The wedding is OVER thank god!!  It was wonderful!  But you know in my life for some reason I move from one problem to another.  I think I am addicted to stress.  For some reason it seeks me out.  So this is what is going on in my house.

  My son is going crazy!  He has been having these temper tantums when he screams, shows his teeth, almost growls, and hits, spits, kicks, and crys.  He started this Sunday night when I went to put him in the bed.  He didn't want to go to bed, well you know what I say, Oh well.  Then at daycare yesterday he hit his teacher because she told him to pick up his toys.  Then he threw one of these fits in the hallway at daycare because he wanted a book from the Book fair.  He threw another fit when I went to put him in the car, because he didn't want to be buckled in.  He took his seatbelt off while we were driving down the road, I had to pull over get out rehook him and then get back in the car.  He threw another fit last night because he didn't want to get a bath, and another one when it was time for bed.  This morning he threw another fit when I told him he couldn't take his yellow car to daycare, another fit when I tried to put him in the car, and yet another fit when I went to leave at daycare.  HOLY CRAP!!!  What just happened??  This is not my child.  Somebody switched him while I was in the wedding on Saturday.  All this was literally OVERNIGHT.  He has NEVER been this bad before.  I know he is NO ANGEL but like I said he has NEVER been this bad. 

 

  So I am a little confused, a little frustrated, and a little scared!  No kidding, I am scared.  If I cant control his behavior now, how am I going to control him when he is bigger than me??

 

Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated!!

 

  The Wedding is Saturday!!Ahh!!  Too soon..I'm not ready!  and I am not even the one getting married! So what am I complaining about.  They are just SO stressfull.  For everyone involved.  But I have Sunday OFF and I plan to SLEEP and enjoy peace and quite...uh that isn't going to happen, E and J are both going to be home.  Ok Stratch that, I plan to stay home and do laundry, cook dinner, clean up, kiss boo-boos, read stories and all the other fun wife stuff.  My kid can take care of himself, its the husband I worry about. 

  E has had the stomach virus this week.  What fun.  You know how kids don't know how to hold it in until the get to the bathroom..or a trash can.  It just kidda goes everywhere.  Yum, Vomit.  It has been gross at my house this week.  His fever is gone and now he is just kinda tired.  So he will be back to normal soon. 

  It is getting warmer by the day and I am SO happy the coldness has gone.  I am not looking forward to 98 degrees and humidity at 100%, but at least we got another month until that kicks in.  We had a woman here last year that baked cookies on a cookie sheet on the dash of her car.  I bet her car smelled GOOD when she was driving home that afternoon.  I think I might try that this summer. 

  I am still unsure of my summer working thingy.  So far I still don't have a job.  I was hoping to do some babysitting because E still has to go to Daycare or he losses his spot for next fall.  I will still be working at the restaurant on the Weekends, but I will feel like such a loser if I send my kid to Daycare and go back home and Not go to work.  So I am just not sure what I will be doing this summer.  We will see. 

  I doubt I will be back until Monday.  I hope everbody has a wonderful weekend!!

  I am glad to be back!!  I liked Atlanta, but I hate Tests!!  I won't know for 4-6 weeks if I passed or not..so I hope so.  We had a good time in Atlanta, boy, the traffic is something else.  We went  to Atlantic Station and shopped.  I found my most favorite capri pants EVER and I will be going to the same store here and getting some more.  They are Awsome!  I have 3 check offs for clothes:  #1 do they fit?    #2 do they look good?

#3 Are they comfortable?  If I find something that checks off each one of those I am buying one in every color!  It is so rare to find things that fit those needs. 

  We ate at The Pizza Kitchen on Friday night it was SO YUMMY!  and Saturday night we ate at The Fox Network Grill.  It was good, expensive but good.  I had a Girl Scout Cookie mixed drink and is was SUPER YUMMY.  Just like a thin mint!! 

  We went to the Aquarium on Sunday.  It was very nice.  We liked it a lot!  I will try to load some photos! (my work computer wont let me load photos and I never have time to use the home computer) But I will try to get to it sometime this week!  The fish were so colorfull!  Very nice!! 

  So today I am very tired to I am going to go now and try to stay awake!  Have a great Day!

 

  Well, my week is OVER!  I am off to Atlanta tomorrow morning for a conference and I have a Major Certification Exam.  YUCK!  I hate to take tests!  I have been looking over this stuff and you know it is time to take a break when your eyes cross.  So a break we will have.

