6/28/2008
27 Dresses
Watched this little movie yesterday and I loved it. It is one of those fun happy girlie movies that I would like to have for my very own. :) The music in the movie was really cute too. While Ben is out of town, I load my queue up on girlie movies and I watch them at lightening speed until he comes home. SOO, I mailed it back today and can get one more in before he comes back. Haven't seen it and you're in a rotten mood? Go get it. It will perk you up.
6/27/2008
Web Cam
YEP! You read that correctly. Ben and I have a web cam. He set it all up before he left, but I had to go to Fry's, which I never do, and buy a 4 port USB Hub. I don't know much about computers, and wasn't thrilled at the idea of hiking through this electronic wasteland looking for something smaller than my palm. I went on the journey last night after work and now it's all hooked up. I will be able to talk and see Ben in about an hour. The kids are very excited to use the camera that's been sitting on top of our computer. I told them it was my camera and I could watch them when they were on here. :)
I don't have to work today, but you know kids and their sleep schedule. They are up at their regular times ready for the day to start. We are headed out for donuts, and coffee for me. Then, we will rendezvous with daddy on the web cam.
I don't have to work today, but you know kids and their sleep schedule. They are up at their regular times ready for the day to start. We are headed out for donuts, and coffee for me. Then, we will rendezvous with daddy on the web cam.
6/25/2008
On the horizon.
There's a lot of things moving in the right direction! Work is great, I am learning a lot within my department and about the industry in general. I have quite a bit more responsibility,which is good, but it also means my butt is on the line if something goes wrong. Our AP system is going through an audit for the first time since it was implemented, and there are a lot of questions. I am helping with walk throughs and general information.
We will be focusing on the purchase of a van when Ben gets back from his trip. It doesn't have to be a van and it won't be new, just one vehicle that can seat at least 7 or 8 people. I am so excited to start shopping around.
I am not sure what we are going to do to celebrate the fourth. Ben flies in on the third, so I don't think he will be up for much. I want to check prices for baseball tickets. We went to a game when I was little and the fireworks show was so amazing since we were in the stands rather than on the ground. They were so close I kept ducking down so they wouldn't land on me. :) It would be fun to take the kids to a game so that they could share the experience.
The party planning is under way. I am getting some feedback on what we can and can not do at the ranch. Can't say what they will be, but it is definitely going to be lots of fun. My baby is going to be a one year old in a couple of weeks. It has gone by so quickly, I can't even describe it.
The girls are gearing up for camp and then a couple of weeks away with Grammie, Aunt Sarah, and Great Aunt Cindy. I can barely stand the wait until I get my facial and pedicure at a luxury spa for more than half off!! Woohoo for employee discounts. I am thinking about stocking up on my shampoo and makeup while I am there.
What's up with you?? Let me know.
We will be focusing on the purchase of a van when Ben gets back from his trip. It doesn't have to be a van and it won't be new, just one vehicle that can seat at least 7 or 8 people. I am so excited to start shopping around.
I am not sure what we are going to do to celebrate the fourth. Ben flies in on the third, so I don't think he will be up for much. I want to check prices for baseball tickets. We went to a game when I was little and the fireworks show was so amazing since we were in the stands rather than on the ground. They were so close I kept ducking down so they wouldn't land on me. :) It would be fun to take the kids to a game so that they could share the experience.
The party planning is under way. I am getting some feedback on what we can and can not do at the ranch. Can't say what they will be, but it is definitely going to be lots of fun. My baby is going to be a one year old in a couple of weeks. It has gone by so quickly, I can't even describe it.
The girls are gearing up for camp and then a couple of weeks away with Grammie, Aunt Sarah, and Great Aunt Cindy. I can barely stand the wait until I get my facial and pedicure at a luxury spa for more than half off!! Woohoo for employee discounts. I am thinking about stocking up on my shampoo and makeup while I am there.
What's up with you?? Let me know.
6/21/2008
12 and counting
He was out of town for 24 days. He has been home for 2 days. He leaves first thing tomorrow for another 12 days.
I am thankful that he gets to visit places all over the USA and the world, but I miss him terribly when he's gone. I am thankful that he has a job and that he can provide for our large family. I am thankful that he makes it home happy and healthy every time.
