Really? Wow!

2009-07-31T20:00:00.002-04:00

Wow. It has been a long time since I blogged....

I don't know where to start, but I will just randomly post things that have happened lately :-)

*Buddy starts First Grade on Monday (!!!)

*BuddyRo moves up to his new class on Monday (!!!)

*First Tiger Cub meeting in 2 weeks (I'm Den Mom)

*Excited about Spook-O-Ree (camping in October), even Hubby is excited.

*New series in kids church... very fun. Buddy officially moves up this Sunday.

*Work is crazy. Looking forward to a week off in 2 1/2 months.

Random

2009-06-25T21:20:00.002-04:00

My 2 year old is just hilarious. He is constantly making us laugh.

Every morning, he gets up, gives us hugs and goes directly to the electronic drum set and plays until its time to get ready for daycare.

He love the drums and motorcycles.... I may have a rocker on my hands. When I say he screams when he sees a motorcycle, it's an understatement.

He speaks in complete sentences and that makes me sad because it means that he is becoming a big boy. I will, however, be very happy when he decides it's time to start potty training. He's just not interested. He can tell us when he has a poopy, so we are heading in the right direction, right? Right?

Oh, and he's started jumping into the swimming pool. He is fearless. That scares me. Alot.

Buddy is a reading machine now and we have been visiting the library every week (Thursday nights, they are open until 9). We get around 10 books on average. I'm looking into Cub Scouts for him. If I can get them to email me back, we will be going in the right direction!

Me? I'm busy with work right now.... lots of stuff happening. I just sent off almost 48,000 postcards to be mailed out, thanks to our wonderful Governor. Plus, I have a letter that will be going to the Print Shop tomorrow (only 5,500 of those). Busy times, but I'm thankful to have a job with people I like. How many people do you know that can tell their boss to shut up? hahaha

Vacation next week and we are all very excited. I even think Hubby is excited about going away for a few days. The boys are beyond excited for the beach and the pools at the resort.

It's been awhile........

2009-05-10T18:13:00.002-04:00

Things are coasting along here in my little world. My grandfather passed away a week ago on Tuesday and it seems like I lost a whole week of my life. It was put on hold while I went back to my hometown to help my grandmother make arrangements and just be there. I know my family probably thought I was cold hearted because I didn't get upset at the funeral, but I just wanted to stay strong for my grandmother. She didn't need another person crying and blabbering. I went down on Tuesday afternoon and came back on Sunday. I got back to work and into the routine rather quickly after missing almost a week.

While we were down there, we had a quick birthday party for my youngest. I can't believe he is 2 years old already. He's such a sweet, loving little boy and smart! He is enamored with the new kittens at my grandmothers. This morning, he was talking baby talk to one of them. So cute!

With all of that excitement, I got out of my work out habit and only lost 2 lbs. that week. Weigh in tomorrow is probably not going to be good. Due to being sick (literally) and just tired this week, I only got in one work out.

This will hopefully be a good week at work as we wrap up the current "season" we are in and next weekend we have a fun birthday trip planned! I can't wait!

Nice day

2009-04-25T18:31:00.003-04:00

So, days like today happen very seldom these days. Hubby went to "geek fest" in Atlanta. He left out around 6:30 this morning and he's still not home. This is what I got accomplished today.

- changed out the sheets on the bed (have I mentioned how hard it is to change bunk bed sheets?)

- washed a load of the boys clothes

- cleaned the living room

- taken the trash off (we really need to look into curbside pickup!)

- taken 2 bags of stuff to the Salvation Army

- picked up Hubby's meds

- filled up my car

- rinsed the car off (the self car wash thingy has gone up .75!)

- baked cookies

- loaded the dishwasher

- grocery shopping

- played with the boys

- printed out my stuff for class tomorrow

At least dinner was easy... the boys wanted cereal! I had a sandwich and chips. I will cook dinner tomorrow night. I was going to tonight, but since Hubby isn't home, what was the point? We will have meatloaf, squash with onions, beans and cornbread. The oldest will swear up and down that he will not eat it and will ask for seconds. He does that with just about everything.

Hubby just walked through the door! Hope he wants to give baths tonight. The boys are filthy from playing outside!

2009-04-10T20:39:00.001-04:00

THE ROBE
Anyone whose heart is cold and lonely,
Anyone who can't believe and
Anyone whose hands are worn and empty,
Come as you are.

Anyone whose feet are tired of walking,
And even lost their will to run,
There is a place of rest for your aching soul;
Come as you are.

FOR THE ROBE IS OF GOD
THAT WILL CLOTHE YOUR NAKEDNESS.
AND THE ROBE IS HIS GRACE; IT'S ALL YOU NEED,
COME AS YOU ARE.

Anyone who feels that they're unworthy,
Anyone who's just afraid, come sinner,
Come and receive His mercy.
Come, come as you are.

This song means a lot to me. We used to sing it every Easter at the church I attended in high school.

2009-04-04T22:16:00.002-04:00

So, we didn't make it to Callaway for Easter pictures. It rained for days before and it would have been too soggy. We will take pictures this coming weekend with family at my grandparents house.

Since my last post, we celebrated our 8th wedding anniversary. We have had our ups and downs, but we have stuck together through thick and thin. He's my soulmate and there is no denying that. We celebrated this weekend by spending the night in Atlanta, having dinner at a fancy restaurant and seeing a show at the Fox (Happy Days). We had a blast just hanging out together and getting to re-connect. We decided we want to have a date night at least once a month... hopefully we can follow through on that.

This coming week, We are on Spring Break! I haven't had the whole week off since I started my job. We usually only get the last 2 days of the week off. With the way the budget is, they asked everyone to take the whole week. I was more than happy to oblige. I have a ton of stuff to do. My plans include shopping for an Easter outfit, playdate, lunch with a friend, hair cut/high lights, Easter egg hunts, movie and dinner with my sister in law and the kids and volunteering at the oldest's school. How I am going to get all that done AND spring cleaning? I will never know!

I'm still losing weight. I'm down 16 lbs. already and I have a good ways to go. I feel great and I've grown to love working out.

Life

2009-03-07T21:14:00.002-05:00

Today was Buddy's last basketball game. He scored 3 times! He went out with a bang :-) Next week, we will start with Tennis on Saturdays. I never found anyone to coach him, so I guess it will be me.

We got the boy's Easter outfits today and they are so cute! I can't wait to go to Callaway Gardens to take their pictures. This year, all of the grandkids are going. It should be interesting trying to take a picture with 8 kids. Hopefully the weather will be nice. Georgia weather is just crazy. Last Sunday, we had 4-6 inches of snow on the ground and this Sunday, it will be sunny and in the 70's.

It's a really busy time at work for us right now, but I'm not going to let that stress hinder my weight loss and exercise routine. It's not worth it. I will admit to eating a brownie on Friday, but I didn't have any lunch either... it all equals out, right?? Right!

3 lbs lighter?

2009-02-19T17:21:00.002-05:00

I had 2 teeth pulled today. The orthodontist thought the baby teeth should come out so they don't mess up the $6,000 worth of work he has done and will do. I agree with him, but boy does it hurt! The numbness is starting to wear off, but the bleeding has stopped, so that's good. Buddy Ro was walking around saying, "you're bleeeeeeeeeeeeding" and "blooooooooooooody". He has such a sweet little voice.

I weighed when I got home from the dentist and I swear I am 3 lbs. lighter than I was on Monday and let me tell you... my eating has not been that good and my exercise has been even worse. With Buddy Ro being sick, it makes it hard to exercise after getting home in the afternoon. I exercised on Monday morning and I liked doing that, I just can't make myself do it every day. I need to start working on that!! Maybe my teeth weighed that much?? hahaha

I'm waiting on Hubby to get home with my Vicodin. I really didn't think I would need it, but my mouth is starting to hurt pretty bad. At least I will sleep good tonight, right?

Valentines Day recap

2009-02-15T10:44:00.003-05:00

Our day started out kind of pukey... literally. BuddyRo was feeling bad on Thursday night, so I stayed home with him on Friday. He started feeling better on Friday night and we thought it was just a 24 hour thing. He threw up on Friday morning and didn't throw up again until Saturday morning. We thought the day was shot, but after a few hours, he started feeling better.

We had breakfast with Dora at a local restaurant and BuddyRo was scared to death! He did not like her at all. Makes me glad that we haven't gone to Disney yet. Hopefully by Christmas all of his fears about costumed characters will be gone!

Basketball was fun, but I am so thankful we have this coming Saturday off AND after that we only have 2 more games!! I am more than excited. I think Buddy and I will start spending some time on Saturday mornings at the tennis courts. I think his hand eye coordination is much better now since the last time we went.

After basketball, we left for LaGrange. We got to visit with my nephew and I took some pictures of him. Hubby and I went to Olive Garden in Columbus with everyone else in town. We thought by going early we would beat the crowd... no chance. We waiting for about 45 minutes, but it was totally worth it. After OG, we went to Target and then to see Confessions of a Shopaholic. It was a great movie. We laughed a lot. He also filled me in on our anniversary plans and I am way excited!

We picked up the youngest and an hour later, we were home. It was a long day, but so worth it.

PS: BuddyRo is sick again... not sure what is going on.

SATURDAY!!

2009-02-07T08:34:00.002-05:00

Thank goodness! We have had a super busy week at work and had some big changes as far as our next application roll out. It's okay, we handled it and now we will roll with what happens next.

I started my weight loss journey on Monday and I have to say, I'm doing pretty well. I've lost weight already and it has been fun. I have a few friends that are real encouragement and they've started their own weight loss blogs too. I have one that I will share if you want the link.

Today is basketball day and Buddy has been doing great. He scored twice last week!

2009-01-27T20:50:00.002-05:00

I've had my braces now for 2 full weeks now. I'm just now starting to eat somewhat regularly now. That may not be such a good thing since we are starting a Biggest Loser type contest at work at the beginning of February. Thank goodness someone else is in charge of all of those numbers and percentages :-)

The braces make me look younger. A check out girl asked if Buddy was my little brother the other day. That was pretty funny.

Buddy has had 3 basketball games and has done so well! He didn't score the first game, but he has scored in every game since (once the 2nd game, twice the 3rd game!). The first and second game, he received the sportsmanship star and last week, he got best offense star! He seems to really be enjoying himself. We have talked about soccer, but we haven't decided anything yet. The fee for soccer and uniform is just $20 more than Upward. I have another week to sign him up... we will see.

It's time for bed! Have a great week :-)

Peg McKamey says HI!

2009-01-10T13:43:00.002-05:00

Let's see....

2009-01-08T21:13:00.002-05:00

Since my post last Friday, we went back to our normal, every day routine. We did change one thing and it has been the best thing we have done in a long time. We have started doing devotions every night with Buddy. He has his own Bible now (a real one ;-)) and devotion book. Yall, I have gotten something out of the devotions every night. The other night, the devotion was talking about the Book of Life and he asked if his name was in it. See, I know that his Royal Ranger teachers said he said the prayer a few months ago, but I just didn't know for sure if he understood what he did, so I explained everything to him and he said he wanted to ask Jesus in his heart, so he did! It was so sweet to lead my little boy to the Lord. After all these years of praying with other kids, it was my turn to do it with my own! He seems to enjoy the family time every night and tonight he even read the scriptures from his Bible!

I can't believe my little boy is getting so big and grown up! His first basketball game is this weekend! Maybe I will be able to share some video next week :-)

Wednesday, I went to an orthodontist appointment for what I thought was going to be just a consult. I walked away with spacers and an appointment to get braces next Thursday! To say I was in shock was an understatement. This is something I have wanted for SO LONG! I think it is going to make a major change in my life. I will finally start smiling for pictures! Shoot, after I get through paying for my smile, that's probably all you are ever going to see me do! The spacers have been painful, but I know the reward will come in the end.

Have a great weekend!

