Phone Pics!

  So FINALLY got my computer to upload some of my phone Pictures.  So here is what I got.

My goofy girl                                                           Love these 2 girls

Me and My girl                                                    

Sweet Abby having a play date                             Niece Kelsey making my girl even more pretty

 

And here are some funny shots

these girls were giggling like crazy!

and found a few things on pinterest that made me giggle had to share

(Sorry if anything offends you but it was funny)

Well tomorrow is Hump day. I guess we will be driving to see M instead of him coming to see us. BUMMER! But at least we get to see him.

Hand Shake of a 6 year old.

   So the start of my day was not so good. I went to bed with a normal headache, woke up to a pounding migraine.  Luckily B let me have a few hours to kinda recoupe what I could. She asked if I could come in at 12:30, so I went in at 11:00 and guess what I still have that dull annoying headache 24 hours later. So anyway I will say it isn’t as bad.  I don’t like to get out of my routine so I was a jumbled mess the rest of the afternoon. so tomorrow is a new day and hope for some more sunshine to bring my sprits up a bit.  Feeling a little (well I don’t want to say depressed) so well I just feel dumpy and grumpy. I honestly don’t know why either. I think sometimes we just get into funks and I feel like I am in a twilight Zone sometimes.

  Any  who enough about my pity party. O has talked NON-STOP since I got her from her Gma’s house.  Goodness the girl doesn’t even take a breath sometimes. I feel like such a winner mother I finally told her to go away for just 5 minutes. Is my daughter the only one and follows me everywhere talking and then doesn’t even remember where she was going with her conversation.

Normally I LOVE to just sit and talk.  She is just like me, I suck at lying and I usually just tell on myself. So I can get lots out of her.

But seriously there comes a point when I have to Pee and she is right on my heels following me to the bathroom and then I shut the door in her face do my business and open it and she is still there talking.  I find it funny most of the time but Geez this momma needs to pee in peace.

Well I guess I should get to my post’s title. O came in my room while I was trying to just hide for about 2 minutes, but that kid can find me anywhere. She had this look on her face, “Mom I made up a secret Handshake wanna see”?  Curious and giving up on the fact I wasn’t going to get away from her. She showed me too funny My girl has spirit fingers.  LOL I asked her where she learned that and she said her brain taught her.  Ha! She is definitely my child.

Lot’s of good things coming up in the future.  Got a baby shower this Friday for one of the girls I work with. M is coming home for the weekend, plus some family coming in too.

I have to tell a funny story O has a poster she got from her last bday of Justin Bieber. So I noticed she had put some stickers  on his eyes.  Confused I asked her why. Her response “I don’t like the way he looks and watches me!” That’s my girl ain’t gonna take no crap from boys. 

So there is a new movie coming out in Feb called “The Lorax” by Dr. Seuss!  I am so excited it looks so cute. Another movie I am super excited is “The Vow”.  Channing Tatum is so yummy.

Well I guess I really should go enjoy my few minutes of quiet since she is finally asleep.  Ahhhhhhhhh SILENCE. I think I might be going out for Mother of the Year Award.

Girl’s Day out!

   So yesterday my momma, O and I ventured out for a movie.  I don’t get out of the house much so I kinda turned it into a shopping day too.  I scored some awesome stuff that I am in love with. 

  We started out with lunch at Colton’s (YUMMY). I ordered fried pickles, which are AMAZING. Then my mom wanted to find an oversized ottoman for her living room.  The first place we went tried to sell her on for $300 YIKES!  So we went to a discount furniture store and they had 3 and it was only $99. SCORE FOR MOM.   They had a huge Zebra print area rug laying there and I asked the guy how much, he told me $59 well then he said it was a 3 pc.  Of course I did what any right minded women said sold.  He ended up giving me another $10 off the set I think he might have liked me, yup that’s right ladies I got it for $53 with tax.

 

Here is the big one.