 

  I am excited, I have never been to Atlanta as an Adult.  I went when I was a kid.  It should be FUN!  J should have fun while I am in the conference.  I think he is going to the CNN center, and some other places.  The Coca-Cola World is closed!  Bummer!  He will wait to go to the Aquarium with me on Sunday!  I LOVE Aquariums.  They have Whale Sharks in this one!  WOW!  Saturday night after the hair pulling out test I am going to DRINK till I cant walk, it will be SO worth it!  Atlanta...fun, HOT, Lots of shopping to be done Friday afternoon, Sunday morning.  You know I still need a dress to wear to the Bridesmaids Luncheon.  So Lots of Drinking, lots of Shopping, Lots of Work!  But I will get it done and have my last Certification finished.  Yeah!

 

I think I can..I think I can...pass!!

 

Be back Monday!!

  I think we had a weekend, but for the life of me I can't remember. 

  Saturday E and I meet C and her soon-to-be husband and son for breakfast.  The kids had a GREAT time playing while we ate, talked and drank WAY too much coffee!  Then E and C and I went shopping for the Bridal shower.  Decorations, Food and Flowers were bought!  Then off to work for me and C.  Sunday I got up got a shower and was at work by 10am Straight from work to the Bridal shower and home by 7:30.  Just in time to get E off to bed and I finally sat down.  Where did the weekend go??  I think I sneezed and missed it!

  J and E were feeling a little neglected.  Sorry guys.  Mommy is SO busy!  I promise it will slow down in 2 weeks after the wedding.  Unfortunatly, I will still be working 2 jobs, but at least the spare time will be spent with the guys. 

  Before you know it summer will be here!!  Here is a funny email I got from a friend..sure wish I'd eaten frog legs way back when!!

 

This is a fairy tale with a happy ending that should have been read
to us girls when we were little:

Once upon a time
In a land far away,
A beautiful, independent,
Self-assured princess
Happened upon a frog as she sat
Contemplating ecological issues
On the shores of an unpolluted pond
In a verdant meadow near her castle.
The frog hopped into the princess' lap
And said: " Elegant Lady,
I was once a handsome prince,
Until an evil witch cast a spell upon me.
One kiss from you, however,
And I will turn back
Into the dapper, young prince that I am
And then, my sweet, we can marry
And set up housekeeping in your castle
With my mother,
Where you can prepare my meals,
Clean my clothes, bear my children,
And forever feel
Grateful and happy doing so. "
That night,
As the princess dined sumptuously
On lightly sauteed frog legs
Seasoned in a white wine
And onion cream sauce,
She chuckled and thought to herself:
I don't f*ckin think so.

 When I was 14 I had shingles.  Yes the same thing Old people get.  It was terrible!!  I had them on the right side of my face and into my ear.  It was the worse pain EVER!!  After I got better I noticed I couldn't hear very well out of that ear, I thought maybe it was a bunch of wax or the scabs that come off the shingles.  I went back to the Dr.  and he let me know I had 90% hearing loss in that ear due to nerve damage.  Hearing aids don't normally help nerve damage.   So I have adapted to pretty much not being able to hear out of that ear.  I can't use a phone with that ear.  If you are on that side of me and you speak softly or whisper I will have to turn my head to hear you.  I say "Huh, and What?" but I have a highly developed sense of smell.  This is not a good thing when you live with my 2 gassy boys!  YUCK!!

  But a excellent smeller is not always a good thing, I can NOT be around smelly candles, Lotions, or perfumes.  If I can smell you before I can reach out and touch you I can't be around you.  It literally makes me sick.  Food smells don't generally bother me (go figure) But all that other stuff will make me yack!  Even Fart smell doesn't make me sick like perfume does. 

  Getting to the point, everything I buy I have to smell first.  Lotions, Deoderant, even soap.  This drives J crazy!  "You can't open that in the store!!"  in which I respond "Yes I can! and I just did"  Plus he also gets mad when I comment on how bad some of that stuff smells!  He is Mr. Blend In.  Mr goody goody.  If I am going to buy it I am going to smell it first.  Anyway, I have noticed since I have been working the part-time job at the restaurant I forgot how much perfume Lil' old Ladies wear!  It is No doubt enough to make me Gag!  Sometimes it throws me into a coughing fit right there at the table.  That's embarassing!  Nothing like a coughing waitress to make you not want to eat!  I have even had to give tables away because I couldn't take care of them because somebody had on TOO much perfume/cologne.  They need to make a bottle that turns another color after an appropiate amount is used.  So it wont let you OD on it.  And if you don't remember putting it on you could pick up the bottle and notice that it is a different color and not use it.  Then after 12 or so hrs. It would go back to normal so you could reapply if needed.  Thats what my world needs "The Perfume Police".  Id vote for it.  What does your world need?

