I could get used to this!

If you would have asked me two months ago about the thought of staying at home and not getting up in the wee hours of the morning to be at work five days a week at 6am, I would have told you that it was gonna suck! The thought of being a stay at home mom, really bugged me. I dont have patience to do something like that, and I like talking to adults rather than a child all day long. What could I possibly teach my kid?!

I take that back!!

I like the idea of it now! I really think I have the best job EVER!! I mean, we mastered potty training... we always drink out of big girl cups, no more sippy cups. We can count to 15 and sing our ABC's.
I get up when I want, usually no later than 7. I take as many breaks as I want in a single day. Use the phone and the internet when I feel like it!! I think I could get used to this not working stuff! I actually like it!
Every once in a while I go to lunch or do something with the neighbor lady.

I signed up to do a weeks co-leadering of the girl scout troop that Hannah is in! And I am providing Hannahs kindergarten class with their May Day snacks!
I finally made it in to the YMCA and took the girls swimming!

So excited about my new adventure!

And along the way, I HAVE managed to be a little less spazy and gain alot more patience! Imagine that!

One of those not so proud moments!

Today I decided to go Supernanny on Payton.

I was so frustrated after about the fifth time of putting her in time out that I said
"You are being a f*ckin monster today!" She promptly, responded "I'm not a f*ckin monster, I cookie monster!"

I guess she is feeling better!!

Sick sick go away....

Yesterday I discovered we could have the worlds crappiest insurance ever. I called the insurance company to verify we did have insurance with them and then they verified what I was wondering. We DO have the crappiest insurance company ever! The nearest Urgent Care center is 46.1 miles away. Thats great if you dont have a toddler with chronic ear infections. And super great if you dont have the accident prone daughter!
So the hunt was on to find a doctor that would take Payton in right away and get her what she needed to make her feel better. I actually called The Kearney Clinic and was able to get her in on a "walk in" right away. We saw the nicest doctor! I told her because of Payton and Hannahs history I came out with all of their medical records. She asked me if I had them with me. I told her I didnt bring them with me this visit because I wanted to make sure I liked her before I gave their medical records to her. She laughed and said she admired my honesty. Needless to say, I will be taking bot my girls and the medical records to this doctor!
So it turns out that Payton just has a case of the funk. Her tongue has been yellow the last few days and that is some sort of yeast infection I guess. They put a blue medicine on her tongue and it should clear it up. The doctor gave me a prescription for a cough medicine that should clear up her cough. And she said she does have fluid in the ear with the tube still in place. So, she is working on an ear infection. No antibiotics just yet. If she isnt better by Saturday,the doc wants me to call so she can call in another prescription.
Today, she still has the funk and still has that fever. I am hoping she gets better soon!

I am off to go take pictures of what she drew on the wall downstairs.... look for a post on that soon! It's entertaining!

Why... why.... WHY!!!

So today I am soooo tired.
One thing I hate about being in a new town is when your kid is sick, you dont know who to take them to so they will feel better.
We first moved here thinking we would have medical coverage at the beginning of the year. My hubby was the one guy to put his company over quota, so they denied him and the company now is on a different insurance plan. He says we were eligible on Feb 1, from what I see, it is March 1. Either way, my kid needs to see a doc.
Poor thing, coughed ALL.NIGHT.LONG! At one point she coughed so hard she puked.

We were well on our way to potty training and this cold came along and now she just doesnt want to use the potty.
F-R-U-S-T-R-A-T-E-D!!!

Just thought I would throw that out there.

On a positive note....

Hannah had her first night at Girl Scouts last night and absolutely loved it! She has a really nice troop leader. She is a little bummed that she started so late because the other girls were getting some patches, but because she wasnt there, she doesnt get them. There is always a next time!

Parents 1, Toddler 1

This time around I think we won the potty training battle. Mostly because I know she wants to train. The only thing I cant seem to get her interested in, is pooping in the potty. She will tell me she has to go, then she will sit on the potty and tell ne she doesnt want to poop any more.
It is frustrating however, I think if I am yelling at her to poop in the potty, she will start peeing in her pants again too.
So, for now, I am being patient!

Happy 3rd Birthday Payton!

Oh my little Payters!

Today you are 3. Very much still a baby, because we let you be!
Although you are peeing in the potty, my goal is to get you to poo in there today!
Maybe even soon enough, you will sleep in your own room all. night. long!
Hopefully, you punching your sister all the time is not a sign of what is yet to come. Maybe you will cool your jets this year.
You are though sweet as ever. Your favorite words right now are "No" "Why?" and "Because you want to?"

Can't believe how fast 3 years has flown by!

Happy Birthday my little booga boo! Mommy loves you very much!

And the streak is over....

Hannah got in trouble.
She was throwing snowballs.
I know, right!! Snowballs.
The teacher had to talk to me.
Umm.. excuse me Miss Teacher, my kid only threw that snowball because we come from a place that when it snows, it melts too fast to even get a snowball. I will try harder not to encourage her from starting snowball fights. Ok great, thanks!
And I turn to Hannah and say, So dont throw snowballs, it is against the rules. Ok?! OK great!

