnt there some quote about remembering the past so history doesnt repeat itself or something like that..I guess I should find that quote...

School Daze

2009-08-26T15:33:00.002-05:00

So, fairly typical first days of school...

Haden, as usual, can't remember anything he did..he does remember a trouble making girl who was in his Kindergarten class is in his class this year...and that the kid next to him doesnt talk much, which he was happy about, because that is why he got in trouble last year, the people next to him MAKING him talk all the time....

Kaelen didnt have much to say, I asked him about every class and he didnt have too much info to share..he actually did give me papers to sign and supply lists, this is a big step for him! And last night he was very persistent about getting to the store to get a few more supplies he needed, he wanted to make sure he had them the next day..this too is a big step! He doesnt usually say anything until 5 minutes before we walk out the door. When I went to put the signed papers back into his bag, he had to make sure I put it in the right folder, because he "needs to be organized this year. That was his problem last year." Eye Roll!! Really? You dont say! I told him that on a DAILY basis..its like talking to a wall.

Oh, and we can barely drag him out of bed by 8am, this from the kid who thought he was mature and responsible enough to stay up til 1am!

Christian starts September 3. I am worried, I just dont know how he is going to do! All my boys are growing up....I am excited for sure, but what about my babies? Christian still likes to cuddle with me...soon he will be like Haden and not let me! Whats up with that??

NEWS:

My dorky pesky little brother will be getting out of the Navy this Friday after a 7 or so year stint. He and his family will be moving back to Texas, to Baytown! This is very exciting, as he has been all over the place these last years..we will see them on Holidays and be able to see the girls much more frequently! Yippee!!!

Ahhh... the return of sanity..

2009-08-24T10:21:00.004-05:00

Thank you Jesus for te beginning of school and the end of summer...sure, used to be fun when I was a kid..as an adult? Not so much...back is a schedule, a routine, some (even if not much) consistency...

Kaelen (being so much older and mature these days) thought he was being very mature about asking, if he did good about getting up with a bedtime of 11, maybe we could then allow him to stay up, say, no later than 1??? This was followed by Mom rolling on the floor laughing hysterically...Uhhh...no.

So, he was in bed by 10:30 last night, and it still took I dont know how many times to get him up...so far that is working real well for him.

I made Haden's lunch this morning, I needed to write his name in the lunch box...he wanted to do it so I let him and he wrote "Haden in the 2nd grade". He was quite proud of himself (lol). I was able to squeeze in Tyson so they would know which Haden in the second grade.

Christian was none too happy about our schedule change....he seemed confused and was pouty...I am really wondering how he is going to do at school.

Me, I got up before dawn..ugghhh...I get spoiled in the summer, as I have no real, fast hard schedule....I too am confused and pouty about this schedule change.

trees, marvelous trees

2009-08-21T18:29:00.005-05:00

This tree wants to die...This is the third or fourth time this tree has fell down...during IKE, we put back up..then another storm knocked it down, we put it back up and then the last time it fell we got serious and spent some more time and money trying to make it really stay up this time....but this tree, it just doesnt want to be......its like the turtle that keeps trying to escape, but we always find her..this tree wants to die but we always put it back up!!

Some would say just let the tree go, but we have 3 in front of the house and it would just not look right to have one missing....and I love what it looks like in the spring when they bloom..

The only pink we got around here....

Stuff...

2009-08-20T21:58:00.004-05:00

Kaelen took these pictures of his new shoes and asked me to blog about them! Not sure what he wanted me to say, but I guess he was pretty excited to be getting this pair, as had someone else not been paying for them, he wouldnt have gotten them. I dont normally spend too much on shoes for them, they way they grow and destroy..thanks Grandma!

Our annual trip to the Sno Cone place....Haden had been asking me for weeks!

I must say I was disappointed in their Sour Apple, didnt taste the same....guess I will have to try Sour Cherry..next year!

I prromised some pics of the big boy bed...Christian has come into our bed in the middle of the night a few times and stayed in his all night a few times as well....we'll get there....he still isnt too thrilled with it, he stills asks me to let him sleep on the floor...my kids are weird...

Haden wanted to take a pic of me....