  Awah...he's a new baby, I haven't seen him yet but I hear he is really cute.  Just like his big bother was when he was born.  The new baby was 10lbs 9 oz!  Can you EVEN imagine??  Nope not me..I prefer to not think about 10lb babies!  I had a hard enough time with 7 and 8 lb babies.  I seem to go up a pound every baby...yet another reason not to have anymore!!  But my friend and the baby are doing fine and are going home today.  I will stop by to see da cute little baby then.  I don't like to do the hospital visiting thing.  To much going on.  I prefer to wait till they go home and then go watch the baby while Mom gets a shower or I can help her with dinner or clean up a little.  You know, do something helpful.

  E was NOT good at daycare yesterday...He was so NOT good yesterday he was crying and hiding his stripe pocket when I got there!  He didn't want me to see he had NO stripes left.  He knew he was bad.  So we were planning to go thru the Micky D's drive thru and get dinner cause I was so not in the mood to cook, but then I couldn't get him a happy meal after he had been bad.  So I had to go home and cook. So I just threw something together, we had Sausage, Egg and Cheese biscuits.  Not hard to make, waiting on the biscuits to cook is the hardest part.  So nothing fancy, but at least it was hot.  Then E got his John Deere tractor & his tricycle taken away for the night.  He ended up losing his dump truck and his drill later on for bad behavior too.  Takeing his toys away seems to work for him, he DOESN"T like that one bit.  He got them all back today because today is another chance to be a better listener and nice to our friends.  So I am hopeing for all the stripes to be in his pocket when I get there today.

  What do you do when nothing works??  He gets a warning, if he does it again he gets a time out, if he does it again we take something away.  But then what do you do after that??  What if he KEEPS doing it.  His biggest problem is COMPLETELY IGNORING us.  We say "E put that down it's not yours"  He runs off with it.  We say "E stay out of the laundry room"  He goes in and locks the door.  We go thru all our steps and he still does it.  It is driving me CRAZY.  The Dr's says "He is just testing his boundaries"  Well I think he just ran off the cliff!!  So what do you do with a child who never learns who is alway defiant?  I am not saying he is never good..those days are just few and far between, and it seems like lately they are getting even fewer and father away.  I feel like I am raising a BRAT!  And I swear we are not softies!!  We don't give him everything he wants, we don't not punish him, we do all we know how to do and it still isn't working.  So what do you do?? 

  I never thought I would be happy about wet, cold rain but man it is SO nice.  Wash some of that pollen out of the air!! 

  THE BRIDESMAID DRESS FITS!!!  IT ZIPPED UP!!!  I know you are really tired of hearing about it!!  But, it zipped!!  all the way up!!  So I am taking it in Friday to get the straps taken up a little and then I will be good to go!  Now all I have to do it get tanned and I am ready to go.  I think the disc bra made ALL the difference.  The zipper thought it was sexy so it thought it would cooperate just a little! 

 

   I went to tan at lunch and now I have the sweet smell of "Idol Maxium Tanning Energy Lotion"  with Hemp and Ultra Firm (tm) Anti-Wrinkle Complex.  Man who knew, Anti-wrinkle complex was in tanning products...isn't that like an oxymoron or something anti-wrinkle tanning product.  Maybe they just cross each other out.  You will wrinkle without anything.  So use an antiwrinkle product and then the tanning wont make you wrinkle.  I am telling you this stuff smells like sex.  On the dance floor with a HOT latin guy whos all sweaty.....

  Anyway, I am done dreamin' 

 

  Tanning on a cold rainy day $50.00

 Anti-Wrinkle Tanning lotion $4.00 (sample)

Thinking about what a hot Latin sweaty guy looks like while using anti-wrinkle tanning lotion in the tanning bed             PRICELESS

 

  Yeah, not what you want to hear when Bra shopping.  The girls need a new place to "hang" out.  They need this new palace because the old palace doesn't go with the bridesmaid dress.  So off to buy a bra I go.  Can you say stapless, YUCK!  I HATE strapless.  I will spend the entire day Pulling up the girls.  They will be flopping all over the place.  It won't be a pretty sight.  The bridesmaid dress has straps but they are kinda see thru.  Like that tulle stuff.  So the 40 dollar bra I bought...Yes I said $40.00.  No other option.  All cheap bras are "special order in a 38 D...uh...D" So I went to the Mecca of all things underwear..Victoria's Secret.  But, anyway It has CLEAR straps.  It can be a strapless, or a normal bra, or a Sexy, disco, CLEAR strappy bra!!