I am thankful that he gets to visit places all over the USA and the world, but I miss him terribly when he's gone. I am thankful that he has a job and that he can provide for our large family. I am thankful that he makes it home happy and healthy every time.
6/16/2008
New stuff!!
Here is a picture of the things that I bought for the little kids' room. I love it and they are really happy too!
6/12/2008
6/11/2008
Almost there!
We have scrubbed the floors, walls, and baseboards in Haley/Alexander's room. Monday evening, we bought the bed and brought it home. Tonight, we put it together and rearranged their furniture. On Saturday we buy the sheets, blankets, and curtains. I can hardly wait!! Little by little, room by room, the house is coming together. It will be our home, and not just a place where we eat, sleep, and shower. I am totally excited!!
6/09/2008
On Sunday morning I saw someone die.
You might have seen the story on the news. It was the story about the cyclists that were hit by a car in Grand Prairie.
I was on my way to pick up the kids from my mom's house. I thought I was driving around a car accident. I was half right. The bicycle was totally torn apart and there was a lady curled up on the road. She had her helmet on, but it couldn't saver her. The left side of her body was scraped up and bleeding. Her hair was bright red with blood. She didn't move at all. It was as if someone picked her up off of the bicycle and placed her on the ground in the same position and then smashed the bicycle to pieces. I didn't stop. Someone was calling 911, and there was a small crowd forming. I stopped at the stop sign and while I was saying a prayer, the police car drove by. I prayed that she would survive, and I prayed for her family. I will never speed through a residential neighborhood again. No matter what time of day, no matter if I am the only one on the street.
I was on my way to pick up the kids from my mom's house. I thought I was driving around a car accident. I was half right. The bicycle was totally torn apart and there was a lady curled up on the road. She had her helmet on, but it couldn't saver her. The left side of her body was scraped up and bleeding. Her hair was bright red with blood. She didn't move at all. It was as if someone picked her up off of the bicycle and placed her on the ground in the same position and then smashed the bicycle to pieces. I didn't stop. Someone was calling 911, and there was a small crowd forming. I stopped at the stop sign and while I was saying a prayer, the police car drove by. I prayed that she would survive, and I prayed for her family. I will never speed through a residential neighborhood again. No matter what time of day, no matter if I am the only one on the street.
6/04/2008
Day Three
Last night we were in the ER again. Lex woke up on fire. I took a rectal temp and the thermometer didn't beep until it hit 104.1 degrees. I called Ben to let him know I was headed out and then I called mom to come and sit with the kids. Now we are taking antibiotics 2x day, ear drops, motrin and tylenol every 4 hours. He's been well up until now, but this earache has all but made up for the previous 10 months. Say a little prayer. We've had 3 hours of sleep and a lot of meds.
6/03/2008
Home again.
I am at home with Alexander again today. His fever returns about 2 hours after I give him his meds. I am calling the doc today to get some advice. I am sure I just need to give the antibiotics one more day to kick in. I just need to hear the doc say it.
6/02/2008
What a weekend!
This is the first weekend of four that I am to be without spousal support. :) Friday started out good, got finished with work and picked up the kids to have a nice evening. Nothing fancy we ate dinner and watched the netflix movies that came in the mail.
Saturday I went in to work with the three big kids while mom, dad, and Alexander went puppy shopping. They found a golden retriever and named him George. He is a very good natured dog, I will post a picture later. He wouldn't sit still so that I could get a good one. It's either a blur or a tail...