2009-01-02T20:41:00.002-05:00

I am finally home from the road trip to Daytona Beach. I had a blast with Cheryl and I enjoyed meeting Stephanie! She is so sweet and her family is just adorable! I tried to bring Jackson home with me :-) It was nice to meet someone that I have gotten to know online over the years, in person. We (Cheryl and I) also got to meet Rhonda on our way to Florida. We stayed in a 1/2 star motel ;-) and that was enough for a whole journal entry on its own. Rhonda has such a sweet spirit and she loves Southern Gospel music too! We went to church with her on Sunday and it was so nice to worship again in a Church of God church... old school CoG!

We didn't have any set plans for our trip and that was nice. We did a lot of driving and found some nice spots to just soak in the beauty of God's creation. Cheryl talked me into Sea World on New Years Eve and it was so much fun! I'm glad she talked me in to it :-) We left there around 9:15 (we stayed about 6 hours) and went to Stephanie's house to ring in the new year!

So, I'm home now... tired and ready for the new year. Bring it on! I feel like God is ready to do some awesome things this year and I just have to get ready for it!!

No theme - no verse

2008-12-30T23:15:00.002-05:00

Most of my friends set a theme and verse. I never have. Maybe I should?

Today, I did find my attitude for 2009 workplace situations. The check out lady at Target.

So, she was already kind of ticked because the teenage girl that was supposed to take her place at break time disappeared. She was finishing up with Cheryl and me and another lady walked up and started putting her items up on the belt and Ms. Target Lady says, "I'm closed", all the while still ringing Cheryl up. Now Ticked Off Lady says, "1 register for all of these people?". Ms. Target Lady without missing a beat says, "Yup". She didn't even look up from what she was doing! She wasn't even sorry!!!

My job is pretty stressful, but I think I add a lot of undue stress to it by spending SO MUCH TIME on situations that can't be changed.

There are a few other things that I want to spend more/less time on in the new year:

1. more Bible study and prayer (this is a given for just about everyone, right?)
2. more time with Hubby playing music (actually learn to play drums, finally) and playing music with the kids
3. less computer time
4. less stress (!!!!)

Right now, I'm on vacation with Cheryl and we are having a blast. I am missing my boys like crazy! Hubby told me tonight that Buddy Ro is asking "Where's Mommy?" and when he says "Florida" he says, "Where's Florida?". How cute is that??

I can't wait to get home to shoot hoops with Buddy. His first game is January 10th!

it's the most wonderful time of the year

2008-12-26T15:48:00.003-05:00

Wow! What a great Christmas we had this year. The boys really enjoyed themselves this year and the youngest will really "get" it next year. He's sitting in the middle of the floor right now playing with some toys.... something he never ever does.

We are so thankful that AJ was able to come home for Christmas and I think he enjoyed just being able to see everyone. I know the boys were glad to see him. It was hard for them to understand that we had to be careful around him. He has to go back to Grady next Friday and from what I hear, it won't be a pleasant visit. They are going to have to really work on his right knee. It's not healing like it should and more than likely, he will have another skin graft soon. It will probably be after the first of the year.

Tomorrow, I leave for my trip with Cheryl! We will be back on the 2nd of January. I still can't believe we are able to do this. Her boys will be with their Dad and my sweet husband is letting me go. He will have the boys on his own, but I know he can handle it :-) Hopefully, we will be able to meet up with some of our friends while we are there! After I pick Cheryl up at the airport, we are heading to The Varsity for lunch with Misty and Cheri! Then we are spending the night with Rhonda! It's going to be a WAH-derful trip!

Have a great week guys and have a safe New Year!

Freeeeeedddddddoooooooooommmmmmmmmm

2008-12-18T21:09:00.002-05:00

Tomorrow at noon, I will start my Christmas vacation!! YAY! I have Buddy's party at 1 and a dentist appointment at 3:30. One of my fillings came out and I think the tooth is chipped too. FUN! What a great way to start the break, huh? I'm thankful we have the insurance to cover it though!

This week, we have been exchanging Secret Santa gifts. My department's secretary "got" me and she did a great job! I got a photo frame ornament, a coffee mug that says "DON'T PANIC", and B&BW lotions. We went out for our departmental lunch and our supervisor gave us all very thoughtful gifts. I got a gift card to Wolf Camera! Another girl got a gift card to get her hair done, another one got a subscription to a food magazine. We are like a little family and work has definately gotten better since she has taken over the department. We have a super busy year coming up with some changes, so it should be interesting.

My nephew, A.J., will be home tomorrow from Grady! Thank you Jesus! You can read his story at www.caringbridge.com/visit/ajjacobs.

After Christmas (the 27th), I am hanging out with Cheryl in Florida thru New Years Day! It should be a lot of fun. We haven't seen each other since January.

Another week!

2008-12-13T07:22:00.003-05:00

A.J. has gotten a lot better this last week. He had a surgery on Monday and a few days later, he was off the ventilator. He's talking and joking around, so he's back! He will probably be moved to the step down until within the next couple of days.

This week, we had 2 redistricting meetings, made the news once, had our annual holiday party at work (a tapas bar... its just a fancy name for finger foods ;-)) and I got some shopping done. I think I'm finished with the kids all together (family kids included), I just have a few more adults to buy for. I bought some of Jason's yesterday online. He is pretty easy to please though.

My 3 year old nephew came to spend the night last night. My mom is worn out, so maybe she got to sleep late this morning. I am taking all 3 of them to a birthday party today. Buddy loves having his cousin here, but I can tell they are going to be a handful today.

Tonight, we will decorate the tree, watch some Christmas movies and hopefully go to bed early :-)

2008-12-05T22:09:00.002-05:00

What became a pretty crappy day for me after seeing my nephew, turned out pretty decent in the end. He had a very rough night and the day wasn't going much better. He was trying to get up and talk. It was very disturbing to me and it's something I will never forget for as long as I live. I had to leave there and go to the Varsity to pick up our lunch order... I didn't think about there being a million Florida folks there for the SEC Championship this weekend. They must have at least 100 trainers.... okay, maybe not that many :-) Lunch was decent. I was very happy when 4:30 came.

Hubby had to go to Alpharetta to work on a co-workers network at her house, so the boys and I met our friends and their kids for dinner. The kids played, we laughed and then we went out a few miles from town and saw a really great Christmas display. Here are a few pictures.

And nothing says "Merry Christmas" like a TMNT!

I want to go back again soon. Our friends said the best time to go is during the week, so maybe we can do that before Christmas.

Of course, we had to go by Target and we spent about an hour in there. This is the latest I've been out with the boys in a long time... I'm such an old fogey!

Tomorrow, I have an eye appointment for new contacts, we are taking the boys to see Santa, putting up some Christmas decorations and then we are taking Buddy to see Bolt. I had a friend to go to a premiere in FL and she met John Travolta!! She said the movie was her favorite Disney movie.... I hope it lives up to the hype!

Updates on AJ

2008-12-02T20:31:00.002-05:00

I created a Caring Bridge page for AJ this past weekend and I have been so touched by the outpouring of support. I can't wait for him to wake up this weekend, so I can show him all of the entries to the guestbook! If you haven't signed it, please take a few minutes to leave a few words for him.... here's the link.

After we voted this morning, we were on the way to Buddy's school with his classroom Christmas tree when he threw up in the back of my car! It was very very gross. He complained all morning of his tummy hurting, but he couldn't back it up before we left the house...but he did on the way to school! We turned around, I cleaned the car out and headed to daycare and then on to work. I picked up Krispy Kreme's on the way to apologize for being late :-)

2008-11-28T20:46:00.002-05:00

I guess this is the best place to do this....

A.J., my 11 year old nephew, was burned over 40% of his body with 2nd and 3rd degree burns on Thanksgiving night. He was flown by helicopter to Grady's Burn Center. He will have surgery on Monday morning at 7 AM to begin the skin grafting and will be in a drug induced coma for at least 5 days. After that, he will be there another week or so.... if everything goes well.

Please pray for my family. A.J. is the oldest grand child, so this has been so hard on everyone. It's hard to see him in pain and I think this has been harder on my Mom than it has been on my sister. A.J. has lived with my Mom for the last couple of years and he's like her own son.

No, it shouldn't have happened. It was totally avoidable, but it happened and now, we have to just look forward and get him better.

We will see him again on Sunday and I will go visit every day during the next couple of weeks. Grady is about 10 minutes away from my office.

Thankgiving

2008-11-25T20:44:00.002-05:00

Everyone is posting about what they are thankful for, so I thought I should do the same :-)

First and foremost, I'm thankful for God's grace. His mercies are new every day.

I'm also thankful for my wonderful husband and 2 children. God blessed us with the greatest kids. They are both sweet, caring and loving and we love to see them interact with each other. My husband puts up with my craziness and loves me just the same. We are so much alike it's scary sometimes!

I have a great family and we love spending time with them. They are always there for us when we need them and for that, I am thankful.

For the most part, I love my job. It is something new everyday and how many folks can say they text with their boss? LOL

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving everyone! After Turkey Day, Hubby and I are escaping for a few days and will enjoy some time to ourselves!

The virus.....

2008-11-21T21:17:00.003-05:00

My sweet, innocent, 18 month old brought home a stomach virus on Tuesday and it hit all of us. Hubby is just now getting over it. I went to work yesterday and even though I was there, I missed out on our Thanksgiving celebration because I didn't know if it would make me sick or not. It didn't matter because I didn't get sick until I got home.

Right now, we are in my hometown because I have an outdoor photo shoot at 9:30 AM in 30 degree weather. Yeah.... that should be fun. Buddy and I are video chatting with Daddy and he is having fun making faces and making Daddy laugh.

I have a few things to do before my event tomorrow night that I am shooting. I am sure I will get some great pictures in those 3 hours that we are there. I am going to be drinking some Red Bull or something before we go... Mama's not used to being up and out that late!

I'm looking forward to next week. We only work 3 days and we will come down here on Wednesday night and stay until Friday morning when Hubby and I escape for a few days by ourselves. We will pick the boys up on Sunday. Then its back to the grind until December 22 when we start our Christmas vacation!

My blessings

2008-11-16T17:28:00.002-05:00

Today, I've been watching my boys interact with each other and I'm having a ball. Buddy (the 5 year old) and Buddy Ro (the 18 month old) have a fun relationship. Buddy Ro wants to do EVERYTHING that Buddy does. They love to kiss on each other and give love (hugs).

Earlier, they were both laying on the floor, on their tummies, coloring. It was so precious. I made a mental picture that I will pull up in future years when they are fussing and fighting about who will ride in the front seat or who will get to take the car out tonight.

Those are just two of my blessings... the third is my husband. I love him more than anything. We have our ups and downs, but we always get back on the same wavelength somehow.

Dinner is cooking, so I need to log out, but I hope you guys have a great week!

2008-11-14T20:32:00.004-05:00

Jason is taking the grandbabies Christmas pictures tomorrow and he has a backdrop and set up all ready to go... in his head. LOL

He is gone now to get the hardware to set it up. We bought the backdrop today and I picked up something for newborn photos. Hopefully, I will be able to take some photos of the newest nephew next weekend.

Tomorrow afternoon we are having dinner with my family to celebrate my grandmother's birthday!

My turkey is big and my turkey jumps

2008-11-14T20:32:00.001-05:00

My turkey is big and my turkey jumps
Originally uploaded by bensmom03

I came home last night to a ton of random drawings from my 5 year old. He loves to draw and write stories. He drew a turkey like this and he also drew one on a platter. Very funny.

Busy bees

2008-11-09T15:31:00.002-05:00

This has been a busy week!

Monday, I stayed home sick. I had some flu symptoms. I watched a lot of mindless TV that day. Wife Swap?? Come on!

Tuesday,was my co-worker's birthday and I wanted to be there to celebrate. Thankfully, I voted during my fall break vacation, so I didn't have to. I kind of missed voting ON Election Day though. It didn't take Hubby very long to vote that morning. We stayed up until after midnight watching Fox News and to say we were disappointed is an understatement. But, at this point, all we can do is pray and try to support our new President as best we can.