  So I paid it, not because I wanted to..but I did it for all the wedding guest who wouldn't like an unexpectant visit from the girls in the middle of the wedding.  I thought about saran wrap, but that might make a weird noise.  So the bra it had to be.

 

  The wedding is getting closer....and closer.  I am ALMOST ready, just need to drop another 10lbs.  I would be happy with 8, but I will probably only lose 6.   But I will take it!!! 

  Gym, Gym,Gym.  Get it done...

Wish me luck..

 

 

 

  I have had a venti from Starbucks so hang on, it gonna be a bumpy road.

 

  I was thinking about people on the drive in this morning.  Thinking about sad people, depressive people.  I am NOT talking about those people who have a medical reason, (bless their hearts)  I am talking about those always negative, always blah, always poor pittiful me people.  I use to have this friend, she had NO medical reason that I know of for her temperment.  She had a good stable family, she was spoiled rotten by her Dad, and she was the most unhappy person I have ever known.  Spending the day with her was like getting your toenails ripped out one by one.  So you ask "why were you friends?"  Well, sometimes you don't pick your friends they pick you.  And when we became friends she didn't act like that.  She was..normal.  Then every time we were together she was mad at somebody, or had some kinda "crisis".  She was never "pretty enough, or "smart enough or whatever it was for that day.  She was so incrediably hard on herself.  She also was very manipulative.  She first got you to feel sorry for her so you would pay more attention to her and then she brought you down to her level.  I also felt I could help her so I stayed around...until she tried to ruin my reputation and steal my boyfriend.  Then the "crazy B*$@h" had to go! 

Wonder why she was like that?  She took one of her only friends and threw the friendship away.  I haven't spoken to her since and that was 11 years ago.  Wonder if she is still the same? 

  Then I was thinking about how almost everything in life can relate to a "Lifetime" movie or a "Seinfield" episode.  Think about it..it's true.  J doesn't like either one.  He says "Lifetime" is the male bashing network and "Seinfield" is stupid.  I think he is just not smart enough to get the humor.  But thats just me.   Hey remember the episode with the "stinky car"  One of my all time favorites!! 

 

  We dyed Easter Eggs last night!!  E loved it!  He had a different kind day yesterday.  Daycare called at 11am and said a Water Line was cut and they had no water so Daycare had to close.  J's Mom picked E up so he got a day at home with Grandma.  Can you imagine being at a Daycare with no water...all those kids needing to pee and you cant flush a potty?  Glad I wasn't there!  So J and E are home alone today.  They are going to watch RC racing and go to the pet store to get some more fish.  The Tank O' Death strikes again!!  I am finally getting into the Easter mood.  I am ready.  I think.  I would love to go to church on Sunday but since my Mom hurt her foot and can't stand very long I am driving up to her house to help with Dinner, and cleaning the house.  She dropped a Metal round pen that she keeps the horses in on her foot when she was moving it.  OUCH! 

 

  Well, Back to work...Thanks for hanging in there.  Told ya it was gonna be rough!

 

 

 

  I hope everyone has a Very Special Easter! 

 

  Do you know that the incredibly HOT George Clooney was in my neck of the woods yesterday???  Yeah me neither..I could have been by his side all day..rubbing his feet, massaging his head, feeding him grapes, you know all the stuff you do for SUPER HHHOT guys.  They have been filming this movie called "leatherheads" in NC mainly the backwoods of NC.  He was just down the street from me yesterday....I mean I drove by where he was!!!!  I would have stopped..he would have wanted to meet me! 

 

  Ok back to reality, they said on the news some kids that live across the street from where they were filming set up a lemonaid stand and he sent them $20 bucks for a 25 cent cup of lemonaid.  OHHH, aint he sweet!!  I just wanna give him a hug.  J knows I have this love for George, and Payton Manning.  He doesn't care he likes Fergie from the Blackeyed Peas, and Sam from the Las Vegas show.  Ok Sam is pretty, but Fergi is kinda weird looking, sometimes I see her and she looks very pretty, other time she looks like a street walker... 

 

  So I just wanted to let you know, George was here, and I missed him.  His one chance.

 

  If we ever get this kid to behave it will be a miracle!  Hard Headed!  I should send flowers to my mother in appreciating her not dropping me off on a corner!  She said he is just like me....Uh-Oh!

 

  If we ever win the lottery, I am getting Plastic Surgery, Lots of it.  I want a whole body LIFT. 

 

  If we ever find a house, my sanity might return.