Sunday we went back to mom's house to get in some pool time. Alexander loved sitting in the "little pool" and playing with his little people and blocks. Everything ws going well until after dinner. Alexander was playing in the living room when he just started to scream. Screaming that would hurt a dog's ears it was so high pitched. He cried so much he started to throw up, and then hyperventilate. He couldn't catch a breath once the crying was over. It was like he was panting. I tried not to panic, but it wasn't letting up. I took him to prima care, which was closed, and then to the ER. I am checking in a baby that I say is not able to breathe and crying uncontrollably. The lady at the counter sees a baby happy, smiling, and chewing on his thumb. We get back to the triage section and the nurse takes his temperature and it is 103!! The doctor listens to his lungs, which are fine, and then checks his ears. One ear is cleared up and the other is close to the rupturing point. We went home with a RX for a second round of antibiotics and directions for giving ibuprofen instead of tyenol. He had a dose of tylenol before we went on this outing sand it didn't touch the fever, so we have to try this instead. The doc said that it is a better anti inflammatory drug and should relieve some of the pressure on his ear. By the time we got out of there it was close to midnight and I was super tired. He couldn't go to daycare since he had fever, so we chilled out at the house all day today! It was nice to be able to spend some time with just him. We took a nap and watched part of a movie. I think he liked the uninterrupted mommy time. I know I needed it.
Saturday I went in to work with the three big kids while mom, dad, and Alexander went puppy shopping. They found a golden retriever and named him George. He is a very good natured dog, I will post a picture later. He wouldn't sit still so that I could get a good one. It's either a blur or a tail...
Sunday we went back to mom's house to get in some pool time. Alexander loved sitting in the "little pool" and playing with his little people and blocks. Everything ws going well until after dinner. Alexander was playing in the living room when he just started to scream. Screaming that would hurt a dog's ears it was so high pitched. He cried so much he started to throw up, and then hyperventilate. He couldn't catch a breath once the crying was over. It was like he was panting. I tried not to panic, but it wasn't letting up. I took him to prima care, which was closed, and then to the ER. I am checking in a baby that I say is not able to breathe and crying uncontrollably. The lady at the counter sees a baby happy, smiling, and chewing on his thumb. We get back to the triage section and the nurse takes his temperature and it is 103!! The doctor listens to his lungs, which are fine, and then checks his ears. One ear is cleared up and the other is close to the rupturing point. We went home with a RX for a second round of antibiotics and directions for giving ibuprofen instead of tyenol. He had a dose of tylenol before we went on this outing sand it didn't touch the fever, so we have to try this instead. The doc said that it is a better anti inflammatory drug and should relieve some of the pressure on his ear. By the time we got out of there it was close to midnight and I was super tired. He couldn't go to daycare since he had fever, so we chilled out at the house all day today! It was nice to be able to spend some time with just him. We took a nap and watched part of a movie. I think he liked the uninterrupted mommy time. I know I needed it.
5/28/2008
Udderly painful
I decided that I would stop nursing Alexander. Today is day five and there has been little relief. I will say that "the girls" are not as tender as the first couple of days, but they still aren't normal yet. I am ready to be back to normal again. More than you wanted to know? Sorry.
5/20/2008
What's going on?
Nothing much over here. Just the normal day to day routine. I am missing my Ben, he will be home sometime on Friday. I am happy for the 3 day holiday weekend. We have a whole lotta nuthin planned. Just going to relax and have some fun family time. I am hoping that the weather will cooperate and we can get some pool time in. I love that the weather is warming up, I am totally a summer girl. I need the hot air and the bright sun light. It puts me in a good mood, believe it or not.
We have decided that Alexander's first birthday party will be on July 12. Save the date, because you all are invited. We don't know where it will be but we want to be able to invite everyone we know. Ben and I really enjoy getting all of our friends and family together. It doesn't really need to be for anything specific. Just for talking, laughing, eating, and catching up on some social time.
I plan on taking lots of pictures from now on, so get ready. My new mission is to document my kids from day to day rather than just the big events. The little things are what we remember into adulthood and I want to help them to remember.
We have decided that Alexander's first birthday party will be on July 12. Save the date, because you all are invited. We don't know where it will be but we want to be able to invite everyone we know. Ben and I really enjoy getting all of our friends and family together. It doesn't really need to be for anything specific. Just for talking, laughing, eating, and catching up on some social time.
I plan on taking lots of pictures from now on, so get ready. My new mission is to document my kids from day to day rather than just the big events. The little things are what we remember into adulthood and I want to help them to remember.
5/13/2008
Bye bye!
My boy said bye bye tonight AND he was waving when he said it. Who knows, you might even get to see video of it! ;)
5/09/2008
Credit card companies are stupid.
