Grosgrain: Blushing Buttercream Pettiskirt GIVEAWAY!!!!

Grosgrain: Blushing Buttercream Pettiskirt GIVEAWAY!!!!

How cute would this look on Lael!

Not Me! Monday

Well hello! I took a week off but now I'm back to join in MckMama's blog carnival. You should too.

Oh the things I didn't do this and last week.

I did not forget my uniform in the Pentagon and have to call a co-worker on Saturday morning to unlock our office so I could get it for a ceremony. If I did, I so owe that somebody lunch.

I did not spend 3 days shut in my room to study for my big test and then when I finally tested I felt like I hadn't studied one bit. Wow, that sucked.

I did not completely ignore a birthday party and a Girl Scout event that I had RSVP'd for because I didn't want to leave the house and instead spend the morning on my Wii Fit. Nope not me.

I did not go out to eat with friends and completely overeat. I am not greedy like that!

I did not call my husband mean names because he bought ME the Wii Fit and has spent more time on it than me.

I did not just call my husband from work to find out he is currently on my Wii Fit AGAIN! Uggghh!!

I did not laugh this morning when this rude guy bumped into 4 or 5 people including myself and when we looked back at him he yelled out "Asshole!" to us. Sometimes you just have to laugh at people.

That's all I got for now! Happy Monday!!

Bet Yall Didn't Notice

Hey hey!

I'm back. Yall didn't even notice I was away huh?

Oh well. That's ok. I'm back now, kinda.

The test is over. Thank the Lord above. I'm still recuperating.

I'm still decompressing from my Power Study Week.

I'm trying to catch up on all of your blogs and I need to reconnect with my camera.

Here's a few notes on this week:

-I got my Valentine's present from my hubby: My Wii and Wii Fit! Hip Hip, Hooray, or hip hip, damn my hip hurts after doing the hula hoop.

-Some weird guy picked his ear next to me while I was testing. I threw up in my mouth a lil' bit.

-I took myself to the movies to see "He's Just Not That Into You". Super cute!

-I probably gained back the 2 lbs I lost by stress eating. It's ok though because I have the Wii Fit now!

That's all I have for now. See pretty boring huh? I'm sure this upcoming week will be more fun.

Lael had another loose tooth on it's last leg and Parent Teacher Conference is on Friday (enter dramatic music here). I'll let you know how that goes.

Ta Ta for Now!

I'll Return After This Short Break

To Whomever May Care,

I have to take a short blog break. Remember when I talked about this? Well, it's on Thursday and it's time to kick it into high gear.

I'm home from work all week and plan to spend every moment I can reviewing. This is my year. I can feel it.

Can yall feel it? Probably not, but I can! Ok, all I need are a few prayers. Well I need more than a few, a ton, but since only a few read this I'll take what I can get. Unless you want to send others over here to pray, or not.

Ok, enough rambling. Me and my nose are headed back into the books! Talk to yall Friday! Or maybe sooner, who knows!

Adios!

A Letter To My Daughter (My Sweet Valentine)

Dear Lael,

Spending time with you reminds me that life can be so busy I forget to appreciate the small things.

Yesterday was Valentine's Day. For the past 5 years you have been my favorite Valentine EVER!

The night before you wanted your hair braided and even though I was tired from work, I stayed up extra late to braid it and put in your favorite pink beads.

While doing your hair, you took a break and decided to pick out what you wanted to wear for our big day out. You picked closely matching shirts, because at this age you things it's cool to dress like your mom. (I'm sure that will change soon...real real soon.)

Our V-Day started off with me taking you to Gymnastics and watching you perfect your back roll and cartwheel. I love how after each try you look over at me for approval. I never miss a beat with a thumbs up or a silent clap of my hands.

Next we went off to get my hair done. I gave you the option of staying home with your dad, but you insisted on going with me because "We're supposed to be together all day mom!" Yes baby we are.

After my hair appointment, while coming through the gate on base, you screamed out "Happy Valentine's Day!" to the guard and was sad I didn't stop for you to give him some homemade cards you had stashed in the car. We got home to change and you made sure we put on our coordinated shirts and even the same color shoes. You explained how people would think we are the same person. There is still so much innocence left in you.

We headed to the train station and you decided that you were big enough to swipe the card without my help and charged ahead making sure that I was right behind you. You got on the train and chose the perfect seats for the both of us. You were quiet for the whole ride because you like to look out the windows and watch everything fly past us.

We got to the mall and she insisted on a Manicure and Pedicure just like mom. Even when they said you were too young, you insisted on soaking your feet in the tub. They knew better than to argue. You smiled the entire time and you made everyone else around you smile. There were a group of college girls in the nail spa and when they left they promised that you had the coolest nails and they were going get the same colors the next time they came. I believe they will keep that promise.





After our pampering we went of to eat Mexican because you insisted on rice and beans for lunch. I purchased a soft chicken taco platter with the intentions on us sharing. I must have forgotten how your appetite has increased because you ate all the rice and beans but did offer me a spoonful her and there. I had to purchase another so that I would die of hunger.