 

  If we ever go to Washington, I will have my photo taken infront of every Starbucks!  Thats a LOT of photos.

 

  If we ever slow down we might enjoy life a little more.

 

  If we ever buy paint for our new house (if we ever get one) I want a couple gallons of RED.  Hooker Red.  I am not sure why. 

 

  If we ever buy a new car (Hopefully not in the next 5 yrs)  I will buy a light colored car, and I want a hybrid.

 

  If we could  lose the last bit of this weight we would be HOT!

 

  If we could move anywhere in the US and have our same jobs, I would move to Colorado, it is SO beautiful.  But it has to promise not to snow like it did this year ever again. 

 

  Wonder how long it takes dreams to become real?? 

  I am totally not ready for the BIG EASTER BUNNY thingy..  Normally I am SO excited to BE the Easter Bunny I start planning the minute the stuff come out in the store.  This year I don't even have a basket yet, or grass, or anything else for that matter.  Wow, I am going down hill fast!  My Mom's birthday is on Easter, I haven't a clue what to get her.  I must be in like some kind of alter universe where I am anti shopping.  This is really not me.  I LOVE to shop, will go for any reason and can rationalize any purchase!!  I did buy the Wedding gift (online).  So at least that is done.

  It has been SO beautiful this week I have been outside walking every day.  My SHINS hurt bad!  Wonder why?  I think I walk weird, I have a goofy walk or something.  I have been working the muscles in my SHINS!  Ok  that is probably the last place I want toned muscle.  If the muscle toning is going to happen it needs to happen in the gut! Who cares if you have nice toned shins?  "Wow, you look great, nice shins!"  (thats what the hot man at the gym will say)  I think we walked about 3 miles yesterday.  I got home and could barely pull my decrepit butt out of the car.  I looked like a 99 yr old woman getting out of the car!  It was embarassing!

Then I got sat down on the couch and couldn't get up!  How bad is when you hurt too bad to get up!  J says "You are going at it TOO hard"  Well, dangit I am out of time "No Pain, No Gain"

 

  I need to take my pasty self to the tanning bed.  That dress will be REALLY orange if I am sickly pastey white in it!  I need a little bronzing.  I love/hate the tanning bed.  I hate getting all naked in a public place.  I hate climbing naked into a cold tanning bed.  I LOVE the warm lights it is SO relaxing.  I hate that I always fall asleep and then it goes off and I jump 4 foot in the air. 

I am not one of those tanning bed freaks that go like all year 3 times a week for 20 minutes.  Nope I typicallly will go about 8 times in the early spring.  Just so people can be around me outside with out sunglasses on.  I am tellin' ya the glare is BAD bouncing off the legs!  So it is really for the comfort and saftey of others that I tan.  And I have a stange question, people typically tan naked..but if you tan at the beach or by the pool you cant do that, so why did it for the tanning bed?  I think even if I had my own pool sitting in my backyard on 30 acres of land with no houses around I still couldn't be outside all naked.  Something about it just feels wrong.  Naked outside. Cant do it.

 

Well thats all for today, I actually have work to do...

 

  Today I am "Home Alone"  both Bosses are out of the office.  I have about 20lbs. of paper work to take care of, so I should stay busy..Now I just need some motivation.  Chocolate..yum, You know I gained 3 lbs in Kentucky...Damn you KY!!  You fattened me up.  It was fun, eating what ever I wanted.  But the Bridesmaid dress isn't getting any bigger so I need to shrink!  I have lost a total of 17 lbs. since January.  So I just need to lose 20 more and I can easily say I would be happy.  I was thinking about this the other day, I look at skinny people and think "wow, I would kill to be their size"  I wonder if people fatter than me look at me like that?  That would be pretty cool, Them wanting to be "skinny" like me.  OK, maybe they wouldn't us "skinny" and me in the same thought, but you see the point.  I will give you a hint of my size...My ideal weight is around the 120's, and that is like SKINNY MINI for me.  I was on the heavy side of 120's when I got Pregnate with Baby #1.  So I need to lose 20 more pounds to be on the light side of 120. 
  Is this just me?  Or is there a lot more fat people than their use to be?  I don't mean could stand to lose 5-10 even 20 lbs.  I mean could stand to lose 100lbs.  I think it is just me picking them out because I am on the diet.  And I don't mean this in a negative way either, hey if you are healthy, and happy, go for it!!  But I just cant imagine if you need to lose 100lbs, you could be as healthy as you should be.  The women in my family are "bigger" my Granny was overweight, my Mom is over weight, and I am overweight.  I would love to say "Hey, it is gentic, it has nothing to do with the overprocessed food and sugary soft drinks I pour down my throat every day!"  But, I know better.  I know that is is probably a mixture of the 2 and we might just have to work a little harder to make a BIG difference in our life.  Like I probably would have already lost that 3 lbs if I had gone to the gym this week but I was lazy and didn't go.  So that is TOTALLY my fault.  So that means I will have to make a promise to myself that I will work harder next week, and that now I am a week behind.  So I am even closer to looking like the "Great BIG PUMPKIN" rolling down the aisle at the wedding. 

