The Waiting Game

The Waiting Game SUCKS!! seriously, just send my hubby home now! this limbo stuff is crazy!! He's due home any time, but apparently not today :-( I can keep holding my breath for tomorrow.....

I love ya honey!!

Kids are more than ready to have daddy back too. I know I'm more than ready to be a 2 parent household again.

MWAH my love!

Cute Pics!

Sams Club does awesome with these pics!! kiddos were a little crabby, but they still came out cute!

SingSnap!

Now i have found this new addiction.. like i needed more, right?? but its called SingSnap, and its (to me) like online Karaoke! and OMG its a blast!! i can't sing, but i do try! And i have a blast, so who cares! they dont' have alot of the songs I've tried to sing, but they've got a decent amount. I've done a few... lol. DO NOT feel obligated to go look, to listen or even to be nice about it. LOL. don't' be mean though. i don't' need it, i know i cant' sing. LOL


http://www.singsnap.com/snap/r/ba108afb3

http://www.singsnap.com/snap/r/bbe6d4f5

http://www.singsnap.com/snap/r/bfc7ba29

http://www.singsnap.com/snap/r/bce57cd9

http://www.singsnap.com/snap/r/c4f33501

http://www.singsnap.com/snap/r/b7f62b51

http://www.singsnap.com/snap/r/c311ff419

my friends little man did this one - http://www.singsnap.com/snap/r/c3c2d829 he's awesome!! (and 8!)

WMYSTHE!! Wow, My Readership Seems To Have Exploded!

676 views, eh? nice! I'm sure its due to my acro buds! Hi Guys!!! I just love playing with Y'all! You keep me up too late, but eh, its a blast!! (most of the time!) I just feel bad, i tell people to come look and then i stop posting!! ha ha! oh well, I've been stressing out and being lazy!

But, i will do better (its my mantra, i try!) i keep saying, i need to blog about this or that, then i sit down at the computer and get sucked in. LOL.

Busy Busy

Okay, so one of the reasons that i don't blog as often as i should is that I'm a procrastinator (aka lazy, sorry for those that do procrastinate, but that's just me)





On the other hand are the kids. Lets put it this way, since i started typing this, I've been up 2 times to stop them from whatever they are trying to destroy. :-)



Last week alone, After the party, my in laws were here (thank you Memere & Pepere!), then an hour after they left my parents came (thank you mom and dad) and they were here till Wednesday. In this time, we ran around alot and played Wii alot, lol. Of course, Aric decided that this was the time to begin to get sick.



He hadn't been in daycare since the Friday before and started getting a cold on Monday night and it got worse Tuesday and i got him seen on his birthday (yeah... BOOO, lol) He was pronounced with an upper respiratory infection (aka cold here, he gets at least one a month here fun fun - NOT) and a viral rash from that. I took him to care on Thursday and they called me back and sent him home saying that he had a rash that looked like he was getting hand foot and mouth. I explained to them that he had a rash that had been there for 4 months and he was going to dermatology for it next week (i.e. this week) well, they said well, ok, bring a note saying the doc looked yesterday and it will be ok. So i called and waited till they said yes, we have a note for you just come pick it up. so i got ready to go pick it up and the daycare called back and said he had to go home now. GRRRRRRRRRR..



Wednesdays and Fridays are normally time i take for me. that week it had gotten re-arranged cause Aric's birthday fell on a wed and i didn't think it was fair to take him on his birthday. By this time it was 330, aric had only been in care a few hours and i had only gotten one work out in. no real time for just chilling out like i like. Guess I'm glad i didn't' go to a movie!! (i WILL this week though!!)



So i picked him up and he was a grump, i figured at this point to take both kids cause i was already aggravated and didn't need to worry about being late to pick up Lizzie. Probably not the best course of action, as they were both ramped up and just pushed and pushed and pushed, plus the fact that i was arguing with the clinic about who Aric's doc was and why he needed to be seen, etc... i was pretty much ready to run away from home, trying to not reduce into a small ball in the corner and cry. blah.



The next morning i got him an apt, got Lizzie taken to daycare and went for the wait at the docs. Well, he was pronounced with hand foot and mouth disease. but only on his toes and an eczema type rash on his thighs... and he couldn't go back to daycare till Monday. So i took him to the nail salon with me and got my nails done a pedicure and my eyebrows done (they did it too small past my arches, grr) he was cranky and crabby, which made me the same. Then we picked up Lizzie and she wanted to tell mommy how it was and it was a long night. lol. Those are nights i need a buddy to hang out with, but everyone was busy, so i just called an old friend and talked to some on line buds.

