Wednesday, March 28, 2007
Chaos does not even begin to describe my life!
We have had so much going on here, I don't even know where to start! I feel like I am going in circles half the time!
I guess I will start At the end of the last update.
Anakins party was March 3rd. It turned out great! Even though I forgot to invite the friends we usually invite! Sorry guys! I realized it the day of his party when I was trying to figure out who was missing! But we had so many family members show up our house was packed! He got a ton of summer clothes! Which was great cause he really needed them! He is set for the summer! He was impossible trying to open presents, but it was funny. I was going to make his cake but it was a disaster! The cake was good but I made the mistake of being cheap and buying liquid food coloring instead of the gell and my homemade icing got so runny it wouldn't stay on the cake! It would have been perfect if I had been trying to make a volcano! lol So I ended up going to kroger and buying one and putting the Spiderman kit I had on top of it. But all in all it turned out good.
We moved the 9th, 10th, and 11th. I was hoping to have a lot moved during the day but the office didn't get the lease ready when they were supposed to, so instead of having all day Friday to move stuff I didn't get to start until about 3, which set me very far behind. So it ended up taking all weekend. My inlaws came down Saturday afternoon to get the girls, so Ray (my father in law) helped Stephen with some big stuff. They ended up taking Jade, Starla and Anakin home, Piper had a fit and wanted to go to nana's. Mom started working and Piper has missed seeing her so much. Saturday night Stephen took me to get my tattoo for my birthday! It is So cute! I love it! I'll post a picture! It is pooh and Lumpy, each is holding 2 balloons that have the kids birthstone colors and their 1st initial in their balloon. Its big but very cute! I ended up getting it on my arm, it would have wrapped to much on my leg. After that we went by kroger and got some dinner and he bought me a HUGE cookie that said happy birthday and he got me some yellow tulips! Then we went home and he fixed our supper and since we were both exhausted we ate dinner and my birthday cookie in bed and watched a movie. So we had a good evening of resting. Then I got sick Sunday and had strep throat! I was pretty much useless Monday and Tuesday! Stephen had to stay home and take care of me and the kids. I couldn't babysit either.
The week of spring break was great except I had strep again from thursday to saturday! The little girl I watch full time was sick also, so I didnt have her all week. Then Stephen woke up Sunday with strep and just went back to work today(thursday).
I am helping Jeannie plan her wedding. She is getting married May 5th. It is going to be very casual. She wanted a sundress with crazy Daisys on it for her wedding dress. So she asked me to make it. So I am making her dress, one for her maid of honor, 2 bridesmaids and 2 flower girls. Jade andStarla are going to be bridesmaids and Piper and Sydney(Daniels Little girl) will be the flower girls. The other 5 dresses are blue, purple, pink, yellow, and orange. Each a solid color from Jeannies dress. It is going to be very pretty. I have been getting very frustrated with Daniel Jeannies fiance. He doesnt seem like he wants to get married. I swear he is doing whatever he can to make the wedding harder and more stressful. He wouldnt give me addresses for the people he invited, he insisted on taking them to work and handing them out. Then Jeannie decided to doa pot luck type reception, which is a common thing for our family. But Daniel refused to take the invitations to work until she cut the part about bringing a dish off of the RSVP card. I was SO mad! He said it made them look poor! Who cares!??@!! Seriously! They dont have the money to pay for all the food! What does he expect!? So he handed out 35 invitations and expects them all to show and none of them know about the pot luck. He refused to wear a white shirt to begin with, he said it would make him look pale...boo fregin hoo! HYe wanted to wear black! That was not going to look right with the bright colors on Jeannies side! He finally gave in and said he would wear white.
On top of everything else going on I am really starting to stress financially. With me not babysitting 2 days one week then, the baby wasnt here at all the next week, and Stephen missing so much work with no vacation time to cover, I have no idea what we are going to do. One mom owes me $230.00! She keeps making up reasons and excuses. I want to believe her but I just dont know. Her son can not come back until she pays, and then she will be paying in advance.
Stephens van is still down, it sucks only having one vehicle! We did find out its just a wire to the starter thats cuasing it not to start, but Stephen dont know how to fix it and Michael is working now so I hate to bother him. Plus we still havent did the tags so even if it was running we couldnt use it.
Jade brought home a progress report and her science grade dropped bad! Her teacher said she had a bad test grade, but she brings home so much homework it usually takes her 3 hours to do it, how is she suppossed to have extra time to study?
There is so much more going on but it has already taken me 2 days to write this, so I am going to go ahead and post it and try to catch up more later.
I guess I will start At the end of the last update.