      Then it was time for the movie, Beauty and The Beast 3D! This is one of my all time fav’s when I was little. I still remember all the words to every song. liv thought it was funny that I was trying singing all the words. Funny thing that happened, We were getting our drinks and candy and this group of boys came in that were probably around 16 and they were seeing the same movie. I thought it was a little odd. Once the movie started I never heard a peep. BAHAHA okay so it might be mean to laugh but come on I would think it was odd and mischievous if my son at 16 wanted to go see a G rated cartoon.

   Okay so then on to Big lots, I bought some curtains to match my rug and scored a 24 pk of strawberry pop tarts. Then I have been wanting to go into the new Good Will store here in town, so that is just what we did. Those stores are always hit and miss, but my mom got O a shirt for $2.50, my niece a pair of super cute old navy pants for $3.00.  I found a Land's end spring jacket for liv for $10. Then I found 2 pair of scrub pants for work and around the house for $4.50.

   It was a good day. Here in a few weeks I will start my journey on Weight Watchers with my momma so stay tuned because I will be keeping my posts regular on my progress unless it’s bad .

Here is O’s new bathroom look.

Babies, Babies EVERYWHERE

This week seemed really long for some reason. But I just wanted to post some pics that I have gotten this past week and some were from awhile back. For those who don't know what I do, I work at a Preschool and I get paid to play with babies ALL day. Now most people think "man that has to be the easiest job ever", well come to work one day and you will find out it isn't the easiest but it is the most rewarding. Making sure babies stay on schedules, you are resposible for feeding them bottles and some food, change or check them every hour, rocking them to sleep (which is the best part), making sure if the have meds they get them on time, while all this is going on you have to make sure everyone is happy and staying out of trouble. In between all of that making sure everything gets clean , because we all know babies put EVERYTHING in their mouth. so we are cleaning up drool spit up sometimes even some exploding poo. That's always the most interesting. Most people would say "why is that rewarding"? Well I will tell you why. When a baby is crying and fussing and reaching for you and you pick them up and they hug you and put their sweet head on your shoulder and smile, that is rewarding. When a baby bumps their head and you can comfort them and make their boo boo all better is awesome. When their parents drop them off and the lunge out of their arms to get to you that is rewarding as well. I would have given anything if O never cried when I dropped her off at the sitter. I would have given anything if she LOVED the people that took care of her. My babies mean so much and I have become very close to my parents as well. I have said ever since I was a little girl that I wanted to work with babies and I am. Will I always and forever? I can't answer that life always changes and you never know what it might throw your way, as of right now I am content and loving what I do. So anyways here are a few random photos of my little munchkins. Oh and I must say I work with an awesome girl, Becca and I we have so much fun and a lot of pee your pants kind of laughter. Maybe that is why the babies love us because we are just as crazy as they are.

sweet Lila Grace

Abby

My handsome buddy Jax

Addisyn

Jax

Tid bits Zakk

Abby

Anistyn

Paxton

Adrienne

smiley Lila These are just some of the munchkins. I will have to get the rest when I get a chance. On a totally different subject Matt called me and asked me if I knew there was a Arkasas Lesbian convention. Hmmm that is news to me but apparently it was last weekend. Bahaha you learn something new everyday. So anyways I get to see him next weekend and I am not telling O that Mommy is picking daddy up Thursday and maybe get her from school early if we get back. She is going to be so excited! I am trying to think of something fun to do this weekend bc I told her I would reward her for making a %100 on her spelling test. What to do what to do any suggestions?

Naked Juice!

Well I have a new addiction called "Naked" and it is a healthy fruit smoothie. They have a few options and my 2 favs are called "Green Machine" and "Mango Tango". Well the green machine has several ingrediant that I would NEVER eat alone and it kinda looks like Sewer water or as O told me the other night "Mom that look like my puke from the other night". Ha from the mouth of a 6 year old. So it has like bananas, apples, kiwi, spinich, brocolli, blue green algea, and several kind of grass. YUCK but it is AMAZING! and the mango tango is good and the Strawberry Banana too. So on with my story I decided today that I would pick O up from school. So I took my niece Dana with me to surprise O and all was good we talked in car line and she played O DS and I played angry birds and blog hopped. Well then I usually take them to walmart and get a few things. I swear keep reading it gets funny here in a minute. So anyways I am walking through walmart and the girls are chit chatting and I am listening to them. O was telling D "My mom has this new juice and it is sooooo good", then as we were walking by this old lady then O proceded to tell D that "I LOVE NAKED JUICE". That lady stopped dead in her tracks and I hurried the girls along before she had time to say a word. Only my child would announce in WM she loves Naked juice. She acts just like her dad. Anyways I am so glad tomorrow is Friday and I am ready for the weekend. I am so tired these days and all I want to do is sleep!