Wednesday, I worked and we got ready for Buddy's Literacy Day competition at school and his sight word test. He has been acing those tests like crazy!

Thursday, I took 1/2 the day off to see Buddy say his poem with the other 15 or so kids that entered. Honestly, there were only 3 kids that you could even understand and thankfully, Buddy was one of them :-)

Friday, TGIF. We came home and collapsed after a busy week. We watched a movie (Muppets in Manhattan, Buddy's choice)

Saturday, I worked at our church's Madagascar Movie Premiere Party at the theater. It was a lot of fun and I got to talk to a lot of kids, which I love. After that, I had a photo shoot with a friend's family. If you want to see the link, leave a comment :-)

Sunday, church, Wal Mart (almost an every Sunday thing for us) and lunch out. We got home a little after 1, so we've been doing some stuff around here and I updated all the church websites (Myspace & Flickr)

Of course, add to all of this.... housework and spending time with the kids and hubby. Not enough hours in the day. Seriously.

The boys are getting so big and for the most part, play together really well.

20 years baby

2008-10-30T21:27:00.002-04:00

I had the chance to see NKOTB (New Kids on the Block) last night and oh my goodness! They really put on a show. It was non stop for over 2 hours. The guys STILL have it. My friend and I screamed like 10 year old girls when OUR guy sang. Jordan still has it, girls. All of the guys look great and still look like they did back then I will warn you... if you buy the CD. It is a little risque. But, hey, they had to appeal to their old fan base and we are all old and married for the most part.

I was trying to explain to Buddy about who these guys were that Mom is still talking about and I compared them to The Jonas Brothers or The Naked Brothers Band... I showed him the video and he says, "uh, that's not The Jonas Brothers". He didn't get what I was trying to say. He did see some of the video I got of Lady Gaga and he said, "Is that Hannah Montana?" and I had to explain that this lady was nowhere near as good as Hannah.... it was that bad.

Off the topic, I told Buddy tonight that he was my favorite 5 year old and he said, "well, you are my favorite 30 year old!" So sweet.

Have a safe Halloween guys!

Home again

2008-10-26T09:09:00.003-04:00

So, it seems like someone is sick EVERY Sunday. Last Sunday, we were okay and I'm glad because it was the church's 1 year birthday party.

This Sunday, Buddy is coughing his head off and sticking close by.

All my friends are Vlogging. I may try tonight... not sure how that would turn out. I am going to do a podcast with my friend, Jenn!

Today, I don't have anything fun planned. I do have to find Buddy some long sleeve shirts.... Old Navy and Children's Place, here I come.

FF's

2008-10-24T20:16:00.002-04:00

Friday Felicities is a meme that was created by Nattie - now a resident of heaven. This meme is all about creating a list of things that make you happy and Nattie knew that when you concentrate on your blessings, your sorrows are not as overwhelming.

1. Cooler weather and wearing sweaters without looking crazy.
2. My 5 year old aced both of his sight word tests this week!
3. Hugs and Kisses from the 17 month old
4. Watching the 17 month old play Wii Music with his brother tonight.
5. Sweet husband who left the light on for me last night... it's the little things, really.

My big boy

2008-10-12T08:58:00.005-04:00

Buddy Ro is getting so big!

These are just a few of the cute things he has started doing within the last couple of weeks.

*says "bless you" when someone sneezes
*names his body parts
*jumps up and down
*fights and almost wins against his older brother
*says "love you" - my favorite
*loves and hugs on us without us asking
*rode rides at Dollywood without being scared

Both boys had their check ups on Friday and are both doing very well. Dr. L said that Buddy will probably grow to be 6'2" tall! He's is in the 90% for height and Buddy Ro is average with his and won't be as tall, probably. She did say that his language skills were advanced, but we knew that already. He talks up a storm.

Buddy will go for his Upward evaluation on Monday night. The first practice isn't until the first of December and the first game is in January. We are going to talk up basketball a lot during that time so he won't lose interest. We have looked for something like this to get Buddy involved in and this just worked out for us. They practice for an hour every week, games on Saturday morning. The practices are after we get home from work. Some of the other things we looked into had practices starting at 5 and that just didn't work for us.

I can already tell that having 2 boys is going to be a lot of fun. I'm in for a lot of laughs and tears. I can't wait!

Politics

2008-09-03T22:33:00.002-04:00

I've always been fascinated with politics and this election year has been no different. "My" candidate, Mike Huckabee, didn't make it, but he probably wasn't the right man for the job anyway.

So, here's my problem. I am a Republican through and through. I could never, ever vote for a Democrat. The Democrats don't vote the way I believe about abortion, taxes, etc. Right now, a lot of people think if you aren't voting for Obama, you are clearly a racist. I'm not voting for Obama because I've never voted Democrat. If Condi Rice or Colin Powell were running on the Republican ticket, they would have my vote 100%. It's not a race thing for me, but for so many, that's what this has become. It's the whole "black/white" thing. It should be a, "what's best for this country" thing. Of course, we think we are the best choice for this county and Obama's supporters think the same about him and they should!

This county is poised for an election that will go down in the history books. Either way, we will either have a black president or a woman vice president. It's all very exciting. I can't wait to see how this will all play out over the next couple of months.

Be an educated voter, visit Sen. Obama's website to see where he stands on the issues. Sen. McCain's website can be found at his here.

Baby Boom Month?

2008-08-16T09:42:00.002-04:00

I got invitations for 4 birthday parties all next Saturday. We can only go to 2 :-(.

Buddy started Kindergarten August 4 and is loving it so far. He is doing well with his sight words and took his camera for show and tell yesterday.

Buddy Ro is getting so big and is in the toddler class at daycare. He loves to eat and play with his big brother.

We have not watched any of the Olympics at all. I think Hubby watched the Fencing because a girl from Georgia was competing.

Busy weekend

2008-07-19T08:29:00.002-04:00

Our birthday party marathon starts today at 11 AM. It's at the indoor play place in town. Buddy has had 2 birthday parties of his own there. This is for a little girl that was in his class and she came to his party, so it's only fair for him to go to hers. After that, we go to my niece's 1st birthday party. I hope she gets messy with the cake. My mom says she barely even eats solid foods, so I'm not sure about the cake. She is a baby baby 1 year old. The exact opposite of Buddy Ro.

Tomorrow, we are heading to Callaway with my best friend from elementary school and her kids. I think we are going to have fun!

School starts for us on August 4. It seems like it is so early this year, but I guess it's just because MY baby starts Kindergarten. I'm taking July 31st off to take Buddy school shopping and take advantage of our tax free holidays. Maybe if we go out early enough, we can beat the crowds.

Friday Felicities

2008-07-18T21:25:00.001-04:00

Friday Felicities was started by a friend, Nattie. She liked to think about the good instead of the bad. All of her friends are keeping this little piece of Nattie alive by participating every Friday. So, the things that make me happy this week?

getting things accomplished at work
knowing that God is in control. of everything.
thoughts of the future
Buddy and BuddyRo playing and laughing together
long kisses with my hubby
making plans with my BFF. we haven't seen each other in months!

"Unique" Names

2008-07-08T20:35:00.003-04:00

I started keeping a list because I kept forgetting all of the ones I would run across....

1. Lovely Miss Right (first middle AND last)

2. Hawaii

3. Czar

4. Peace

5. Heaven LeCrystal

6. Dafne

7. Altereque

8. Cheveair

ETA:

9. Antique

10. Late

Beat those.

Been too long

2008-07-05T19:43:00.003-04:00

Why do I wait so long in between posts?

Let's see here. "The virus" hit our house last week and it knocked everyone out except for Buddy and he was staying with my family in my hometown for the week. Luckily, I only had the 1 day version. Hubby had it for a few days. BuddyRo had it for the whole week. I think we are all okay now.

I interviewed for another position at work last week. I am really praying that I hear something soon. It will be a lot of work, but I look forward to the challenge and new people to deal with daily :-)

Buddy and I spent the 4th with my family. We left Hubby and BuddyRo at home. Callaway was a lot of fun until the lightening started popping all around at 8 PM, so we left before the fireworks. Actually, I don't think they even got to have the fireworks.

We got home today and Hubby was putting together the boys swing set in the backyard. I went and bought a pool and Buddy got to play for a few minutes before another storm hit. BuddyRo didn't even want to get in. I think it was kind of cold.

Our dryer died a few days ago and Hubby did laundry at his mom and dad's house yesterday, but today we have a brand new one. He did a good job picking it out. It's doing it's first load right now!

I start a new term of school on Monday. Yippee! The first class is Human Resource Management. I've had this professor before, so at least I know what to expect out of him.

2008-06-23T19:28:00.003-04:00

My youngest is teething. He has 3 molars coming in... yeah, he's not even 14 months old yet. It has hit him pretty good today. He is also dealing with sinus drainage and that has made him throw up. They were going to keep him at daycare with the throwing up, but it was when other things hit that he had to come home. Thank goodness, MIL was able to pick him up. I am praying he is better in the morning. I do not need to miss work tomorrow. Hubby is in the middle of their big EOY data stuff, so he doesn't need to miss either, but he can do a lot of his work from home via the internet.

The oldest never had these issues. I hardly ever missed work with him. They are totally different, that is for sure. I like my job, but I love my kids and it kills me not to be able to drop everything and take care of them.

I have a paper due on Sunday that compares and contrast my workplace to some of the concepts we've learned in my Group and Organizational Behavior class. Should be a lot of fun. I think the professor wants us to do this for our "company", but I am just going to focus on my department. I think it will be much easier that way. I don't even know where to start... I'm sure that is what I will be doing all day on Saturday.

I need to run. I want to pick up the toys in the music room. They have made a mess. The youngest likes to pull the toys out of the toy box. It's game.

Makin' Memories

2008-06-14T16:20:00.002-04:00

Last night, Buddy and I made some memories. We had ice cream at 9:30 at night and swam after that. I know he thought I was crazy, but he the best time. He must have done about a million cannonballs and he is swimming like a little fish! I don't get to do fun stuff during the day with him, so weekends (they start on Friday afternoon, as far as I'm concerned) are very important to us.

We went to see Kung Fu Panda today and I think this was BuddyRo's last movie for a while. I remember taking Buddy and he would sit and watch the movie or fall asleep.... not BuddyRo. I half of the movie out in the lobby. He is used to running around during church (our church meets at the theater), so he was looking for the nursery and toys. Hubby said it was good and that we will be buying it when it comes out on DVD.

Tonight, we are watching movies and having a nice dinner (pork chops, squash/zucchini/onion, mac and cheese and crescent rolls).

I've re-caught the twitter-bug... leave a comment if you want my username to follow me ;-)

Observations from Six Flags

2008-05-31T20:35:00.003-04:00

I saw lots of little bitty babies. It is way too hot for infants to be riding around in a stroller.
A woman on up in age with a short tank top on and a tattoo around her navel. It was not a pretty sight.
The Thomas the Train area is cute, but it's crazy to have people exit through the gift shop. My kid doesn't even watch Thomas, but wanted a $12 plush toy.
We drank entirely too much soda today. $12.99 for the commemorative cup and free refills all day.
How dense do you have to be to not be able to drive a bumper car?
We waited in line for 2 rides. Skake Rattle and Roll and The Bumper Cars. The lines were pretty good today for "kiddie" rides (antique cars, balloons, carousel, Looney Toon Land, Thomas)
We never waited in line for the bathroom and that is one thing I always remember doing when I was younger and we went to Six Flags.
We paid an extra $5 to park closer. It was worth it. For $5 more, we could have had curb-side valet parking. Six Flags is moving up in the world.
The "host/hostesses" were nice. We only had 1 that seemed to hate her job and that was in Looney Toon Land. For real? Get people that like children for a job in that area.
Our first ride was The Mine Train. We walked right onto the ride.
Buddy fell asleep around 3:30 while we sat in the air conditioned Crystal Pistol theater. He wasn't interested in the Country Music movie playing :-)
We both had a blast and yes, we spent some money, but the memories we made today are priceless!