Anakins party was March 3rd. It turned out great! Even though I forgot to invite the friends we usually invite! Sorry guys! I realized it the day of his party when I was trying to figure out who was missing! But we had so many family members show up our house was packed! He got a ton of summer clothes! Which was great cause he really needed them! He is set for the summer! He was impossible trying to open presents, but it was funny. I was going to make his cake but it was a disaster! The cake was good but I made the mistake of being cheap and buying liquid food coloring instead of the gell and my homemade icing got so runny it wouldn't stay on the cake! It would have been perfect if I had been trying to make a volcano! lol So I ended up going to kroger and buying one and putting the Spiderman kit I had on top of it. But all in all it turned out good.
We moved the 9th, 10th, and 11th. I was hoping to have a lot moved during the day but the office didn't get the lease ready when they were supposed to, so instead of having all day Friday to move stuff I didn't get to start until about 3, which set me very far behind. So it ended up taking all weekend. My inlaws came down Saturday afternoon to get the girls, so Ray (my father in law) helped Stephen with some big stuff. They ended up taking Jade, Starla and Anakin home, Piper had a fit and wanted to go to nana's. Mom started working and Piper has missed seeing her so much. Saturday night Stephen took me to get my tattoo for my birthday! It is So cute! I love it! I'll post a picture! It is pooh and Lumpy, each is holding 2 balloons that have the kids birthstone colors and their 1st initial in their balloon. Its big but very cute! I ended up getting it on my arm, it would have wrapped to much on my leg. After that we went by kroger and got some dinner and he bought me a HUGE cookie that said happy birthday and he got me some yellow tulips! Then we went home and he fixed our supper and since we were both exhausted we ate dinner and my birthday cookie in bed and watched a movie. So we had a good evening of resting. Then I got sick Sunday and had strep throat! I was pretty much useless Monday and Tuesday! Stephen had to stay home and take care of me and the kids. I couldn't babysit either.
The week of spring break was great except I had strep again from thursday to saturday! The little girl I watch full time was sick also, so I didnt have her all week. Then Stephen woke up Sunday with strep and just went back to work today(thursday).
I am helping Jeannie plan her wedding. She is getting married May 5th. It is going to be very casual. She wanted a sundress with crazy Daisys on it for her wedding dress. So she asked me to make it. So I am making her dress, one for her maid of honor, 2 bridesmaids and 2 flower girls. Jade andStarla are going to be bridesmaids and Piper and Sydney(Daniels Little girl) will be the flower girls. The other 5 dresses are blue, purple, pink, yellow, and orange. Each a solid color from Jeannies dress. It is going to be very pretty. I have been getting very frustrated with Daniel Jeannies fiance. He doesnt seem like he wants to get married. I swear he is doing whatever he can to make the wedding harder and more stressful. He wouldnt give me addresses for the people he invited, he insisted on taking them to work and handing them out. Then Jeannie decided to doa pot luck type reception, which is a common thing for our family. But Daniel refused to take the invitations to work until she cut the part about bringing a dish off of the RSVP card. I was SO mad! He said it made them look poor! Who cares!??@!! Seriously! They dont have the money to pay for all the food! What does he expect!? So he handed out 35 invitations and expects them all to show and none of them know about the pot luck. He refused to wear a white shirt to begin with, he said it would make him look pale...boo fregin hoo! HYe wanted to wear black! That was not going to look right with the bright colors on Jeannies side! He finally gave in and said he would wear white.
On top of everything else going on I am really starting to stress financially. With me not babysitting 2 days one week then, the baby wasnt here at all the next week, and Stephen missing so much work with no vacation time to cover, I have no idea what we are going to do. One mom owes me $230.00! She keeps making up reasons and excuses. I want to believe her but I just dont know. Her son can not come back until she pays, and then she will be paying in advance.
Stephens van is still down, it sucks only having one vehicle! We did find out its just a wire to the starter thats cuasing it not to start, but Stephen dont know how to fix it and Michael is working now so I hate to bother him. Plus we still havent did the tags so even if it was running we couldnt use it.
Jade brought home a progress report and her science grade dropped bad! Her teacher said she had a bad test grade, but she brings home so much homework it usually takes her 3 hours to do it, how is she suppossed to have extra time to study?
There is so much more going on but it has already taken me 2 days to write this, so I am going to go ahead and post it and try to catch up more later.
Thursday, March 01, 2007
Anakin is 1!!! and more!
As usual I haven't updated in awhile. We have had lost going on here and I definitely don't get much computer time now.
Anakin is 1 today! Ofcourse I want to cry! This is the last time we will have a 1st birthday! We will celebrate tonight with just the 6 of us and then have his big party Saturday with family and friends. I can't believe my little guy is one already! We got him a spiderman jacket to give him today and we are getting him a Spiderman toddler bed, but it wont be in until next week.