American Idol Baby Blues

Our journey to having another beautiful baby started when O turned a year old. And so far it has been nothing but failed trys. about 2 years ago i did 6 months of Chlomed and some hormones. After the fourth month the Doc told me that if it hasn't happened yet then ti probably isnt going to. Well I still finished my last two months and he was right it was a no go. I was diagnosed with PCOS which I still really don't know a whole lot about it. I do know that it makes you gain and very hard to lose. Over the past few months we talked and decided that we are done and God has blessed us with one awesome girl. I am not going to lie there are a lot of times that I do get teary and let it out and wish that I could be selfish and have just one more. I have even researched adoption which I still think someday it is my calling I just wish it wasn't so expensive. I know that there are millions of people who try for years and never have one but I am blessed with what I have. As I am sitting here writing this(just to get it off my chest) I am watching American Idol from last week, yes I can't believe I am so behind but honestly I haven't watched TV in 2 weeks, there was this amazing girl. She had an amazing story and background. Those are the people that I absolutly Heart them. Not that the others don't deserve it but I came from not a lot of money so I can relate. It is just different to actually work for something than to just having when you want it. Yes my dad helped my sister and I withour first vehicle but after that we were on our own. But when we need help they never turn their backs. Anyways this girl from TN lives in a tent in the woods, at first I was like really you can't even get assistance. But really some people want to do it on their own and not recieve help. Her husband works everyday, they cook their food over the fire and sleep on a mattress in a tent. Wow I really sat there and thought to myself I really take a lot for granted. Here I am being sad over not having a second child and these people don't even have a home. Well let's just say she was good and got a golden ticket and I can't wait to see what she has up her sleeve. I am happy for her that for one week she will get to sleep out of the rain, cold and in a real bed. I pray that she goes on further and does some amazing things. Well on a happy note a week from tomorrow I will go pick up my husband down by Ft. Smith and bring him home for the weekend, his girls miss him. He started traveling back in May and it has been hit and miss when we get to see each other. Not gonna lie it is still very hard to see him leave but this is what is best for our family and it is an awesome company and they take good care of him. They still ask him I am ready to move up there but I just don't feel it is the right thing to do. Well time to go fight with my daughter to wash her stinky body (LOL) and then go to bed. Spelling and reading practice has gone really great this week now to actually ace her test to see if it is a trip to the movies for us girls. Signing off till next time for some random crap that I think of. I should have named this blog "The Crap that I think of at the dumbest times"

Venting!