T.i.r.e.d

2008-05-17T22:56:00.003-04:00

That's me. Tired!

Today was Buddy's birthday blowout extravaganza for his 5th birthday. He had 7 kids from his class to come (made his day!), plus the Pastor's 2 girls, 2 boys from our old church and the family kids. They had a blast bowling. You can check out my Flickr stream for some photos. It was really a fun party and the kids entertained themselves for the most part. No complaints. However, this big blowout helped me decided that next year, we will have the boys parties together since their birthdays are about 2 weeks apart. We will have big parties on big birthdays (5, 10, etc...). It gets really expensive. Just ask Daddy after today. He didn't complain though because he saw how much fun everyone was having.

Right now, he is sleeping in his Lightning McQueen Garage that Meme and Papa got him.

He "moved in" and hasn't come out except to eat dinner and play with his new Webkinz. I can SO see how that can be addicting! We had a good time playing together.

5 years ago......

2008-05-13T20:51:00.003-04:00

We were getting ready to go to another doctor's appointment, never guessing that I would go into the hospital that day to have Buddy. I was having contractions and never knew it! It would be 3 years later before I actually knew what a real contraction felt like (a few minutes before going in for my c-section with Buddy Ro!) I was in labor for 2 days with Buddy, but it was so worth it. He has been such a joy. Perfect? NO! But, we are still learning our way and enjoying the journey together as a family.

He will finish up Pre-K on May 30 and start Kindergarten in August. I look at him all the time and say, "I can't believe he's almost 5!"

We will celebrate with family and friends on Saturday at his bowling party. I hope it is nice enough afterwards to go swimming!

PS: I had to go back and correct something. Instead of typing "joy", I originally typed "job". LOL

R.I.P Dottie

2008-05-12T15:48:00.000-04:00

Too fast

2008-05-08T20:22:00.003-04:00

Buddy Ro is growing up entirely too fast. He turned 1 last Friday and he has been going to the toddler room at school and sleeping on a mat, eating at the lunch table and walking EVERYWHERE! He is such a sweet boy. He understands so much of what we say to him, he surprises me all the time.

Tonight, Buddy says, "I think David C. is going to win American Idol. There are only 3 left now. David A., David C. and Sydreka (LOL)." His class talked about it today and voted on who would win. The Pre-K class says David C. It was a very random conversation seeing as how we haven't watched AI in forever.

Hubby hurt his knee 2 days ago at Buddy Ro's school. They mopped and didn't put a sign up. He's okay, but he was out of commission for a few days.

Tomorrow, is Buddy's evaluation at school and then Buddy Ro has his 1 year check up and shots. Buddy has been coughing a lot, so I want the doctor to check him out too. Of course, he's not coughing now, but it has been pretty bad the last couple of days.

Buddy also has his first field day tomorrow. He's so excited about wearing his field day shirt and taking Gatorade to school :-)

It is finished

2008-05-04T14:02:00.001-04:00

I took my Accounting Final on Friday night and today I got an email saying that I made an 88 in the class! Yahoooooo. I am so happy that I am finished with it!

Buddy Ro's birthday party was yesterday. I.am. tired. We had a great time with family and friends. I am thankful that my Mom came and set up all of the food. She likes doing that kind of stuff. He got 3 ride on toys and a ton of clothes. He is set for the summer.

Buddy's party is on the 17^th. I can't wait!

Date Night

2008-04-26T21:11:00.002-04:00

Buddy and I went out on a date tonight. We had Mexican food and laughed and joked around. We had so much fun together. After dinner, he had an ice cream cone from Brusters. We came home and played ball for a little while. He is so funny. After playing outside, we came in and both boys got in the bath. BuddyRo really wanted to watch a movie with us, but he was just too tired. Buddy is having a blast watching Harry and the Hendersons.

Tomorrow, I work in the nursery at church and Hubby plays bass. I haven't been to church in a few weeks because of sickness or being out of town, so it will be good to go tomorrow.

I have to be up early to go set up, but I still have 2 homework problems to do and take my quiz. I really want to have this done tonight.

Check this out....

2008-04-24T21:35:00.002-04:00

I love 30 Rock. The title of this entry is from the first few minutes of the show tonight. He opened an email that had a virus because the email subject was "Check this out!". LOVE IT!

Tonight, while getting my toes did, I heard 2 little boys talking about Michael Jackson. He was in the magazine they were looking at. One says, "he got his nose fixed and he used to be that color....". The other one said, "did he spray paint his body?" I love kid conversations.

Tomorrow, I'm going on Buddy's field trip to the children's museum. I'm not looking forward to riding the bus for an hour, but it should be fun. I'm sure the 20 kids will make it interesting.

Saturday, we are getting together with some friends we haven't seen in about 9 months. She has a little girl that turned 1 at the end of March. Our oldest are close in age and for a year, they played together every week. Once I went back to work full time, we didn't get together as much. We are going to the boy's soccer game and then out to lunch. The rest of the day will be spent at home! YAY!

Finished

2008-04-19T09:38:00.002-04:00

I finished up my 1st management class last Sunday and started the 2nd one on Monday. I really like this one better than the first. My accounting class is still going. I made a 90 on my last quiz and I'm about to start Chapters 9 & 10. Hopefully I can get that homework done this weekend.

Speaking of this weekend..... we have 2 birthday parties today and my sister is having her baby tomorrow. We are going down tonight because she will have him in the morning. It's also an excuse to build up my portfolio with newborn pictures :-)

The 3rd birthday party we were supposed to go to had to be canceled because Mom and Dad are sick. That party will be next Sunday instead. The weekend after that is Buddy Ro's first birthday party, the weekend after that is one of the boy cousin's 11th birthday party and the weekend after that is Buddy's!!

In the middle of all of that is a field trip with Buddy's Pre-K class to the Children's Museum, a 1 year check up, Mother's Day Tea at Buddy's school, Parent Conference and class birthday party. I am tired just thinking about it! Oh and add in class work for 2 classes too.

I need to run. We have to get showers before we have to leave in an hour!

Stuff

2008-04-06T17:28:00.005-04:00

BuddyRo now has some rash that is all over his body. The doctor said it COULD be chicken pox, but he doesn't know... how do you NOT know? Anyway, he also said it could be the antibiotic he was on for the ear infection. Either way, he can't go to daycare until it goes away. Thank goodness Hubby's mom could watch him tomorrow for us. I have the new secretary coming in tomorrow and I have to be there.

Church was pretty cool this morning. I got to sit in with the band (I'm the back up's, back up... LOL) and that was fun.

Buddy blew out his Croc this morning at church somehow. He was going to get a new pair for his birthday anyway, so I went ahead and ordered him these.

And while I was on the website, I decided to get a pair for this summer too :-) I thought these would be appropriate for work.

I have 2 more chapters to read, a test to take on the last lesson, a paper to write and a final exam to take before I am finished with my first management class. I think I can get those first 2 things done tonight. I KNOW I could if I could stay off of the internet :-)

Little Inchworm

2008-04-04T21:05:00.001-04:00

We always call Buddy on the way home from work. Today, he tells me that he has an inchworm that he found on the slide at his grandparent's house. I asked him the name and he didn't have one, so I suggested "Slidey" (very original, I know). Slidey is now resting comfortably in an orange pill bottle with a small piece of pantyhose keeping him in. ANYWAY, Buddy said that the inchworm would turn into a butterfly and I told him that I didn't think so, but I did have to google it to see what it WOULD turn into. A moth. Buddy was not impressed. I did tell him it's kinda like a butterfly, but not pretty and it will eat our clothes. Shortly after that conversation, he decided he wanted to let Slidey go free.

In other news, I got to have a 2 hour lunch today with co workers! That has never happened in the 2 years of working there. We had a going away lunch for my temp. The new girl will start on Monday.

Getting too big for his britches

2008-04-03T20:51:00.001-04:00

Have any of you ever heard that expression? Well, if you could look it up to find out what it means, a picture of Buddy would be right there beside it. For now, we have cut out all of the shows he has been watching (Drake & Josh and iCarly) and he is doing a lot of reading J I can't say that it was the shows that have helped his mouth along, but it's a good guess. I will report back within the next few weeks.

Buddy is drawing a picture for the class assistant's birthday tomorrow. He just came in here and said, "I have marker all over me. I'm going to wash it off." I know they are washable, so I'm not freaking or anything. He comes back a few minutes later and says, "THESE MARKERS ARE STRONG!! They won't come off!!". Pray it comes off with a shower.

Random note: Don't go grocery shopping at Walmart at 6 PM. I was getting pretty ticked while waiting in line… especially when Hubby was texting me every 5 seconds telling me how BuddyRo wouldn't stop crying.

Band practice was good last night. I am filling in for Hubby who is playing drums this week. Should be very interesting.

What is the probability of ALL the kids in Buddy's class coming to his birthday party?? There are 20 of them. He keeps getting invites and I hate to let him go to their parties and not invite them to his. We are doing the bowling alley this year, so it should be manageable. We are going to one this weekend at a Karate studio. Fun.

Now, I am off to work on Accounting. My favorite quote from Mr. Magorium's :

Mr. Edward Magorium: I've hired an accountant.
Molly Mahoney: What?
Mr. Edward Magorium: It's a cross between a counter and a mutant.

True?

Before I forget

2008-04-01T22:56:00.000-04:00

I am tired and ready to go to bed. I've just read 2 chapters for my management class and answered 3 discussion questions BUT I had to post this because it is something I never want to forget.

I was getting Buddy ready for bed tonight and he said to me, "let me give you one more kiss!" It's his usual stall tactic. I said, "I'm taking advantage of this because I won't hear it when you are a teenager." He said, " I will still want to kiss you when I'm old (to him, 9 is old :-)). I love you, Mama" Be still my heart! He is so sweet. He has such a caring heart.

Now, BuddyRo on the other hand is going to be a handful. I can already tell he likes to get his way and if he doesn't, he lets you know about it. He already fights with Buddy like he's the same size! I sat in the recliner today with both of them and envisioned what it will be like when they are 10 and 6. I am in for one heck of a ride!

I'm so thankful that God entrusted these boys to us.

Google Custom Time

2008-04-01T10:58:00.000-04:00

How cool is this?? This would definitely come in handy if I wanted to send in my classwork later than 11:59 PM on Sunday nights! ;-)

Got it together?

2008-03-31T21:01:00.001-04:00

Sometimes I really think I have it all figured out. I work full time, have 2 young children, been married for 7 years, go to school and then something like today happens. I call this morning at 8:30 to get appointments for the boys to go in to see the doctor today. BuddyRo had a fever and Buddy was coughing up a storm. So, I get an appointment for 9:50 AM. We get there at 9:45 and they couldn't find them in the scheduling system. The whole time we are sitting there waiting, I am stewing. I have already decided that I am having their records transferred back to the old doctors. This was not the first incident that has happened with this practice (nurse never returned a call, being hung up on, etc.) They work to get us in because they think it's a mistake on their part…. Well, it wasn't. I called our old pediatricians in the next town over, 45 minutes away. When I realized what I had done, I immediately told the girl at the front desk and they just laughed. I was so embarrassed! Anyway, we finally got in and left by 11:30 with $145 worth of prescriptions. We saw a fantastic doctor and I think I have found the one I want to see every time we HAVE to go.

Weekend

2008-03-30T13:35:00.001-04:00

We have had a wonderful weekend so far. Yesterday, my sister in law and I took the kiddos to play tennis at the park. The weather was wonderful and we stayed for 2 hours. Last night, we watched Enchanted. It was such a cute story and Buddy liked it too. Hubby is the only one that went to church today. Buddy has been coughing like crazy and Buddy Ro has had a fever. I decided to just keep them here with me today. After Hubby got home, we watched a little of Dan in Real Life, but I had to start on my Accounting assignment (Ch. 7 and my 100 question midterm)….. yeah, I still haven't started yet. After this post, I will though.