I love being at home again! I have started babysitting to help out financially and to give Piper kids to play with. I have 3 I am watching full time right now and one part time that I am not sure if he is coming back cause his mom quit her job friday. The 1st couple of days have been hectic, ofcourse the little boys are trying to see what they can get away with, but it will get better. I do miss it just being me, Piper and Anakin during the day, and its ALOT harder to keep the house cleaned but we will adjust. I like knowing I am helping out financially and not leaving it all on Stephen. I want to keep atleast one more, possibly two and then I will be making more then I was at genco.
We are moving sometime this month. We will be in the same complex but we are moving to a garden apartment instead of being in a town home. Jade and Starla were starting to scare me on the steps. They have both fallen down them! Plus it is set up alot better for a big family then the town home is!
About 7 weeks ago we started eating better, we stopped eating out, and a couple of weeks ago we joined the YMCA. Stephen and I decided we want to change our lifestyle and lose weight and get healthier. We have been doing really goods so far. I don't know exactly how much Stephen has lost but I can tell he is losing weight, he says his jeans are not as tight so he can tell. I have lost 13 lbs. All together so far. I can tell in how my clothes fit, but I can't really see it yet. Which is frustrating! I have stopped drinking coffee! My coffee pot is under the sink now! I bought some instant so I can have it on those morning that I have to have it to function! But I really try not to have it more then once a week. Chocolate is my other downfall, I have done really good with it too. I use chocolate protein powder, and protein bars and they have controlled my cravings alot! I drink ALOT of water now. I try to drink a gallon a day, but still have my days where I don't even close! We got a Crystal Spring water cooler so its ALOT easier to drink water then getting it from the tap.
Jade and Starla brought home report cards yesterday, they both did VERY good! I am so proud of them! They are both doing great this year. Rock Springs is definitely a better school then Smyrna Elementary was!
Anakin is 1 today! Ofcourse I want to cry! This is the last time we will have a 1st birthday! We will celebrate tonight with just the 6 of us and then have his big party Saturday with family and friends. I can't believe my little guy is one already! We got him a spiderman jacket to give him today and we are getting him a Spiderman toddler bed, but it wont be in until next week.
I love being at home again! I have started babysitting to help out financially and to give Piper kids to play with. I have 3 I am watching full time right now and one part time that I am not sure if he is coming back cause his mom quit her job friday. The 1st couple of days have been hectic, ofcourse the little boys are trying to see what they can get away with, but it will get better. I do miss it just being me, Piper and Anakin during the day, and its ALOT harder to keep the house cleaned but we will adjust. I like knowing I am helping out financially and not leaving it all on Stephen. I want to keep atleast one more, possibly two and then I will be making more then I was at genco.
We are moving sometime this month. We will be in the same complex but we are moving to a garden apartment instead of being in a town home. Jade and Starla were starting to scare me on the steps. They have both fallen down them! Plus it is set up alot better for a big family then the town home is!
About 7 weeks ago we started eating better, we stopped eating out, and a couple of weeks ago we joined the YMCA. Stephen and I decided we want to change our lifestyle and lose weight and get healthier. We have been doing really goods so far. I don't know exactly how much Stephen has lost but I can tell he is losing weight, he says his jeans are not as tight so he can tell. I have lost 13 lbs. All together so far. I can tell in how my clothes fit, but I can't really see it yet. Which is frustrating! I have stopped drinking coffee! My coffee pot is under the sink now! I bought some instant so I can have it on those morning that I have to have it to function! But I really try not to have it more then once a week. Chocolate is my other downfall, I have done really good with it too. I use chocolate protein powder, and protein bars and they have controlled my cravings alot! I drink ALOT of water now. I try to drink a gallon a day, but still have my days where I don't even close! We got a Crystal Spring water cooler so its ALOT easier to drink water then getting it from the tap.
Jade and Starla brought home report cards yesterday, they both did VERY good! I am so proud of them! They are both doing great this year. Rock Springs is definitely a better school then Smyrna Elementary was!
Wednesday, January 03, 2007
Tuesday, January 02, 2007
Stay at home mom again!
After 8:30 tomorrow morning, I will officially be a S.A.H.M again! I am going in to Genco in the morning to pick up my stuff and tell them I am quitting. I am excited but scared at the same time. My mind is going in circles! Thats why I am still up tonight. I am so scared of making the wrong decision. We could still use the extra income, but I miss my family SO much! I have had problems with my lead at work and she has pretty much made me hate being there 90% of the time. She is one of those people who won't listen for anything, she gets defensive as soon as you start to speak! I can't keep working with someone who constantly gets me so frustrated it takes all I have to hold the tears back! Which today, all I had was not enough.