Okay so since I have been getting off early the past few months I have been coming home and having some quiet mommy time. Sometimes I play on the computer, sometimes I lay in bed and stalk Pinterest (which I am OBSESSED with) but I am not going to lie for the most part I usually lay in my nice comfy bed and fall asleep until O comes home and tells me she is hungry. Now I love my child more than life itself and Thank God everyday that I have her but lets be honest I am a little on edge these days, so when she flings the door open like a bull in a china cabinet and throws her CRAP everywhere I think to myself I would have been so happy for just 10 more minutes of silence. Then the nightfull of battles begin. We butt heads so bad now I can't wait till the dreaded PUBERTY hits and I wants to run to Alaska and live in an igloo. No wait that is not far enough I need somewhere really far over a couple of oceans and all that jazz.
I asked my momma the other day if she thought it was okay to smash up some midol (just kidding I would never actually do it) please don't turn me in but you can't tell me all mothers at some point want to pull out all their hair. But then after a few hours of fighting and crying (yes sometimes there are tears out of both of us) she tells me I am the best and she loves me past the moon. She is one awesome, pissy, sassy, most lovable child ever. I love her more than she can even imagine.
I was drying her hair tonight and we got to talking (yes not fighting) and I told her that I loved her very much. She replies " I Love you more mommy, I proceeded to tell her until you become a Mother you will never know the love on one. But then threatened her that it better be when she turns 30 and is married. HA
So work has been crazy! Lots of sickness and snotty noses. I feel bad for the babies but think they are on the mend. I have a really great job and love working with the lil munchkins and work with an awesome girl. Sometimes I do wonder what it would be like to go back to school or even move and do something new. But I could not leave my family unless it was something I just couldn't pass up. If I ever did I would need some way stronger Nerve pills. Yes I am one of those people and I am totally not ashamed I take them cause in all reality I am a loose cannon without them. You should ask some of the girls I work with! HEHE
I have also been finding some super awesome blogs from a good friend and one of my bosses Brooke and there was this one she found and this lady is a stay at home mom and she is HILARIOUS. I will have to get her link and put it up. she is super dooper funny and very real. Okay well O is sleeping and I am done expressing my emotions tonight, So I guess I should get some sleep.

Weekend Getaway and Addictions!

Okay so this weekend was so much needed time away from Mtn. Home and I always feel guilty when I say I need a break. I have an amazing Mother and MIL that took my girl for the weekend and I am so ready to get back tomorrow and get a big hug. I will say i don't see me leaving town without her anytime soon. But I feel it is always good for a marriage to have some time to make for each other. I miss my husband when he is gone and it sounds funny but I feel like we are closer than ever with each other. We both have webcams and video chat every night and say prayers which makes him being gone a bit easier.
On to our weekend, I arrived after a 3 hour drive to Alma, AR. I had no trouble what so ever and then I get to a little town of Alma and turned the wrong direction and had to turn around. When I got to the hotel Mike's (Matt's boss) truck was having some problems. So I followed Matt to the mechanic's shop to drop it off. Which worked out for me bc they got to take off work saturday so we headed into ft. Smith to shop. He took me to the mall which we just walked through and left. We hit Best buy to find something to make his computer faster cause it is sooooo slow. Then we hit Target which I LOVE ME SOME TARGET! Got my girl some treats for valentines Day. I also got her some goodies for her classmates for V-Day as well. Then we came back and I fell asleep till 6 PM and Matt woke me up and asked if I wanted to go eat dinner, so that is what we did. Luckily Crackle Barrel is right next door so we walked and had a good dinner. I ordered a 10 oz steak, which was freaking huge but that is all they had. I ate about half and was busting at the seems. So I have had a wonderful weekend with my husband but I am ready to go home and hug my baby girl.
So this past week at work everyone seems to be getting sick, and I am bound a determined I WILL NOT GET SICK! So I have found these amazing smoothies, they are called Naked and I went to walmart and got a few to get me thru the weekend. I Heart them so much. You would think it was nasty aanad some are, but I got one that has 5 different kinds of fruit, some brocolli, spinich, wheat grass, and a bunch of other weird stuff but it was sooooo good. My new idea is i am going to drink one for breakfast and lunch, then have a good dinner and get this weight off. Well I better go enjoy my last night before I head home. This has been a good weekend and I will be back, Matt has one more week of hauling and then we will be back to visit daddy.

2012

Wow I cannot believe how this past year has flown by and we are now in the year 2012. As I sit here trying to video chat with my husband and update my blog forgive me if I mispell something.
I have a few goals for the year 2012, Here is a rundown:
1. My number one goal is to LOSE WEIGHT!!!!!
2. Stop worrying about anyone else that does not matter.
3. I want to pray more and learn, and teach my daughter more about the Bible.
4. I want to learn some more patience and not seem so frustrated.