Remember when I told you about being debt free? Well, the last payment that I made was to CitiCard. I paid the remaining balance online. I waited for the transaction to clear the bank so that I could call and cancel the account. Once I was on the phone with the csr, they assured me that I would get a statement as usual showing the final payment and a zero balance. Well I haven't! I logged on to check my balance and print out a statement, and guess what I saw!! I had a credit of $52.06 on my closed account. I called again to ask them how I ended up with a credit and no one could tell me. They said that I had overpaid on the account. who does that?? I didn't even type in the payment amount. I just clicked on the tab that said pay in full. Anyway, they are going to mail a check to the house for the amount of the credit. Why didn't they do that anyway? Aren't they happy to assist me? Wasn't I a preferred customer. Whatever. Glad to be done with them.
5/07/2008
100%
Alexander went in for his 9 month check up on Monday. He weighs 25 pounds, 13 ounces and is 31 inches long. He is the 100th percentile on height and weight. His doctor came in laughing and said that she shouldn't be so surprised that he's so big since she's seen my other kiddos. :) Here's a picture that we took last week. I love him, he's my boy.
5/01/2008
4/28/2008
Is this a sign??
My friend Staci is venturing into the world of stamping and sent an email out saying that she was having a catalog party. I have been curious about this branch of paper crafting, so I called and asked for a catalog. The makers of the stamps have an online catalog, which is free, but I like to have the catalog to mark up and look through at my convenience so I sucked it up and agreed to roll the price over to my order. This was two weeks ago. I don't know what happened. Is someone else getting my catalog?? I had finally waited long enough and called Staci to see if she could get some answers for me. The first one was sent out on a Thursday, and after a week she has put another one in the mail. I still don't have one let alone the two that have been sent. I am thinking that this was a little nudge from above to be diligent with my saving and not place an order. If I don't get that darn catalog by Thursday, than I will have to just forget it. Can't say that I didn't try. If any of you have a catalog that you would like to share, send me an email or a comment. I am sure Staci would appreciate it. :)
4/25/2008
Rain rain go away...
I am keeping my fingers crossed that we don't get too much rain this weekend. I still have lots to do in the backyard!
4/22/2008
So many things...
Here are some pictures from our trip to San Antonio.
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We're debt freeeeeee!!!!
Ben and I made our last credit card payment last night. Do you know what this means?? It means that next month we will only be making monthly payments for rent, utilities, and daycare. Reality has started to sink in and I am really excited. (I wasn't feeling so hot when I put all of our account info in for the payment.) If we hadn't heard about this financial person, I don't think we would have been able to do it. If you're having issues with money then I strongly suggest that you check it out. It is simple, makes sense, and it works.
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the debtor is slave to the lender (Prov. 22:7)
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On Saturday I am going out of town to scrapbook. Every month I get a SB kit that comes with all of the papers and embellishments to make a complete album. The lady that puts the kits together has a sister that owns a SB store. I am going out there to buy some goodies, meet the ladies that I talk to on the message board, and get some of these kits put together with pictures. I am really excited. It's been a while since I've been to a scrapbook store, let alone a crop.
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I am in the process of coordinating the kids' summer vacation schedule. The two big girls go to Girl Scout camps for a week, stay at their Grammie's house in OK for a couple of weeks, and their Aunt's house for a weekend of fun. Haley will be staying overnight at an Aunt's house to play with her cousin. It's her first year to do anything overnight without sisters, so I am nervous about how she will do. Haley and her cousin are too young to stay over the weekend with their Aunt, so this way they get to have a little fun too.
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Alexander is doing so many things! He's nine months old now. He has 3 bottom teeth, two top teeth with two more cutting in right now. He can sit, crawl, and pull himself up to standing. He is a speed racer when he's in the walker!! Watch out for your heels and toes when he's loose. :) I try to get updated pictures but most of them come out with his giant arm reaching for the camera. I love, love, love this age. He is so sweet, it's amazing to see his reaction to the smallest discovery. He's a happy, smiling, healthy boy. I couldn't have asked for more.
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I hope to see you or at least talk to you all soon. I miss being close to my friends.
xoxo
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