I always knew somehow I got lucky enough to get the best husband I could ever have even imagined getting. He has been at a job he can not stand for 3 1/2 years now, but yet is willing to stay there longer because he doesn't want me coming home unhappy! He said he would rather have me stay at home happy and stay at his job, then see me miserable because of some lady that thinks she knows everything and wants to treat me like a child.
The girls were so excited tonight when I told them I wasn't going to work anymore. They were even more excited when I told them I would be taking them to school and picking them up, so they wont have to ride the bus anymore.
Why is life so full of decisions!? Yes, I know thats part of it, but why does it have to be so scary? I am so scared right now that me not working will really hurt us and put us back in a bad situation, but at the same time I am so very hopeful that everything will be ok. We plan to take our income tax and pay off everything possible except the van, and pay ahead on anything we can. From what I figured it looks like we will be alright, but again, I am so scared something will bite us in the butt and screw us up!
Yes, I am rambling. It is late, I am tired, but my brain will NOT shut off! lol OK, how about a quick kid update?
Jade- umm.....My little girl is growing up! She no longer has the little kid face, she has that "a few more years and I am going to be a teenager" face! How did that happen!!!??? I went to pick her up the other day and I could have sworn I lost all my muscles! She was to big for me to pick up!
Starla- She is going through the stage where everything hurts her feelings and everything makes her feel not wanted. My poor baby! We are definitely going to work on that! How do you make a 7 year old realize you couldn't imagine your life without them? I think it is mainly, Jade is maturing and not wanting her baby sister on her heels and Starla takes it as Jade not wanting her around.
Piper- She is just as wild as ever! This we definitely have to work on! We have all spoiled her rotton and now we are paying for it! She thinks she should get what she wants when she wants it! For anyone who didn't know, she turned 3 December 23rd. I can't believe she is 3 already!
Anakin- He turned 10 months old yesterday! He is literally walking EVERYWHERE! Trying to run! He barely crawls at all anymore! But yet still has NO teeth! I am just amazed by this! You can see one trying to come in, but it has been that way for the last 3 weeks! He is an adventurer, he will not stay out of ANYTHING! We have to keep the baby gate up to block the steps, cause he will fly up them!
Anyway, I think thats enough rambling, I really need to try to get some sleep. Goodnight!
I always knew somehow I got lucky enough to get the best husband I could ever have even imagined getting. He has been at a job he can not stand for 3 1/2 years now, but yet is willing to stay there longer because he doesn't want me coming home unhappy! He said he would rather have me stay at home happy and stay at his job, then see me miserable because of some lady that thinks she knows everything and wants to treat me like a child.
The girls were so excited tonight when I told them I wasn't going to work anymore. They were even more excited when I told them I would be taking them to school and picking them up, so they wont have to ride the bus anymore.
Why is life so full of decisions!? Yes, I know thats part of it, but why does it have to be so scary? I am so scared right now that me not working will really hurt us and put us back in a bad situation, but at the same time I am so very hopeful that everything will be ok. We plan to take our income tax and pay off everything possible except the van, and pay ahead on anything we can. From what I figured it looks like we will be alright, but again, I am so scared something will bite us in the butt and screw us up!
Yes, I am rambling. It is late, I am tired, but my brain will NOT shut off! lol OK, how about a quick kid update?
Jade- umm.....My little girl is growing up! She no longer has the little kid face, she has that "a few more years and I am going to be a teenager" face! How did that happen!!!??? I went to pick her up the other day and I could have sworn I lost all my muscles! She was to big for me to pick up!
Starla- She is going through the stage where everything hurts her feelings and everything makes her feel not wanted. My poor baby! We are definitely going to work on that! How do you make a 7 year old realize you couldn't imagine your life without them? I think it is mainly, Jade is maturing and not wanting her baby sister on her heels and Starla takes it as Jade not wanting her around.
Piper- She is just as wild as ever! This we definitely have to work on! We have all spoiled her rotton and now we are paying for it! She thinks she should get what she wants when she wants it! For anyone who didn't know, she turned 3 December 23rd. I can't believe she is 3 already!
Anakin- He turned 10 months old yesterday! He is literally walking EVERYWHERE! Trying to run! He barely crawls at all anymore! But yet still has NO teeth! I am just amazed by this! You can see one trying to come in, but it has been that way for the last 3 weeks! He is an adventurer, he will not stay out of ANYTHING! We have to keep the baby gate up to block the steps, cause he will fly up them!
Anyway, I think thats enough rambling, I really need to try to get some sleep. Goodnight!
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