So, while yes, a quiet week for some of you, this was just alot in a few days.

well, i gotta go, rushing out the door, kids are crabby, but i think they'll be fine once we get to the play date. i still gotta shower!! lol. later!

Ok, My Tattoo. :D

Since i said I'd post, I'm posting, LOL. Yes, i got a tattoo, 2 weeks ago, and i love it. I waited 12 years, well, waited is not right... i put off for 12 years cause I'm a wuss. But after thinking about it and talking to my hubby about it, i decided that i could do it. So, i did it. I got it on my lower back, just above my rump. its a heart with squiggles, it hurt SO BAD, lol. But I'm glad i did it.

Okay, with out further ado, here it is.

Just a Quick Post

Well, my little man is 1. And sick. Of course, poor thing, if its not one thing with him, its another. His party went good, not many people came, but it filled our living room, his memere and pepere were there as well as some really good friends. The next day one set of grandparents left and the other arrived.

My parents came and they brought the mother load. Toys from one end of the house to the other. it was INSANE. :D. It was a great visit, didn't even get any grief when my tattoo was discovered. (yes i got one, I'll do another post later)

We played the Wii and just had fun. They go to bed WAY earlier than i do, so i just watched TV and played acro upstairs.

We were supposed to go to Niagara Falls today, but with Aric sick and under the weather, we have a Dr appt instead. Parents are gone now, and i have to leave soon to take the kids to the doc. I'm sure they hate to see me coming. LOL.

Anyways, i hope you are all having wonderful days and I'll be sure to write more soon.

Has It Been A Year??

Wow, its so hard to believe its already been almost a year! Aric will be 1 next Wednesday. He went from a preemie (only 3 weeks) at 7lbs to the 26lb little man i have crawling all over. Its amazing the difference in him and Lizzie. I am just in awe that I've been giving such great blessings in my kids (and my hubby) and know how blessed I've been.

I am giving him a simple party on Saturday, just here at the house, invited a few people from church, and his daycare and such. of course, i kept forgetting to bring the invites. (so stinking blonde some days!!) so i will have to send out email invites.... grrr. After the party, I'll add some pics.

I am just amazed and in awe.... yeah, i know, i keep repeating myself. (its my MUSINGS) He refused baby food till he was 8 months. then only haphazardly ate it, refused a sippy till he was 11 months, then embraced it completely. He's on sippys only, no formula, straight milk and loves table food. Can eat a whole Mac N Cheese kids meal from burger king. (yes, amazing!) and has a love of life and people. Smart and stubborn (aren't we all?) and wants what he wants when he wants it. LOL.

Well, i need to get to cleaning!!

late night update

being that its late and I'm tired, just a quick update on us.

We got back from Vacation around the 1st and have been trying to recover from our vacation. Kids did well, i stressed more than i needed to. California was pretty, saw my dad, his wife and some good friends. Had a blast for the most part. :D

Just passed my birthday, cant' believe I'm 33... when did i get this age? I'm not old, just surprised. lol. My great friend Melissa took me to see the Day of Fire/Chris Daughtry concert. It was awesome, i absolutely had a blast. Got my pic taken with the singer, Jeff, from Day of Fire. I heard them in concert 4 years ago when we lived in NC. They are still awesome and rocking. :D

Just gearing up now for my little guys' 1st birthday. I cant' believe he's almost 1, just seems like yesterday i was pregnant and couldn't' wait for him to come. :D He's soo smart and so big.. Trying to grow up faster, he's pulling up on everything (especially me) and cruising now. he's let go and stood for a fraction of a second a few times now, but he's just not sure how it works yet. He'll get it soon. :D He's had fluid behind his ears since July and just not been a happy camper on and off over that. Still trying to convince his doc of that. She put him on antibiotics this time, we'll see... this is only his 2nd time on them and he's been sick most of his little life. blah! Oh, and I'm also working on weaning from formula to milk and from bottles to sippys.

Lizzie is doing well, potty training and her aren't' going as easy as it seemed to at first. she's content in panties, but will not do #2 in the potty, she'll do #1 all day, as long as she's not distracted, but that cursed #2 has really done me in. Today i gave up and put her in panties all day, as i just couldn't' handle following her around and asking if she's gotta poop! lol. she's still been told to go in the potty. She wants her panties, but i told her she's gotta learn to go in the potty, then she can have her panties back. we'll see....