We have to work all next week, but the week after is Spring Break. Hubby and I will work 3 days and then have 2 off. The best part of working is that everyone thinks we have those days off too, so they don't call J I ALWAYS get a lot of work done during those days. I think Hubby and I will probably go see a midday movie on one of our days off and go eat lunch with Buddy at school. He would love that.

Got to run! I want to be finished with these assignments before too late.

TGIF!

2008-03-28T20:27:00.000-04:00

I am so happy that the weekend is finally here. I'm praying the weather is nice tomorrow so we can take the kids to the park. Buddy had to get a headband and wristbands for tennis and he asked for white shorts and a white shirt. It may rain. BOO!

We are resting now and watching Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium. I'm almost finished proofing wedding pictures!

Side note: It's helpful if the people in your restaurant, that takes the orders SPEAKS ENGLISH!

Just maybe….

2008-03-27T20:26:00.001-04:00

I will start posting more since I have to always type my homework up in Word J I mean, I have to open up Word anyway…. So why not blog?

It's funny. While I am out and about, I will think about 5 things to blog about, and then I sit down and can't remember one! Oh, wait!

Just remembered.

Should I be concerned by the fact that Hispanics are cooking in the kitchen at the Chinese buffet? To me, that's like going to a Japanese restaurant and a Hispanic guy cooking your food on the Hibachi. Anyway, it was just an observation.

In other news, Buddy will come home tomorrow! I have missed him so much. Saturday we are going to the park to play with the cousins and have a picnic so that should be fun.

My plan is to finish up my assignments for my Management class this week, tonight (I only have to type up 2 Case Applications and take my test) and work on my Accounting assignment and take the midterm all before Sunday. It may take me 3 days to work on this Chapter. I have friends that are accountants and love their job. I just don't understand why ;-)

Have a great weekend guys!

Posting from Word!

2008-03-26T21:02:00.001-04:00

I didn't know Word 2007 had the option of posting to Blogger! How cool. Yeah, I was about to open up a new document to type up my Accounting homework to email to my Professor and I saw it J Another way to take my attention away from my homework. Haha

I really like taking classes online so far. The ONLY set back I have had so far is getting stuck on some of these accounting problems and having to email the Professor with my question. It usually takes him at least 8 hours to get back with me. I normally email the question at night while I am working on the homework and he emails me back sometime during the next day. Right now, I am stuck on the last problem for Chapter 5. It's about FIFO and LIFO, moving averages with the perpetual system. Confused? Yeah, me too. I have to finish up Ch. 6 (hopefully tonight) and then take the Midterm before Buddy comes home on Friday night. There are 100 problems on it… I'm scared. My Management class is way better and I actually understand it. It's not as foreign to me as the accounting terms and equations. We have a paper due in 2 weeks and I am writing on "Workplace Bullying". I have experience, so I figured it would be a good topic to choose.

BuddyRo had a great first Easter and he had fun playing in the grass at Meme and Papa's. It was his first time in the grass and it didn't seem to bother him a bit! We ordered his birthday party supplies last night. It's so cute! I can't wait. I can't believe I am going to have a 1 year old and 5 year old within 2 weeks of each other. They are both getting so big and are just learning so much every day. They are truly a blessing to Hubby and me.

Our 7^th wedding anniversary was Monday and we went to eat Japanese after work. BuddyRo went with us and he didn't seem to mind the fire at all. Everyone at the table was commenting about how well behaved he was. He had some rice, chicken and steak. He ate well J Hubby and I have been through a lot in these 7 years, but I wouldn't trade the lessons learned for anything. We have 2 beautiful boys to show for it too!

I guess I should email my Professor this homework. He is very laid back about deadlines and is a work at your own pace kinda guy. That's all well and good, but the fact remains that the final is on May 4, so I have to finish 6 or 7 more chapters before then.

2008-02-24T19:01:00.000-05:00

Stolen from everyone :-)

1. What is in the back seat of your car right now?
stuff from Children's church, some of Buddy's stuff, umbrella, coat

2. When was the last time you threw up
it has been a long time

3. What’s your favorite curse word?
freakin-a,

4. Name 3 people who made you smile today?
Seth at church (I got picked for a team and he said, "she can't run!!"), Buddy & BuddyRo

5. What were you doing at 8 am this morning?
getting a donut with Ben before church at DD

6. What were you doing 30 minutes ago?
eating dinner

7. What will you be doing 3 hours from now?
hopefully sleeping

8. Have you ever been to a strip club?
no

9. What is the last thing you said aloud?
get out of here

10. What is the best ice cream flavor?
chocolate chip cookie dough

11. What was the last thing you had to drink?
water

12. What are you wearing right now?
jeans, green v-neck sweater, socks that Katie sent me with cupcakes on them

13. What was the last thing you ate?
strawberry shortcake for dessert

14. Have you bought any new clothing items this week?
a Thrashers sweatshirt that is sooooo soft!

15. When was the last time you ran?
the other day

16. What’s the last sporting event you watched?
don't remember

18. Who is the last person you emailed?
Hubby

19. Ever go camping?
yes, for about 3 hours and then we went and got a hotel room (it was during Atlanta Fest at Six Flags)

20. Do you have a tan?
not yet

24. Do you drink your soda from a straw?
yes

25. What did your last IM say?
I have no clue

26. Are you someone’s best friend?
yes

27. What are you doing tomorrow?
going to work, having a committee meeting, finishing up my move

28. Where is your mom right now?
at home

29. Look to your left, what do you see?
XL1 digital video camera

30. What color is your watch?
depends on which one you are talking about

31. What do you think of when you think of Australia?
Jenn

32. Would you consider plastic surgery?
yes

33. What is your birthstone?
garnet

34. Do you go in at a fast food place or just hit the drive thru?
normally the drive thru

35.How many kids do you want?
2

36. Do you have a dog?
no

37. Last person you talked to on the phone?
my mom

38. Have you met anyone famous?
no

39. Any plans today?
it's already 7 PM, but I need to get everything ready for tomorrow (bottles, clothes, etc.)

40. How many states have you lived in?
3

41. Ever go to college?
yes, got an associates degree. I am starting in March to finish my Bachelor's.

42. Where are you right now?
in the office

43. Biggest annoyance in your life right now?
uh... I don't know

44. Last song listened to?
Strut My Stuff

46. Are you allergic to anything?
dust, ragweed

47. Favorite pair of shoes you wear all the time?
Simple clogs

48. Are you jealous of anyone?
a little

50. Is anyone jealous of you?
doubt it

51. What time is it?
7:12 PM EST

52. Do any of your friends have children?
Most of them

53. Do you eat healthily?
i wish i did

54. What do you usually do during the day?
paperwork, people, computer, phone

55. Do you hate anyone right now?
no

56. Do you use the word ‘hello’ daily?
no

58. How old will you be turning on your next birthday?
31

59. Have you ever been to Six Flags?
yes!

60. How did you get one of your scars?
an emergency c-section

2008-02-24T15:11:00.001-05:00

I posted a meme the other day and it didn't post. blah. Forget it.

Anyway, BuddyRo is obsessed with me. He wants to be held constantly. It seems to be worse this weekend. I felt of him this morning and so did the Pastor's wife... he could have a little bit of a fever or he could have just been hot from crying because I put him down. It's hard to decorate a theater when you are holding a child on your hip. Luckily, there are a few of the bigger kids that have taken a liking to him and play with him while I am setting up.

I posted earlier about my laptop and on Friday, Hubby ordered me a new one!! It has a 160 GB harddrive and he says its better than the one he has... his is only a year or 2 old. I can't wait for it to get here. I hate being in the office, when I could be comfortable in the living room in the recliner :-)

I am shooting a wedding next Friday night. Yes, on the Leap Day. Buddy Ro has his shots that morning, so hopefully he will be okay for the wedding. Buddy is the ring bearer and Little Miss (the girl cousin) is the flower girl. Pray for me! I am super nervous. This will be my 3rd wedding, but the 1st with my new camera. I am going to go over one night next week to check out the lighting. It's going to be at the same church we were married in, so I am going to pull out the wedding album to get some ideas of poses.

We moved my office in an hours time on Friday. My PA is still not moved, but after the phone guy comes on Monday she will be. I have an office all to myself! That was the plan all along, but the temp. stayed on for longer than we expected, so we shared a small office space. I will be glad to be free from listening to the same music over and over again. To say I am tired of Kanye is an understatement!

2008-02-13T20:54:00.000-05:00

Dang! It's been a long time since I posted here! I THINK about blogging and then something else comes up and I forget what I wanted to say :-) Old age, I guess.

Let's see... my laptop screen has completely died, but I can connect to the monitor that we have in the office and still use it. Right now, I am using Photoshop on the laptop and typing this on the Mac... we have too many computers in this house. Hopefully, I will be able to either get it fixed soon or get a new laptop.

The boys are getting so big. Last night, we were talking about getting their Easter outfits this Saturday (it seems like it is SO EARLY this year) and Buddy asked if he could dress up like an Easter Bunny. LOL I told him that it wasn't Halloween and that he would be wearing a shirt and tie, just like every other Easter. He then asks..."Well, can I wear the bunny ears at least?" He cracks me up!

Tonight, BuddyRo had some new food. He tried the me@t sticks from Gerber and some Wagon Wheels (I think that's what they are called). He loved them. He also drank some White Grape Juice. I can't believe he is getting so big and he is mobile too. He is almost walking. If you know my Flickr address, you can check out some pictures over there.

My husband has been so sweet lately. Today, he surprised me with flowers at work. I can not even tell you the last time I got flowers... well, I think I can :-) I think it was for our 5 year anniversary?? He will have to correct me if I am wrong. Tonight, he gave me a diamond necklace for Valentines and the boys got the matching earrings for me. We exchanged gifts tonight because I will be leaving early for work tomorrow.

It is so sweet to see Buddy and BuddyRo love on each other. BuddyRo will hug Buddy and lay his head on his shoulder. It melts my heart every time I see I see him do it. I think they are going to be best buddies as they get older.

It's bedtime for Buddy (actually 30 minutes past it, but he hasn't see Daddy in a few nights because of his teaching, so I let him stay up), so I will catch you guys later!!

PS: I knew I would forget something!! I have to say we attend the coolest church ever. They are so community minded and I just love that. They took half of the offering from last week and divided it up among everyone, place different amounts in each envelope ($10, $20, $40, $60, etc) and told everyone that they couldn't give it back to the church, but had to directly impact the community with it. I have heard of other churches doing this, but it was awesome to be apart of it. What was even cooler was that the offering for THIS week was the highest ever!! God is so good!

Fun times

2008-02-03T07:28:00.000-05:00

My latest celebrity crush is James Marsden.

Can you guess what movie I saw last night? LOL 27 Dresses was a cute movie and I enjoyed being out with the ladies from church. Dinner was nice and I got to know some ladies I would probably never get the chance to talk to during church. There was even a lady there that had only been there for 2 services! She was the only "new"lady there.

Have you guys ever seen PostSecret? People send in post cards with their deepest, darkest secrets on them and a guy puts them in a book. He puts some on this website and its sad to see some of them. Not all of them are sad though, some are about happy things.....

My FAFSA is done, my application is finished, the fee is paid and now I am just waiting for my transcripts to be sent in to the college. I am so ready to get started on this degree. It's been a long time coming, believe me. I think this is going to be a better fit than the other schools I have attempted to start. I never got past the initial application process with the others. With GSWU, I got to the class selection part, but I could tell that I would have been forgotten as an online student. At Midway, I have been emailing back and forth with a counselor, so its way different this time.

My 9 month old (!!!) is trying to walk. He has been walking behind his push toy and just takes off. I can't believe it!! I think Buddy started doing the same thing around the same time.

It's time to start waking everyone up if I want to get to church in time to set up!

Lazy

2008-01-30T06:05:00.001-05:00

In the past few month, I have been lazy. Lazy with what I am eating and with what I am doing when I get home. I was very productive when we got home last night (a load of clothes and 2 days worth of bottles made), but then I got online for 2 hours while watching TV.... not so productive.