Well it is a start the weight thing is the biggest goal so far. My way of starting out is to quit drinking soda. I can't quit cold turkey though so it will be a slow process.
On a really good note Matthew will be in Ozark Arkansas for the next nine months. I am STOKED! So I see many road trips for me and my booger to take, Which means lots of dramamine so there will be no puking in my car. Speaking of puke I have to go clean some up. UGH my child pukes so much and I can't figure out why. She has such a weak stomach like her momma.
The other thing I am gonna really try to keep this blog updated on how our lives change so someday looking back Olivia can see what went on. Nothing on my blog is really important to most but it is to us. I will soon have some pics to upload now that I actually have a new computer.
I love my family and my life bring on what lies ahead in the year 2012!

Blogs!

I really am not sure how to go about writing this blog. I have spent the past few hours catching up on blogs that I LOVE LOVE LOVE to read. It is not noseyness I just get some inspiration from some and laughter from others. Although a few of the people I know but others I have never met but someday would actually love to.
I hate death especially when it comes to children and babies. We have a 6 (almost 7) year old and she is healthy and my whole world. We have struggled with infertility for almost 6 years now and it has had it's ups and downs, actually more downs, but we are coming to grips that God's plan for us maybe to only have one child and for whatever that reason may be I am olay with. I am not saying that my heart still aches for just one more baby that is mine but I am OKAY!
Now going back to other blogs! I have followed this certain blog and this sweet couple has a set of twins. I knew they had lost a baby boy but have never really watched or read back for fear of feeling heartache and as I was sitting here alone I decided I was going to do it. Thru the tears I am writing this and seeing the slideshow in my mind and what they must have felt like holding their baby while it took it's last breath. UGH I am so thankful to have what I have and a healthy girl and one AMAZING husband.
I have a good friend who buried her son after a battle with cancer and still to this day I remember exactly how he looked in his casket. Although we have kind of drifted apart I still pray for their family and will always. I have never done too well with funerals and stuff and I will have to say that day effected me in ways I cannot imagine and I am not to one who was actaully going thru it.
I may not attend church like I should but I still pray for God to watch out for us all and take the pain away. My mother lost a baby after carrying her for 9 months and I still wonder what our family would be like if there was another girl and what she would look like and if we would be close like my sister and I am now. I pray for my daughter to never have to feel pain and live a long happy life.
I pray and hope that someday if I can't have another blessing than maybe I can answer some prayers for another child in need of a family. This has been such a good weekend and I will end it with I thank God for everything and I am very blessed.

A new Start in 2012!

Okay so 2011 I have to say has been a real test for us as a family. Here's a recap. It started out okay still had some work but not as much as before. We were owed a lot of money and had to fight with some rude people and finally got it but it is so hard once you get behind you seem to struggle to catch up. I have had lots of trial and tribulations with people I was close to and not real sure it will ever be the same. M started his new job which was a huge adjustment on me and O because we didn't see him much. Then when we got home I had a massive infection that I let go way to long in my knee. It hurt so bad and I spent 4 days in the hospital on so nasty antibiotics that made me feel like death! Then once again I got slammed with a humungo (not really a word but oh well) bill which luckily they worked with us. So then I got 3 more infections throughout by body but caught them very quickly and only the last one was stubborn and had to be cut open, and of course it was on my face. So in turn more work missed. I hate missing work I feel like I let everyone down, but hey gotta watch out for my babies at work. With no insurance it has been rough.
So now we are ending 2011 on a positive note. We are selling some stuff we don't need, as of January 1st I have an insurance policy that my bosses found it isn't full but it is something and I am thankful. M got to stay home for almost 2 weeks and it has been nice. O has been battling a nasty cold, which so am I. But I am looking forward to what 2012 has to throw at me because this last year has been rough so I think we are good to go at what is coming our way.
One of the many things I have learned this year is you should never get comfortable with the things and materials that you are use too because you never know when "LIFE" might change. I am thankful that I was reminded even though it was a hard lesson. I love my life and everything and everyone I have in it. And I don't know if they will ever read this but I had a couple brought into my life about 7 1/2 months ago and I think God knew I would need them to show me there are good in people. They are truly my "Gaurdian Angles"!
HAPPY NEW YEAR and my goal is to try and keep up with this darn blog so I can look back later in life and remember all that I have went through. Even if there isn't one person who reads this, this is for me and me only to document our lives.