2009-08-17T16:32:00.002-05:00

My weekend in a nutshell..

** Saturday - went to Kroger and fought the masses..double coupons! it was a mad house, was there 2 1/2 hours, spent like 45 minutes in line, met a few pretty interestin people, almost missed by 1 pm pedicure appt. b/c of the dang line. But I did make it and it was awesome! A great pedicure I really needed! Then I went home and took Kaelen to get some shoes and dropped Haden at Incredible Pizza for a birthday party. Chris and Haden went fishing so it was me and the little ones. Couldnt get them down until about 11pm. Ugghhh...

** Sunday - I went to visit my parents and check on the progress of their house. I am WOEFULLY behind in posting pics of the construction. Me and the boys stayed for a few hours and then headed home. When I got home we set up, Christians BIG BOY BED! Since I took off the side of his crib, he never would sleep in it again, so we have been sleeping on the floor (lovely) or he has been with us in our bed...I have pics, but not with me!
Last night he spent the whole night in his bed! It was great! I hope it continues.

Thats it...I think I got a few loads of laundry done, but that was about it. I have pretty much given up on cleaning.

I am obviously not very good at training the others in the house....so it will have to make do the way it is!

Ughhh..

2009-08-17T16:29:00.002-05:00

I have this post as well as several others regarding this issue..even though I still havent seen anything that definitively shows proof they are together, just the thought makes me want to barf..

I mean, come on, of all the women Robward could have he picks her? I mean jeez..I just dont like her...and I cant imagine that filming with her could be that exciting....I sure hope it isnt true...

2009-08-16T08:13:00.002-05:00

Sigh....Why is it that no matter what, I never seem to catch up and life always feels in chaos.

-- Unimaginable loads of laundry
-- House dirty
-- Toys everywhere
-- Radiator Leak
-- 430.00 electric bill
-- Dirty Truck
-- Smudgy glasses
-- Overload at Work
-- Blah, Blah, Blah

I try not to usually complain...most stuff slides off of me...just venting

And I know so many others out there have more to complain about and I do have a lot to be grateful for...but if anyone knows of a free maid...let me know!

I want....

2009-08-12T20:24:00.002-05:00

Things I want:

Lots of money
Boob Job (I'll take the lipo and tummy tuck too)
Lasik Surgery
A Pool
A Nice, respectable, not a-typical teenager
4 Day work week
Jeep Wrangler
Enough Rain so I dont have to water my grass and plants
Maid
Cook
Landscape Guy
A much more conservative president
Time to scrapbook
A Bassett Hound
Vacation Home on the Mediteranean

It appears that lots of money would be able to take care of most of this!

2009-08-12T11:36:00.002-05:00

In case you didnt know, I am not much of a fan of the Obama's :-)...

This just ticks me off more...

canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/12652

2009-08-12T10:31:00.001-05:00

So, one morning running around doing the usual morning routine, I heard this before I saw it...cracked me up!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFsTPx5UrbA

My feelings exactly...

BRING IT ON!

Indicator #58 & #59 your kids watch too much TV

2009-08-06T09:48:00.002-05:00

#58 - Driving in the car and the 80's song (by some guy no one has ever heard of with Michael Jackson doing background vocals) "Somebody's Watching Me" comes on..your 7 year old says "Isn't that the Geico song?"

#59 - You purchase Bendaroos at Walgreens. When you get home and show and tell the 3 year-old them, he starts singings "Bend-a-who? Bend-a-roo!!" (By the way, Bendaroos are highly overated, as usual the commercial makes them look WAY more cool than they are..and they are like Easter basket grass weeks after Easter is over, you find them all over the place!)

Freedom!!!

2009-08-04T15:45:00.003-05:00

I am thrilled that North Korea let the journalists go..who knows what we had to give them though...and kudos to Bill Clinton....I like him much better out of office....now Americans need to quit "hiking" on the border of countries that hate us!

2009-08-04T12:40:00.004-05:00

My husband has been quietly tolerating my school girl like obsession with Robward and thinks I should post a picture of someone he unrealistically thinks he has a chance with...

Personally, I dont see what the big deal is....she's not even that pretty..jeez....but WHATEVER!