  Wouldn't it be nice if everybody was either fat or skinny.  Nobody would care what you looked like.  Everyone would be Fat, or Skinny.  Not like skeleton skinny, but Thin.  What a perfect world.  But it wouldn't be much fun. 

  OK, I am done with the weight issues, I am feeling guilty, and sorry for myself, and now I am finished.

 

I am looking forward to a working weekend at the second job, actually I am not looking forward to it because C (Best buddy) is off all weekend and I will be there with a bunch of girls I don't know.  I hope it is busy because the HOUSE FUND is HUNGERY!!  Feed me!  I picture it like one of those REALLY big whale sharks with its mouth open and I am shoving the "money" in it.  It is BIG, and it takes a lot of money to fill it up.  SO BIG MONEY THOUGHTS!!  Great, Big Tips!!!  I need $5's people and lot's of them.  So Hopefully I will have NICE people with DEEP pockets!  He He He!

 

Have a Great Weekend!!

 

  E was suppose to see the Easter bunny yesterday..E was suppose to sit on his lap and take a nice photo for Mommy..E didn't do what he was suppose to do.  No Easter Bunny photo for me..Ahh, Im sad.  No, I really am sad.  He was a very nice looking Easter Bunny.  Not like the ones we had when I was E's age.  They were like ratty Easter Bunny.  Their costume was fuzzy from wear and tear, kinda dingy, faded out.  Old School Easter Bunny.  I walked by all the other photo's of smiling kids on the Easter Bunny, I looked at the smiling Moms' faces as they picked out their kids photo's.  Me...I searched and searched, but I could not find my kid, thats when I knew, he didn't do it. 

  I asked E:  "E did you see the Easter Bunny?"

  E:  "Yeaaah,"

 me:  "Did you sit on his lap?"

  E:  "No, I didn' want to do that"

 me:  "Why not?"

  E:  "Uh, That bunny cant talk"

 me:  "He didn't talk to you?"

  E:  "He cant talk!!  His mouth wont open, Uh I didn't want  to see him"

 me:  "Ok, well, You didn't want to take a photo?"

  E:  "No, his mouth wont open"

 

So apparently, you can't have a conversation with a Bunny, or a picture even, if his mouth wont open.

He is SO my kid.  All about the conversation.  Hey, it is down right rude to just sit on somebodies lap and have a photo taken with out so much as a "Hi, how are ya?"  I mean you know?  E knows, He wont sit on your lap unless your mouth opens!

 

  Wow it is a LONG drive from here to Kentucky.  We drove up thru Virginia and West Virginia and all the way thru Kentucky and about 2 miles into Indiana.  8 Hours later...I was Tired!!  J doesn't drive out of state, he gets lost easy, cant follow directions, and so I drive to prevent any arguments.  He did drive once we got into Kentucky and then I took over once we got into Indiana.  So that helped a lot. 

  It was a BEAUTIFUL drive, I have never been into West Virginia, or Kentucky, so it was nice.  The only negative thing I have to say is the Toll booths.  You would think that since you are paying TOLL BOOTHS, the roads would be nicer, and the gas maybe cheeper, but it wasn't.  But you know, I am not from those states and I don't know what the money is used for so thats all I can really say about that.

  We were blessed with BEAUTIFUL weather too.  I was actually short weather and it didn't rain once.  That has to be a record or something.  It always rains on vacation.  But it was beautiful.  We went to the Jim Beam place it was SO nice, very clean, open and peaceful.  It smelled like my Grandad.  His favorite drink Jim Beam.  We visisted the Louisville Slugger Museum.  We got to see how they make baseball bats!!  It was COOL, and we even got a free mini-bat.  They have a neat museum with Babe Ruths bat, Pee-Wee Reeces shoes and all other types of baseball stuff.  You should go..you would like it!  We went to 4th street downtown Louisville.  Nice restaurants, it could have used a few more shops, for daytime use.  It was all bars, and restaurants, no shopping.  And we went to Churchill Downs, where they race the Kentucky Derby at every year.  It was an interesting tour.  Very nice...