Last night, while trying to go to bed, I decided that I need to stop drinking soda all together. It's bad for you and has no nutritional value at all. I also decided I need to take a break from MySpace and the online message board that I'm an admin. for. I told Buddy last night that we are going to go a week without TV at night. I will watch the news in the morning, but that's it. He said he was OK with it, but we will see if he's "OK" today :-)

I'm sending off my transcript requests today to finish up my application for school. I have started this process before with other schools, but I HAVE to do this, this time.

Oh! Last night, while online for those 2 hours, I did find some sermons to download. I'm not sure when I will listen, but I'm sure they will be good.

Forgot to add: I WILL be checking my Gmail because I have some events coming up that require email (church, college, dinner with friends), so if you have my email address, email me :-)

OLOGY

2008-01-26T14:46:00.000-05:00

Found this on another blog and it looked fun.

MOUTHOLOGY
Q. What is your favorite fast food restaurant? A. Steak and Shake

Q. What is your favorite sit-down restaurant? A. O'Charley's

Q. On average, what size tip do you leave at a restaurant? A. 20%

Q. What food could you eat every day for two weeks and not get sick of? A. mac & cheese

Q. What are your pizza toppings of choice? A. ham and mushrooms

Q. What do you like to put on your toast? A. butter and grape jelly

TECHNOLOGY
Q. What is your wallpaper on your computer? A. the "Drive" background from church on my home computer. At work, its a picture of BuddyRo

Q. How many televisions are in your house? A. 3

BIOLOGY
Q. Are you right-handed or left-handed? A. right handed
Q. Have you ever had anything removed from your body? A. only Buddy and BuddyRo

Q. What is the last heavy item you lifted? A. Buddy last night

Q. Have you ever been knocked unconscious? A. no

BULL****OLOLY
Q. If it were possible, would you want to know the day you were going to die? A. yes

Q. If you could change your name, what would you change it to? A. I don't know

Q. What color do you think looks best on you? A. turquoise

Q. Have you ever swallowed a non-food item by mistake? A. no

Q. Have you ever saved some one’s life? A. no

Q. Has someone ever saved yours? A. no

DAREOLOGY
Q. Would you kiss a member of the same sex for $100? A. yes

Q. Would you allow one of your little fingers to be cut off for $200,000? A. nope

Q. Would you never blog again for $50,000? A. yes!

Q. Would you pose naked in a magazine for $250,000? A. definitely not

Q. Would you drink an entire bottle of hot sauce for $1000? A. nope

Q. Would you, without fear of punishment, take a human life for $1,000,000? A. no

DUMBOLOGY
Q: What is in your left pocket? A: nothing

Q: Is Napoleon Dynamite actually a good movie? A: yes, very funny

Q: Do you sit or stand in the shower? A: stand

Q: Could you live with roommates? A: I have before, but wouldn't again

Q: How many pairs of flip flops do you own? A: 5 or 10

Q: Last time you had a run-in with the cops? A: got pulled over in November. no ticket

Q: What do you want to be when you grow up? A: employed ;-)

LASTOLOGY
Q: Last Friend you talked to? A: Cheryl, last night
Q: Last person who called you? A: don't remember
Q: Last person you saw? A: Hubby

FAVORITOLOGY
Q: Number? A: 7
Q: Season? A: Spring

CURRENTOLOGY
Q: Missing someone? A: friends

Q: Mood? A: chill

Q: Listening to? A: dishwasher

Q: Watching? A: nothing

Q: Worrying about? A: nothing

RANDOMOLOGY
Q: First place you went this morning? A: bathroom

Q: What can you not wait to do? A: shop at Target (couldn't think of anything else)

Q: What’s the last movie you saw? A: uh... don't remember

Q: Do you smile often? A: yes

Q: Are you a friendly person? A: I guess

2008-01-26T12:43:00.000-05:00

Just a day late ;-)

* my boys and their humor

* my husband for taking me to out to dinner and a bluegrass concert last night

* having family close by to watch kiddos when we get to go out on a date

* new boss at work

* not only a birthDAY, but a whole 2 weeks :-)

* new shoes (I got 2 pairs in Nashville...)

* Target

My 4 year old comedian

2008-01-26T08:35:00.000-05:00

Buddy has been saying some crazy things lately.

The other day, he wanted some yogurt from the grocery store. I told him that he could try some of mine first and then we could buy some especially for him if he liked it. We got home and he had to try some immediately. I told him that it would make his muscles and bones strong. He took the first bite and said, "I can feel my muscles getting stronger already!!" All the while stretching his arms and legs. Very funny.

He loves telling Knock Knock jokes. I asked him to ask Daddy to come to the bedroom, so he came in the living room and the conversation went something like this:

Buddy: Knock Knock
Daddy: Who's there?
Buddy: Banana
Daddy: Banana Who?
Ben: GET UP!

We are still laughing about that one.

Weekend rundown of events

2008-01-20T20:15:00.000-05:00

I left town on Friday around 8 AM. I just couldn't wait any longer ;-) I stopped for some Dunkin' Donuts hot chocolate (YUCK!) and a bagel. When I got up the road a little ways, I stopped to vaccum the car out (Jason's car) and get some gas. I didn't stop again until I got into Tennessee and saw the sign that said, "This is the last rest stop for 160 miles". I made it to Madison by 2 PM. C. got there about 2 hours later and M. made it a little after that. It was so great to meet these ladies. I have "known" them forever on the 'net, but to be together in person was so different. C. and I are long lost twins ;-). I just love her. M. has a sweet spirit and it was funny how we all agreed on most things. We had dinner at a mexican place with really loud cover tunes and then headed over to Target (this was my 2nd trip of the day because I had left a set of my clothes at home by mistake). Anyway, we finished up at Target and went back to the room and played on the 'net and talked and went to bed late. I was super tired because I had been up since 4:30 that morning and I lost an hour thanks to being on CST.

Saturday, we all got up, got showers and went out to Starbucks. I think this may have been M.'s first time at a Starbucks?? Anyway, my White Chocolate Mocha was delish and I FINALLY used a gift card a parent sent me ages ago. Our hair/nail appointments started at 9 and we were all finished up by 11:15 and we kinda got lost on the way to the BBQ place, but M. saved the day with her maps and sense of direction. We were the first ones there and then S. came in with little B. and everyone else came in within a few minutes. We had a great time and enjoyed each others company. I think we were there for 3 hours (??) talking and we finally decided to leave and A. and S. went with us to the Opry Mills Mall and had a blast. S. was trying to run people over with her walker and A. was begging to have her picture made with the Captain. I can't believe we got in trouble for taking pictures in Spencers. We didn't let S. go in there with us. We would have really gotten in trouble with her :-) Our day ended with more Starbucks in the mall and before we settled in for the night, we visited Hobby Lobby and Target (again!). We picked up Fazoli's on the way to the hotel and had some yummylishous food.

This morning, we were up and out of the room by 9 (I don't remember) and had some more Starbucks (haha), helped C. put air in her tire in the freezing cold and talked about childbirth (not in that order :-)) It was bittersweet saying goodbye to C. and M., but I just know we will be getting together again soon.

I made really good time on the way home. I was so happy to see my boys. BuddyRo stood for a few seconds for me and smiled the biggest smile when he saw me. Buddy jumped up into my arms and didn't even ask about his prize.

I've already had a nap today, but I am ready to go to bed and get warm. Tomorrow, we will be visiting the new baby that joined our family yesterday! I can't wait. Enjoy your day off tomorrow if you have it off. Remember the sacrifice that Dr. King made to bring civil rights issues to the attention of the Nation and World.

Child Like Prayer......

2008-01-17T05:24:00.001-05:00

for snow :-)

We got the snow, but I still have to go to work today. I guess it's not as icy in the northern part of the county as needed to close schools. Oh well, I still enjoyed the call from Buddy saying, "it's snowing and raining from the sky!!!". The last time it snowed/sleeted, etc. was back in Feb. 2005 (I think). It was my first Sunday at my new church job and I couldn't go because of the ice.

Tomorrow, I am leaving for my trip to Nashville. The boys are planning on a "Boys Weekend". What that means, I don't know. But, if Buddy has anything to do with it, it will involve lots of movies and popcorn. I am so excited to meet all of these ladies. We have all known each other online for years, but this will be our first meeting in person!! I can't wait.

2008-01-01T12:24:00.000-05:00

January - 29th birthday

February - Buddy had his tonsils and adenoids taken out and tubes put in his ears.

March - 6th wedding anniversary, Buddy goes to sibling class

April - Hubby's 33rd birthday, Nephew joins the family!

May - Buddy Ro arrives weighing 12 lbs. 3 oz!, Buddy turns 4, 12 days later.

June - lost a dear friend to cancer, VBS at CF, Sister's wedding

July - went back to work after maternity leave, Buddy Ro starts daycare, Neice joins the family

August - Buddy started Pre-K!, best ever GNO in Columbus

September - Buddy Ro went to his first Alabama family reunion, Hubby resigns from church

October - went on vacation, met a dear online friend in person, County fair, Halloween with a hot dog and Superman

November - started attending new church in town. We are so happy we found this new church home! My new camera arrived and I am in love.

December - Buddy Ro's first Christmas!

**-----------------------**

We had a nice little party last night with dancing (Buddy dancing mostly), party foods and movies. Buddy lasted until 11:30 and Buddy Ro was in bed by 8:30 ;-) Hubby and I lasted until midnight. I watched Jon and Kate. I love them!

The Gingerbread House Disaster of 2007

2007-12-22T07:14:00.000-05:00

So, the boys tried to do our annual Gingerbread House last night. It's a kit. It should be simple. First off, Buddy made the little gingerbread people too heavy by making their eyes out of gumballs. They didn't want to stand up. Then the roof slid apart. Hubby fixed it... temporarily, but it didn't stay. The night ended with Buddy eating the rest of the gumdrops and me throwing the house away. I did get some pictures and Buddy and Daddy had a good time working on it. I wanted Buddy Ro to help too, but he was sound asleep by 7:30 when we started. Maybe he can help next year :-)

Today, we are doing our last minute shopping (2 gifts) and cleaning around the house. Fun! I can't believe Christmas is already here!

I'm excited about the new series at church that starts tomorrow. We love our new church, have I mentioned that? :-)

2007-12-20T16:01:00.000-05:00

At noon today, Hubby and I began our Christmas break! I soooo need the 2 weeks off from work. I can't imagine working anywhere besides a school system. I like my breaks! Buddy had his party today and had the gift exchange and got a neat little car. We will try it out later.

We have a busy few days, but I'm not going to over do it. I get to see a good friend after Christmas and I am totally excited about that. I am praying for good weather because I want to get out and take pictures in downtown ATL. I am planning on spending a good amount of time up there next weekend.

This will be BuddyRo's first Christmas and I am looking forward to it. Hubby found some videos we made of Buddy during his 2nd Christmas and he was just so adorable. He sang "Up on the Housetop" and "Let it Snow".

All of my shopping is done, I just have to finish wrapping the boys gifts.

Merry Christmas guys!

Up to speed....

2007-12-16T11:49:00.000-05:00

The cookies didn't turn out good at all. They were missing SOMETHING, I just couldn't figure out what. I've been doing the break and bake cookies and they are good. I didn't bring any home from our church Christmas party last weekend.

Buddy has made us watch every Christmas movie known to man. We have talked him out of watching Polar Express every.single.night.

We are all still coughing our heads off and that's no fun. I just bought us some strong cough medicine today after church, so we will see if it helps.

Our last day of work is Thursday and we will probably get off at noon. Buddy's last day of school is Thursday too.

All of our Christmas shopping is done. Daddy will be getting a few more things from us, so Buddy and I will be shopping on Friday. Early, hopefully :-)

Me? Bake?