I did something to my shoulder while in CA, and its been hurting since we got there (well, within a day or two) so i FINALLY went to the docs for it before my birthday, and finally started physical therapy this week. Apparently, i have a cramp in my shoulder (and now arm too) that's not getting relieved, so its always cramped. Sometimes i have relief and feel fine, then it cramps back up and I'm nearly doubled over in pain. blah! hope it works itself out soon!

OK, its bed time now, nite!

movies movies and more movies

The Hulk - Edward Norton replaced Eric Bana as the hulk. I was very skeptical at first at the switch, as Eric Bana is WAY sexier than Edward Norton. lol. But, he did awesome in the role. This movie seemed to have more of a "comic bookish" feel. Almost feels like a whole new cast. It was well scripted and well done. I took my son with me, i think he was 9 months at the time. :D But anyways, go see it, lots of action, adventure and violence.

I Know Who Killed Me - Lindsay Lohan, Julia Ormond, Neal McDonough.
Aubrey shows up in the hospital with lots of bruises cuts and blood. She'd been missing, and her parents were so happy to have her home, that even when she said she wasn't Aubrey but Dakota, they just figured that she was just confused. Action, Suspense, Gore, but very good.

PS I Love You - Hilary Swank, Gerard Butler, Lisa Kudrow, and Gina Gershon
Soon before her wedding, a young lady's fiance dies and leaves her alone. Suddenly she started receiving letters, notes and packages from her husband, post mortem. All of this she lives for and only this as she gets on with her life, not moving on. A very wonderful movie that i watched soon after my hero deployed, made me bawl for the whole movie. I'd watch it again in a heartbeat.

Baby Mama - Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Greg Kinnear, Dax Shephard
Unmarried unattached woman decides its time for a baby, going through the normal channels and trying to get pregnant with artificial insemination, decides that hiring a surrogate will solve her problems. She definitely gets more than she bargained for with Angie, an extreme free spirit who agrees to be her "baby mama". Very Funny movie and oh so worth seeing over and over.

The Mummy - Tomb of the Dragon Emperor: Brendon Frasier, Jet Li, Maria Bello, John Hannah
New place, new mummy. Rick O Connell's son is now a treasure hunter as well and is in China. He finds the find of his life, as his uncle and parents come to see it. Of course, the mummy is released and its up to the family to fight it. Definitely done different this time, but still very good and well worth watching.

Hancock - Will Smith, Charlize Theron, Jason Bateman, Eddie Marsan
A not your average Superhero, wants to just be left alone. Some twists and turns, definitely worth watching. Great movie. :D

Mamma Mia - Meryl Streep, Julie Walters, Stellen Skarsgard, Colin Firth, Pierce Brosnan
Based on the Broadway musical of an engaged daughter preparing for her wedding and wanting the father she never knew to walk her down the aisle. She finds her mothers diary and finds that she has 3 possible fathers, so she invites all 3, certain she'll know when she sees him.
It was a good movie, i would say great, but in this day and age, there always has to be a "shock" value to any movie, regardless of musical or not. This annoyed me, so it didn't' get a great rating from me. Aside from that 20 minutes it was great. :D

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull - Harrison Ford, Shai LeBeouf, Cate Blanchett
Typical Indiana Jones movie, its wonderful. Lots of Action, Adventure, and surprises. Definitely worth seeing on the big screen (if its still out where you are) but still worth seeing on any screen. Indiana is working at the college where he's from, his close personal friend and dean says that due to his recent activities that he's been under suspicion and the government is putting pressure on him to fire him. On his way out of town, he meets up with Mutt, who makes him a deal - help him with a personal mission, and he could very well find one of the biggest archaeological finds, the Crystal Skull of Akator.

Yes, I've watched a bit of movies the last few months... just now getting them taken care of though. :D last one for now

Tropic Thunder - Ben Stiller, Jack Black, Robert Downey Jr.
A bunch of actors are taken into a real life war zone, unbeknownst to them.
Supposed to be a comedy, but its just horrible... no other way to put it.. Raunchy, disgusting, insulting (to everyone at one time or another), sacrilegious, idiotic... i went into this movie expecting the best... i got the worst, starting with the trailers that they show in this movie about the "actors" in this movie... and it went downhill from there... I really wish i would have walked out the first time i thought about it (no less than 5 times did i think about it) but i was sure that there would be SOME redeeming quality... NOPE... IMO HORRIBLE..