  Then on Saturday night at 7pm we made our way up to Waverly Hills.  This place is a MONSTER!!  It is MASSIVE! & CREEPY!!  We sat thru a 2 hr talk, about the history, about the stories, about rules, and then we all got together with a leader.  12 people to 2 leaders.  We walked and stayed in the Death Tunnel, talk about DARK, and then over the next 4 hours we walked around the building.  Yes strange things happened, yes, I am pretty sure I know what I saw, J saw it too.  Did I see the full body, white glowing, ghostie woman? No.  Did see some very stange shadowy figures, did hear some very strange noises.  Do I think something Paranormal is going on there? Yes.  Do I know what it is? No.  So that is pretty much it. 

Oh, I wasn't afraid.  Well, maybe once or twice.  But not like I was thinking I was going to be.  But that is pretty much all I am going to say about that.

  OH, OH  I walked into THE HAPPIEST PLACE ON EARTH in Indiana.  No, it wasn't Disney World.  It was a Target with a Starbucks inside!!  They combined my 2 favorite things!!  Starbucks and Target!!  They even had these cool little cup holders for your cart so you could shop and drink your coffee!  Wow, it was like I was dreaming!  They need to do that here!!  Yeah, life would be complete.

  Overall, J and I had a wonderful, wonderful trip.  As much as we missed E, we needed the time away.  Sometimes, when you take away work stress, living arrangment stress, raising a 4yr old stress, dieting stress, you remember why you married somebody.  It is like "Hey, I remember why I like you!"

I know why I love J, sometimes I forget why I like him.  It was nice to see that side of him again.  And I am sure he was glad to see the nagging wife go away for awhile too! 

  I will post some photo's soon, we had over 400 photos, so that is a lot to go thru!!

 

Have a great TUESDAY!

 

  Quack Quack, joined our family yesterday after 2 weeks of waiting.  E made him at daycare, E choose him because he was Yellow, E's favorite color.  Quack, Quack was the only Duck adopted from daycare, there were Horses, Cows and Bears to be made but only 1 Duck.  E wanted the duck from the moment he saw his mug shot on the classroom door.  He begged for Quack, Quack.  We signed E's name neatly under his photo.  One day Quack Quack would be E's new friend.  Why Quack Quack, E' says "Because he is Yellow"  It seems to be as simple as that!

 

  Wow, this week has been a blur.  Fantasies tell me that a week off for spring break should be spent in Taihiti, sipping cocnut drinks and getting a killer tan, watching peaceful waves crash into the shore, but instead it has been spent catching up on laundry, ironing, running to Dr's and Dentist appointments, and also getting oil changed, and year inspections done!  Man, Reality sucks!!  I so wanted Tahiti!  Oh well, at least stuff is getting done! 

 

  J is dragging me to Kentucky this weekend.  We are going to Waverly Hills, if you don't know what Waverly Hills is, look it up.  It has an amazing history, and even a very scarry one too.  It is suppose to be the most scarry place in the US.  J wants to go see him some Ghosties, me, I would rather be in Tahiti.  I don't like Ghosties, hell, I don't even like to be alone in the dark.  I am a self proclaimed fraidy-cat!  I hate scarry movies, Haunted anything.  So why is J taking me?  He says "You have to face your fears and then you wont be afraid."  I don't believe that and I feel like it will be adding fuel to the fire.  But what do I know.  So we have to spend the night in this place frim 11 pm - 6am.  So Not looking forward to it.  But it means so much to J, so I shall go...  If we catch any photo's of ghosties I will be sure to post them!

 

Have a great weekend! 

 

  Isn't it funny how EVERYBODY is Irish on St. Patrick's Day?  Maybe they want to be Irish, maybe the are Irish, maybe they like to pretend they are Irish.  Maybe they just want to drink green beer.  So we are celebrating St. Patties Day tomorrow in downtown G-boro.  They have an Irish Pub that closes off the entire street and they have a big party this thing starts at like 9am - until ?  J wanted to go early.  Yeah right, Excuse me Nap time is until 3pm there will be NO INTERUPTIONS!!  J didn't get that message!  Why would you want to drink a beer at 9am?  What a waist of a day.  I think it is suppose to be cold tomorrow too.  YUCK, but at least it isn't going to be raining. 

  This is NOT a kid thing, this is Adults drinking, eating and listening  to music.  The kiddy thing is on the other side of town and not nearly as entertaining.   We are going with some friend from J's work and I invited my sis and her boyfriend J#2. 