2007-12-07T20:28:00.000-05:00

Yup, this year Buddy and I are going to do some Christmas baking. We are making these for sure and white chocolate dipped pretzels. We did those a few years back and they were good.

There's been a lot of press focusing on Huckabee. Of course, now that he is coming up in the polls, things are coming out of the woodwork about him. Read the interview with him regarding the Dumond issue here.

It's been 6 months since Nattie left us and I miss her. I keep expecting to see a post about all the books she's read this week or the crazy thing the kids did at school. She's with Jesus and happy. We miss you Nattie.

How lazy do you have to be?

2007-12-04T09:11:00.000-05:00

Gibson has invented a new self tuning guitar. Part of learning how to play (they are trying to market to beginners) is learning how to tune and what each string sounds like. I think its a cool idea, but I don't know if it will take off like they are expecting.

Yes, I am blogging on a work day morning. I am home again because of this sickness. I have a double ear infection, dizziness, cough and sore throat. I have just now started eating... maybe I lost a few pounds since Thursday :-)

Our Christmas events start next week with the extended family Christmas get together we have every year. I just can't believe its the end of the year already! I turn 30 next month! I am celebrating with friends in Nashville and I can not wait! It is going to be so much fun.

Let's try it again!

2007-11-29T05:27:00.000-05:00

I posted a pretty good entry the other day and Blogger ate it :-(

Anyway, basically all I said was that I have been enjoying Christmas music (all because of Buddy) and I am thankful that I can listen to internet radio all day long. The station is in Orlando, so its pretty funny when I hear their weather reports and its 70* and its 40* here. At least I can think of my friends in the area down there and know they are all wearing shorts while decorating for Christmas.

I am still loving my new camera and I have had several people ask that I do Christmas portraits for them. I also may be doing a wedding early next year! I need to get a an extra flash and I should be all set. I will be doing this all free of charge because I want to build up my portfolio.... who knows where this could take me!

Did I mention on here that I was insanely jealous when Hubby got jury duty a few months ago? Well, I was. I have never had jury duty and complained about it to him. A few weeks later, he walks in singing the Daughtry song that says, "be careful what you wish for....." and hands me my jury summons!!! December 10th (the worst day possible - big mail out that day in the office) is the day I will be sitting, waiting, to see if I am "juror" material. I could be the "rural juror". If you don't watch 30Rock, you won't get that. You should watch... its a good show :-)

Oh and by the way. I miss

Soooo.....

2007-11-26T05:38:00.001-05:00

Buddy and I did go to the park on Saturday and braved the 54* weather ;-) It really wasn't all that bad. I got some good shots and I can't wait to print them to see what they look like. I want to shoot some abstracts to hang in the house, but I probably won't do that until after the first of the year. I like decorating with photography and it's pretty cheap too. Hubby is liking the camera too. He is already looking at new lens and I am coveting a flash. You can really spend a fortune on this stuff.

I think BuddyRo is taking a trip back to the pediatrician today. He is still pulling at his ear and is just miserable. He is such a sweet baby, but for the last couple of days, he has been nothing but whiny! He finished his antibiotics the Monday before Thanksgiving, but I don't know if they really worked. Buddy has his 6 month dental check up today. Hubby took the day off to do that since his dentist is about 45 minutes from here. This will be his last visit there and he will start going to our dentist in town. I'm trying to simplify our lives and moving our doctor's offices to our town was one of those things. I haven't changed my doctor yet, but I will probably be doing that soon.

Well, I need to start getting ready for work and get the kiddos and Hubby up. Have a great week guys!!

YAY!

2007-11-23T20:26:00.001-05:00

My new camera came today!! I took a few shots of Buddy tonight, but I hope its nice tomorrow so I can take the kids to the park to really get a feel for it. Nevermind.... I just checked the weather. It's going to be in the 50's tomorrow :-)

So excited!

2007-11-19T20:10:00.000-05:00

I stopped by Becky's blog one day last week and she was giving away For Parents Only. I can not believe I won!! All I did was leave a comment and I won :-). I can't wait for this book to come in the mail. I am always looking for parenting advice.... with 2 boys I definitely need it.

We have visited the new church for 2 weeks in a row now and we love it. Buddy comes out of class talking about the lesson and he had to hug his teacher 2 or 3 times before we left on Sunday. I have NEVER seen him act like this before after class. The messages have been really good and he does them in series format. The band rocks and I have really enjoyed the music every week. I am planning on volunteering in the Children's Ministry after the first of the year.

I can't wait for Thanksgiving! I love celebrating first holidays with kids. BuddyRo won't remember it, but I will have photos for him to look at later :-)

Randomocity

2007-11-17T03:36:00.000-05:00

* I love this show. I get tired of shows on TV with these huge families that look perfect. Kate is funny with some of the remarks she makes. She's normal!! Thank God for normal folks on TV.

* Never assume anything when having a temp. help you stuff envelopes.

* Coming Soon!

* Today is our first event with the new church. I am excited about meeting new people (I can't believe I said that!)

* We are making Cmas lists already and I just can.not.believe it's already time to do that!

* Tonight is a community concert and we are going out on a date. We are even going to dress up!

* I'm ready for a few days off next week.

* Buddy is going to stay with family while he is out of school ALL NEXT WEEK! I can't believe they have a whole week out for Thanksgiving.

sur-prise sur-prise

2007-11-09T21:49:00.000-05:00

We took all of the kids (grandkids) to have Cmas pictures made today and they all looked so cute! I can't wait to get the pictures back. After that we went to CEC and the older kids had a great time. The younger kids sat around and just took it all in. BuddyRo went to CEC when he was 2 weeks old for Buddy's little family party we had for him on his birthday.

BuddyRo had his 6 month (!!!) check up today and I found out he has an ear infection! To say I was surprised is an understatement. He has an antibiotic, so he should be better soon. He has also lost 1 lb. since his 4 month check up. The doctor says he looks good for his age and is developing properly. That's good to hear ;-)

Ya'll pray that everyone stays healthy so we can visit the new church on Sunday. The podcast have made me want to attend there even more!

Friday!

2007-11-02T21:49:00.001-04:00

*nice emails from my new boss and hearing from my hubby that she is bragging on me :-)

*getting to buy new clothes tomorrow

*BuddyRo burying his face in my neck

*kid giggles

*Buddy getting smileys all week

*friends (IRL and online)

*a new camera (SOON!)

Breakthrough!

2007-11-01T20:28:00.000-04:00

No, not a spiritual one :-) BuddyRo's tooth has finally broken through! I saw it tonight while feeding him dinner. After dinner, we played for a little while and I put him down to do something and I came back to find him asleep. They wear him out at daycare :-)

We made it through another Halloween and the kids had fun. We went to the Fall Festival at my IL's church. Buddy went to school as Superman (the Pre-K kids got to do a costume parade for the rest of the school and trick or treat room to room) and came home as a Ninja. Hubby's mom bought some costumes for the kids as dress up clothes and he really likes the Ninja, so he wore it last night. I also used some black hairspray on him yesterday morning to give him more of that Superman look... NEVER AGAIN! It got onto everything. Oh well, you live and learn, right?

Sunday, we are going to a new church!! We have listened to the last 2 podcast and love the preaching. It's a new plant, so this will be their 3rd Sunday for services. This will be the first time in over 2 years that we have gone to church as a family and not been in ministry of some type.

My boy is funny.

2007-10-27T10:15:00.000-04:00

Last night, I showed Buddy the new Auburn hat I bought for him. He said, "You got me a new Georgia hat?" Very funny, little one :-)

While we were out celebrating my FIL's birthday, we ran into some old friends of theirs. The gentleman asked Hubby if we were still living in the same place and Buddy pipes up and says, "Our house didn't move!! It doesn't have arms or legs. It's still in the same place!"

So far on the Saturday morning, we have been building a Plex robot and Buddy said, "this is going to be a girl robot... I drew boobies on it!" What? Why is my 4 year old like that? I then said, "Plex is a girl. He doesn't have those." Buddy then says, "please don't tell my Daddy I put boobies on him!... Please" LOL

When he's building the robot, he's been coloring and drawing pictures for Daddy and I to take to work with us. I already have a Brobee in the office and a few pictures that he has drawn. I love looking at them throughout the day.

Drawing a blank

2007-10-25T20:51:00.000-04:00

I log in to Blogger and I sit with nothing to "say". So, I went to the best search engine around and typed in "things to blog about" and found these questions about Halloween.

What was your favorite Halloween candy as a kid? Is it still your favorite?
* Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, the big ones. I like them, not a favorite though.

How old were you when you stopped trick-or-treating? Do you miss it?
* 11? We went to the Mall trick or treating, not house to house. Uh, I'm 29. I don't miss it.

When was the last time you dressed up for Halloween? What did you go as?
* A long time ago. I was 15 or 16 and I dressed up like a cowgirl (I was singing in a bluegrass band at the time)

When you were growing up, what was the weather like on Halloween night? Did you ever have to trick-or-treat in a heavy coat or through the snow?
* We were always able to trick or treat without coats.

Do you give out candy on Halloween? Why or why not?
* Our house is on a major highway and there's not a sidewalk, so even if we were at home, we wouldn't have trick or treaters. We are always at a Fall Festival on Halloween night.

Your 80s Hunk Is

Bill Gates

Who's Your 80s Hunk?

Your 1996 Theme Song Is: Breakfast at Tiffany's by Deep Blue Something

And I said "What about Breakfast at Tiffany's?"
She said, "I think I remember the film,
And as I recall, I think, we both kinda liked it."
And I said, "Well, that's the one thing we've got."

What's Your 1996 Theme Song?

This is funny because I graduated in 1996. I remember this song, but I didn't remember it being a '96 song.

It's been awhile

2007-10-23T19:05:00.000-04:00

Since I posted and I had to go back and read to see what I posted last :-)

Date Night didn't happen, but that's okay.

Did you guys here about this? I can't imagine! It's heartbreaking.

Today was "50's Day" at school for Buddy. I sent him to school in a white t-shirt (sleeves rolled), Converse All Stars and Levi's. His jeans were too big, but I didn't realize it until this afternoon. He told his Dad that he had to hold his jeans up all day. I am SUCH a bad mom. Hopefully, they won't be putting these up around our town soon :-)

We are watching Evan Almighty tonight. It is a decent movie, even if Steve Carell isn't all that good of an actor.

Assorted

2007-10-18T21:08:00.000-04:00

Our trip this past weekend was fun. We had a blast at the Children's Museum and we got to see friends and spend time together. This was probably a little to much for the 4 year old. It was kind of funny to see him take the glasses off. Our trip to the Zoo was interesting. Buddy will tell you how bad the place smelled :-)

My work situation is changing soon. I have been moved to a different division and I can't tell you how excited I am about this. Really. I am even getting a full time assistant!! Whoo Hooo.

Friday night, I am hanging out with an old friend, who I lost touch with for awhile, but now we are "back together" LOL I can't wait to sit down and catch up, in person.

Date Night on Saturday!!

Yay!

2007-10-11T04:48:00.001-04:00

My vacation starts today and I am up earlier than I normally am... what gives? I didn't finish packing last night, so I had to do that. I wanted to have a vacation that was laptop free, but I found out last night that Hubby is teaching an online class at the community college, so he has to bring it along. I guess at least I can upload photos while the boys are napping in the afternoons. I do get to hook up with 2 friends while we are away (hopefully!). I've never met one of them face to face, so that should be exciting :-)

In honor of my long lost friend that I will get to see next weekend(!!!!), I am going to read Pride and Prejudice while we are away. I have had the book for years and it has been collecting dust on the bookcase. I've never even seen the movie *gasp*

Remember the $50 I spent to send Buddy to the bowling party? I still haven't received the goods yet! I have to call today to find out what's going on. By the way, he was the only one in his class to go. He says he had a good time, so that's all that matters.

Have a great weekend guys!

PS: I got the book yesterday! Thank you so much. I was expecting copies!! We need to get together soon :-)

Gunky Ears

2007-10-09T19:39:00.000-04:00

Such a nice title, huh?