After filling your belly we got back on the train and headed downtown. I had tickets for Disneyland on Ice and you couldn't believe I had done so many cool things for you in one day. You ate your icee and cotton candy and watched the show with your mouth hanging open. I spend most of the show watching you watch it.





On the way home when coming back through the gate you were barely keeping your eyes awake. When I stopped to show my id card to the guard you popped your head up and insisted I give the guard your card that you had from earlier. I handed it to him and he couldn't stop smiling. You yelled "Happy Valentine's Day!" to him and I think you probably had made his day. You are sweet like that. I hope you stay that way forever.

I can't believe how fast you have grown. I can't believe the amount of love I have for such a little person.

I am blessed to be in your life. I am blessed to be your mommy. I am blessed to be your Valentine.

Happy Valentine's Day my love.

Nobody Will Buy What I Have Anyway

We all know that for some the current economy has been tough. It has surely affected some more than others. While I'm not quite desperate enough to start selling all of my household items on Ebay, things are definitely tough.


Chris from Notes from the Trenches talks about how BlogHer debuted a new web cast called Backtalk. They spoke about Facebook and how it relates to our children.


There a a few future issues coming up on Backtalk and one of them is in reference to our current economy.


The questions she asked are:

How is the economy affecting your family? Are you or your spouse out of a job? Are you saving in the event that one of you gets laid off down the road? Are you feeling anxiety or powerlessness over what’s happening?

Oh were do I begin! Hell yeah the economy has put a dent in the way me and my family live. My husband lost his contract in October 2007. Yes, he has been out of work for 16, hair-pulling, fight-starting, penny-pinching, months. It has been the biggest adjustment we've ever had t make as a couple. We have been together for 9 years and this has tested us down to the very core.


I am lucky that I am secure in the Air Force and though I had thought about separating before, the thought of it now scares the living hell out of me. This summer will be 10 years active for me and in 10 more I can retire and the wonderful age of 37. While the AF did have a few cutbacks recently, I once again, managed to dodge that bullet. In case I wasn't sure before, I now know that I will be retiring from the military.


We are living a new normal type of life. We had to cut back on excessive (my relationship with Target) spending. We sold our truck (2000 Ford Expedition)because when gas prices were at it's highest it cost $120 to fill it up. We now have a nice older (1994 BMW) car (courtesy of Ebay) that only takes about $40 to fill up. We don't eat out as much as we used to. We downgraded our cable and opted to join Netflix. I had to take more interest in the Thrift Shop and figured out how to use coupons. But more than anything our family has really helped us out.

We are surviving. We are making due with what we have. Lael is happy. Me and hubby are happy (when we aren't fighting) and we have adjusted to our new life. Do I miss unplanned Target runs? Of course! But I have come to realize that staying at home has given us more family time. My husband will eventually work again, and when he does we won't know what to do with the extra money. I'm sure our saving account would like some company. She's been lonely.

Me Funnies

Sometimes the wackiest things happen to me.

Me and Lael have a ritual of brushing our teeth together and rinsing with fluoride every morning before I leave. This morning she was a little ahead of me and as I was bent over spitting she was swishing fluoride around her little mouth. She must have gotten a little itch in her throat because the next thing I know she coughs and I have an ear full of bubblegum flavored fluoride. I was able to wipe off the side of my face but my ear was a little off all day.

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Sometimes I forget that the grandparents want to see Lael's report card. After being smacked around about not giving them a copy I decided to take it to work with me to scan it. I scanned it yesterday and saved it to my desktop but hadn't gotten around to sending it. I took it off the scanner, stapled it and put it aside.

Well today I had to do actual work related scanning and email a form to another office. I proceeded to scan the form and and then once it saved to my desktop I emailed it to the other office. Now, I need to explain that I do this just about everyday. I've never had any problems before. That is until today.

I had forgot to send a copy to my coworker so I grabbed the form off my desktop and send it to her as well. I talk about Lael to this coworker all the time and constantly send her pictures. Anyway, a few minutes after I sent her the email she intercoms me.

"Hello?"

"She's doing so well?"

"What?"

"Lael she doing really good in her reading."

"What are you talking about?"

"Lael's report card that you just sent me with the other form...."

"What!? I didn't send you her report card just the form."

"No, it was all one big file, the report card was the first 4 pages and the form was behind it."

Oh the embarrassment. I didn't mind her having Lael's report card, I probably would have shown her anyway. What did have me blushing was the fact (and I checked my sent items) that I had indeed send my child's report card to another office. Not even a personal email address but an email address that the entire office could check.

I tried to recall it but it was too late. I called, but the guy there that I knew there didn't answer. Oh the shame. A few minutes later he returned my call.

"Hey..uh, did you check the inbox."

"Yeah, Lael has made some significant improvement since the beginning of the year."

Silence

"Oh my gosh, I am so sorry. I don't know how the files got mixed together!"

"Oh, it's fine! I thought it was hilarious!"

Well I'm glad someone saw the humor in the situation! Oh the things I get myself into.