  So we shall see, None of us are Irish, I think on Mom's side they came from England/Ireland like back in 1700's don't know about Dad's side.  So I would pretty much say an Irish that was in the blood is long gone now.  I still like to eat the cupcakes with shamrocks on then, drink the green beer, and wear green.  That's about as Irish as I can be...

 

Have a GREAT weekend!!

 

  First of all I want to say E has been good all week, now I know it was only Wednesday yesterday, but he has been good at Daycare Monday and Tuesday.  I get to Daycare yesterday expecting another glowing review, see what I get for expecting.  E had No Strips in his pocket (Reward system with 3 colored strips, when a child is naughty a strip is removed, If the child has 2 + strips at the end of the day he/she gets a prize, if they only have 1 strip left they get no prize, and if they have no strips left they get a note home to the parents)  So E had a bad day.  It seems his best buddy J moved up to the 4's class.  It seems E & J were SO happy to see each other they forgot to listen, pay attention, and follow instructions.  So you know, as a parent it is SO hard to figure out if you so should follow your rule : "If you lose all your strips at daycare then you lose a toy at home and no TV time"  But come on, it wasn't like he was horrible, and his teacher even said "It wasn't like he was bad, it was just he was so excited he forgot the rules"  So should you punish, or give a harsh warning.  So I have to sometimes make these decisions on my own in the car, because he is asking "Momma, am I introuble?"  It is a 30 minute drive home from Daycare so think about how many times you can listen to that? 

  So I chose to do something different.  I took away the TV time, and explained that even though he was excited to see J he still had to listen to his teacher, and if he was naughty today he would lose 2 toys and his TV time.  So I thought that was a pretty good idea.  J (the hubby) was not thrilled with my idea.  He said "A rule is a rule and if you go breaking or bending them you are teaching E that it is ok not to follow the rules"  OK I agree, but every situation is different right?  And what is so wrong with breaking and bending some rules?  I mean I don't want him getting arrested, but isn't breaking/bending the rules a little normal.  I think I would be worried if my kid never did anything wrong, then he would be a meek, follower.  And I want him to be a Strong leader.  Which is funny because I am not a leader.  I am a happy follower, I don't like the responsibility of being in charge, I like the idea of just doing my job, NO STRESS.  But E, I want him to be a good leader and a good follower to, I just want him to know the difference you know, when to lead and when to follow.

 

  Ok I am done with hopes, dreams etc.  Moving on, I am now entering the studing phase for a MAJOR certification thingy I have to do next month.  Did I mention I hate to take tests, and I don't test very well.  But I have to do it.  YUCK!  This all comes with a Trip to ATLANTA, and 6 hrs of CEU (Education) credits, you have to have some of those every year to keep up certification.  So a 6 hr conference, and then go take a 2 hr test with a practical.  Those I actually do good on.  You deminstrate to a person how you do the given task.  And they pass or fail you.  I can talk my way into a PASS. 

 

But YEAH, it is Thursday!  So have a great one!

  Pretty normal, boring weekend..

 

Friday, I went to sleep in the recliner at 6:30 (what a loser) J woke me up at 9 and I got up and moved into the bedroom..where I then went right back to sleep. (even bigger loser).

 

Saturday J let me sleep until 10.  Ok I slept from 6:30-10am with 1 move to the bed and go pee break at 9am.  And NO I AM NOT PREGO!

E went with the in-laws to watch RC racing.  E loved RC racing and now wants his own 500 dollar RC car.  I cal say NO in 3 languages, I need to find one that will stop the begging.  He hasn't understood the other 3 times.

E took a nap and so did I for 3 hours.  One would think I didn't need a nap after 15 hours of sleep, but I did. 

I got up and went to work.

Sunday I got up and went to work, then came home ate hamburgers and played outside with E.  Then J TWISTED my arm and FORCED me to go get icecream.  He is SO mean.  So we went.  After all that hard work sleeping I needed a pick me up.  So we got some ice cream and came back home.  Put E to bed and then J and I FINALLY watch the DaVinchi Code.  I couldn't believe J actually watched it with me..and he actually watched it and liked it..Not one smart remark!  That was afirst, usually me just picking it out is 3 strikes against it!  But it was a good movie.  J called this morning and asked me to add BORAT to the netflix thingy.  Great, I really will need the Ipod and a book to make it thru that movie!

 

Wow, Spring break is next week!  I have like 50 billion Dr. appoinments scheduled so I wont be much of a break for me.  But Yeah!  No Work!  Always a Nice Time!

 

Have a Beautiful Monday!