I got a call this morning from my grandparents that Buddy woke up feeling bad and had something coming out of his ear. He had tubes put in back in February, so I was concerned. After a call to the doctor, they wanted to see him. I left work, drove 45 minutes south to meet them halfway. We had lunch and then went to the doctor. One tube has already fallen out and she couldn't tell about the infected ear because it was so bad. We have 2 prescriptions and hopefully he will be all fixed soon. He did get to come back to the office with me and he had his very own clubhouse under my desk. He even taped up his Hockey trading cards up in there. It was pretty funny.

In other news, Mike is going to be on Hannity tonight. I am so disappointed in Dr. Dobson. He had a chance to really put a "good word" in for Huckabee and didn't. He says he would rather not vote for the Republican party if Rudy, Fred or Mitt gets the nomination. He said that Mike could run Third Party... uh, no. Huckabee should be getting the Republican nomination. The End. I am so surprised at how many people have never even heard of him. If Huckabee's name is unfamiliar to you, click on his link. He is the former Governor of Arkansas, believes in the power of fine arts education in schools, Fair Tax and is a Christian.
Check him out and let me know what you think :-)

Shopping Fun

2007-10-07T10:41:00.000-04:00

Yesterday, I got my new glasses

I really like them. I didn't realize how much of a "plain jane" I was until the lady started suggesting frames to me. Plain brown for me, please :-)

Buddy and I went to Old Navy afterwards and I found the same costume I bought for Buddy Ro a month ago for 40% off! If you haven't bought your kids costume yet, go check them out. They were having a great sale and I found the boys some outfits to take on vacation with us. Too bad I didn't even look at any clothes for me.

Yes

2007-10-05T20:39:00.000-04:00

I deleted my MySpace and I feel free :-) Maybe that's taking it a little far, but I do. I used to be one of those people that would kinda snear when people said the internet was unsafe. "It's all about how you use it...", I said. I got a confirmation from a friend that told me about children's photos being stolen and being used by a group of pedifiles for their own enjoyment (ewwwww). I had heard of this happening years ago, but I put it out of my mind.

I love the internet and I love being able to keep in touch with my friends. For now, I will keep up with every one via email. I have way too much information about myself online and I am working to get rid of most of it.

Both boys had picture day today. Buddy looked SO handsome this morning. He is growing up so fast. BuddyRo wore khakis for the first time and he looked so cute. I wanted to snap a photo, but he was already in the carseat before I had a chance.

Tomorrow, is Fair day, but we aren't going until dinner time. Tomorrow morning, I am going here for new glasses! Hubby got his today and I love them. He looks so handsome :-)

Tagged....

2007-10-04T21:36:00.000-04:00

4 jobs I’ve held
- camp staff (summer after high school)
- salesperson(Christian bookstore during college)
- youth/children's pastor (the best and hardest job I've ever had)
- Mom (the most rewarding and one that pays the most)

4 films I could watch over and over
- Coal Miners Daughter
- Office Space
- Any Pixar movie
- Ferris Bueller's Day Off

4 TV Shows I watch
- The Office
- 30 Rock
- Designing Women (thanks to a season pass on Tivo)
- King of Queens

4 favorite foods
- pizza
- squash/zucchini
- mac and cheese
- potatoes

4 websites I visit every day
- iGoogle
- W@H
- Bloglines
- MySpace

4 favorite colors
- black
- pink
- aqua
- purple

4 names I can't believe people actually named their kids
- Prince
- Princess
- Sincenrae
- Sweet

Who am I going to tag to do this meme next? Hmmm, let's see... Jenn, you’re it!

Money Money Money!!

2007-10-02T19:53:00.000-04:00

Everyday the 4 year old comes home with his agenda (keeps track of his behavior, any notes the teacher wants to send home, etc.) and it always has at least ONE note in it. Most of these notes are about events coming up and about how much money they want us to donate to this or for that. For the upcoming fall festival, they are selling arm bands! What happened to the hokey games and candy for the kids?

School pictures are coming up this week and I spent entirely too much on a shirt for him. Hubby saw the charge online and asked, "Did you only buy 1 thing in that store?" I was and really am embarrassed for buying it. He will be able to wear the shirt all winter and probably even next year. *fingers crossed* When I was growing up, we always got new clothes for picture day. At least the picture package is reasonable... like we need anymore photos of this kid. We just had professional photos done 2 months ago. BUT, I will never have school photos of him at Pre-K, if I don't buy these.

This weekend, we are going to the county fair! My mom is bringing my nephew up and we will all go together. Buddy has a blast every year and he went for the first time when he was BuddyRo's age. It's a big event in our town every year and the corn dogs are the talk of the town!

Happy 5 months BuddyRo!!

Everything I ever learned...

2007-10-01T19:07:00.000-04:00

I learned on Yo Gabba Gabba.

1. Don't bite your friends.

2. Teamwork is good.

3. Your tummy likes good food.

Of course, I've learned other things, but I don't remember all of them right now ;-) She's right. A lot of people don't "understand", but I don't know if the show has to be understood. It's fun. It teaches good lessons and it reminds me of old school kids shows that were on back in the day. I promise not to post again about YGG for at least a few weeks :-)

I have been presented with an opportunity that I can see as good and bad. It's not a black and white issue. It is very gray. Good friends are involved, so I want to do the right thing.

Work is work. We are getting settled into the new digs. I still have a lot of stuff to move over from the old office space. We were in boxes for a year and a half and didn't have any storage at all during that time.

Things that bother me.

2007-09-27T18:05:00.000-04:00

Today, I had the training class for the system that I will never use. Really. NEVER.

Anyway, now I remember why I never liked taking the computer classes in the past(I have an AA in CIS) or teaching computer classes. There are always 1 or 2 people that have to have everything repeated numerous times and have to ask one million and one questions. I can't stand it. The instructor was doing everything on her laptop and everyone could see what she was doing. She did a great job of explaining everything. Tomorrow, I have another class AND it's 50% off day at Chic Fil A (for educators). We are buying a party tray for our office (Is it sad that I am excited? LOL)

Oh! Today on the way home, I got a $10 car wash for $1!! It was a special deal the place had going on. It did rain on the way home, but my car still looks nice :-)

Is Google taking over??

2007-09-26T20:38:00.000-04:00

At one time, I really liked Yahoo.

I had a calendar I could share, read news, create my own homepage and set up a website (a pretty bad one with Geocities, but at the time, it was pretty cool).

Now, I am switching everything over to Google. I own a domain (or 2 or 3....), so I don't need Geocities (haven't used it in years anyway) and iGoogle and Calendar looks nice. Hubby and I can share documents with each other too. I just sent him a Dwight bobblehead with the message, "one more day!". LOL

Is there anything that Google doesn't have their hands in? I think the work they do is top notch. This is not an advertisement, but when I find something I like and it works for me, I want to share :-)

Tomorrow and Friday, I will be in half day trainings for the finance system that is taking over at work. I don't know if this is "top notch" yet, but we will see. You have to take a test after every class. What happens if I don't pass (I don't see it happening, but...)? Do they fire me?

2007-09-24T20:41:00.001-04:00

I really hate working so far away from home. I never get to attend any of the special events at Buddy's school and that makes me sad. He has a bowling party coming up for selling 45 items for the school fundraiser. It was funny how it came about. The fundraiser chairwoman (FCW) called me at work and said,

FCW: Buddy is 4 items away from being eligible for the bowling party!
Me: What bowling party?
FCW: Oh, they didn't really advertise it, but if Buddy can sell 4 more items, he can go.
Me: Okay, give me a few minutes and I will email you when I get the 4 items sold.

I did what any self respecting mom would do. I got online (we've come a long way baby) and entered his code. I spent $50 on 4 items so he could go bowling (only 18 kids are getting to go). Yes, I could have bought 4 cheap items, but I bought things I really need. I really really need a silver plated business card holder with my initals on it. I really do. Well, that's what I told the husband anyway :-) I didn't want Buddy to be "left out" somehow. Truth be told, he's probably the only kid in his class going. NOW! I'm worried about the fact that he may be the only little kid there. AUGH! I never stop.

Am I the only one that has a child that would rather play with a crayon and a piece of paper than all of the toys that he has accumulated in his 4 years of life?

2007-09-23T13:35:00.000-04:00

Last night, I had planned a nice dinner and while it didn't turn out exactly how I wanted, it was still decent. Today's lunch more than made up for it :-) It was very tasty. Today will be the first time in a LONG time that we have had 3 home cooked meals. We are just so busy during the week. I did buy groceries for dinners that could be cooked in about 30 minutes time for this week, so we will see.....

We started watching Are We Done Yet last night and I can't believe how much this kid has grown up! He was such a cutie in SmartGuy. We didn't finish the movie... we kinda lost interest.

2007-09-21T19:14:00.000-04:00

I can never think of anything to "title" my entries. I think I am just going to stop trying to think of anything :-)

I got to work at 6 AM so I could leave at 2 PM and pick up Buddy from school. He got another smiley today, so that means he got 5 smileys this week!! I think he is finally getting the "hang" of being at school. He knows what he can and can't do.

Anyway, we came home and packed up stuff to take to the Salvation Army. This was good stuff too. I have been so convicted about how much STUFF we have. The kids have way too many toys and clothes. I have too many clothes. Clothes that I LOVE, but will probably never fit into again (having 2 kids will do that to ya).

We took 50 children's books, Weebles toys, Little People, Seseme Street couch, etc. today to donate. Buddy helped me pack this stuff up, but when the guys were unloading it he started crying and saying, "I want my toys back!!!". It was sad, but I then realized he didn't have a nap today and was probably just tired. He was terrible in WalMart and when we finally got back in the car, he was asleep in 5 seconds. NO LIE.

So, here is a picture of my office. By Monday, I will have photos in there and some of Buddy's art work.

BuddyRo helped me with tonight's post, so I had to take a picture :-)I'm sure he will be a computer geek like the rest of his family.

Things I will never do.....

2007-09-19T19:54:00.000-04:00

I will never have a house organized like Martha or cook like Paula. I will never make millions of dollars like Donald or be on TV like Oprah.

BUT

I do know who holds tomorrow (JESUS) and that is more important than any of the things I mentioned above. I will always have the love of my husband and children. When times get tough and I don't feel like I can do anything right, I will always get a smile or hug and kiss from them.

In other news.... I will finally be moving into my office on Tuesday! I have a pretty big office and will have plenty of space for all of my files and pictures of my bebes :-). Anytime we have ever moved, they have given us a weeks notice. We have a lot of stuff to pack up, PLUS we are expected to get our work done at the same time. I am so blessed to work with my computer geek of a husband. I had an Access question today and he logged into my computer and showed me how to do what I wanted.

I am already looking forward to the weekend. I have a few things I want to get accomplished around the house and now that the weather is a little cooler, I will probably take Buddy to the park a few times.

Let's see.....

2007-09-17T19:57:00.000-04:00

This is going to be a very random post... just wanted to give you a warning :-)

My oldest was beat boxing with Biz a minute ago... very funny.
Yo Gabba Gabba is really the only show that Buddy watches when he gets home. His TV time has been cut a lot since school started.

We went to the annual family reunion this weekend. Jenn is probably the only one that reads here that knows where it's held. P.S. - I've missed you! The cousins played the entire weekend and had a blast. They played school in our hotel room on Saturday night. The girl cousin was the teacher and Buddy was the student. The next day, Buddy wanted to play school with BuddyRo.... didn't work out the same. It was nice to see everyone, but I think I enjoyed seeing the kids play together more than anything.

Am I the only Southerner that watches this show in the hopes of seeing someone they know? We Tivo it and Jason and I watch it together. We have already decided that the boys will not be taking a Spring Break trip when they are in high school :-)

We have lots of fun activities coming up in the next couple of weeks. I can't decided if we want to go to a bluegrass festival this weekend to see these girls. I think we need a weekend to rest. Before you know it, the county fair will be here and so will our vacation!