The Stubborn Kid

Every family has one... the whiney spoiled stubborn kid.

My second child is that kid in this house.
She listens to everything, and repeats it.
Her favorite words are "No" "Why" and "Because"
She refuses to do anything for herself.
She starts out sleeping in her room but in the middle of the night she gets up and comes in and sleeps on my floor.
She refuses to pee in the potty.

Well guess what oh stubborn child of mine.... mommy has had enough!
Starting today... its my way (hopefully!)

Check back for the tally! :o)

Nebraska Note

We arrived in Nebraska safely and to about a foot of snow. Over Christmas it snowed for 4 days! Freezing drizzle appears to the what it does here most. It is a very pretty sight.
The neighborhood we live in is an older neighborhood. The houses are kept up really well (except the one we live in). Over Christmas, one of the neighbors had a get together and invited us. We went, and everyone in the neighborhood is very friendly. We are the youngest on the street! I would say everyone has at least 5 to 10 years on us. We live not too far from a little neighborhood lake where there are alot of ducks. They frequent the neighborhood. Literally coming up to your house and eating out of your hand!

We live minutes away from the mall and all the stores we need. Kearney is small but it is big enough to feel like you are living in an actual city. It has alot of the sames stores you would find in Albuquerque.
As I mentioned before, the people are very friendly here. In fact, our first encounter with a Nebraskian was that we were at a gas station and the girls were with us and a gentleman behind us in line asked Hannah if she had a piggy bank. When she responded yes, he gave her a quarter and wished he a Merry Christmas! Of course, Payton didnt let that slide by, she promptly held out her hand and said "Where's my money!?" My family, will definitely break these people in yet!!
The Nebraska Huskers are a BIG deal here! A big deal!! The news reports on everything they do!! Everywhere you look, someone is wearing a Huskers article of clothing. Most cars have stickers on them. And houses are all decked out with Husker gear! In fact, the house next door has a Husker helmet mailbox! I have never seen one place like their college team so much!
The schools here seem to be great! The weirdest thing is that elementary schools do not provide school buses. No matter where you live, you must get a ride to and from school. Middle school students can ride the bus, but they have to pay for it! Hannah likes her new school and her teacher.
Woody really likes his job! Really likes it! So as long as this company is around and here... I dont foresee us coming back any time soon! So anyone with bets, your gonna lose! hehe
Hannah lost her first tooth finally. So we had Santa AND the tooth fairy! She hasnt gotten into any trouble yet at school. This may be record breaking!

Payton.... well, I saved the best for last! Payton is now a parrot! She repeats everything. It doesnt matter what is said, that girl is repeating it. Not my idea of a good time but it quickly made me realize that I must use that filter Jeremy (my boss) always talked about!

And me, well, I still would prefer to work. I am slowly getting into a routine of staying home. I dont sleep in late, and my bedtime has actually moved up to 10:30!

Where I have been and will be!

It has been several months since my last post and a few since I promised to post an update!
What have we been doing?
Work deals!! The hubby accepted an offer today and will will be relocating to Kearney Nebraska. Yep, you read that right, Nebraska! Land of wind, cold, snow and tornados! How do I feel, GREAT!!
We are so super excited! So we have three weeks until we leave and two until I leave my job!

So... be on the look out for more blogs coming your way! I will be a stay at home mom. I am bound to have some good stories! Maybe not as good as the mooning episode from Hannah, but just as good! :o)

Keep checkin back and thanks for hanging in there with me!

From a Mom's point of view...

Last Friday, some one stumbled upon a foot sticking out of a shallow grave in a neighborhood park. Police unearthed a little boy they said to be between 3 and 5 years old. No clues or anything left behind. A community shocked.
Today, they arrested the person behind his murder..... his own mother! The young mother of a 3 1/2 year old boy smothered him while he tried to go to sleep. She killed him. Feeling remorse, she thought twice and revived him using CPR. Something snapped, and she smothered him again, finishing what she had started. She then dug out a shallow grave in the park under some playground equipment, and buried him and walked away!
Walked away........
What the hell went through her mind? Why? Why bring a child into the world when you are going to take their life? Why? There are alot of people out there that can not have children, people who would have taken care of this yound child. Then there are people like this young mother that brought a beautiful baby boy into the world, only to end his life when SHE thought he was ready to go.
I will be the first to admit that my children do test my patience from time to time, alright alot of the time, but I would NEVER EVER think to do something like that to the life that I gave!
My heart truly breaks for this little boy, "Ty". Imagine going to sleep, and waking up to a hand smothering you, you cant breath. Then you wake up to someone probably cuddling you.... then it happening all over again?! An eye for an eye. This young lady needs to have the same thing done to her! I am outraged by this, heart broken. While I do not know the young mother or her little boy, I have shed tears about this news story like no other all day since the arrest was made. She was recently kicked out of her mothers house and then a friends house, (reports say because of the way she treated young Ty). My question is, why didnt the family or friends protect him? Why didnt they just let her go? Did no one love that little boy? Did no one see that his life was worth more than being treated like crap? Come on..... when are they gonna be held responsible for this? I think they will forever be reminded of the part they played in this horrible crime!
For now, we all mourn this poor little boy. And today, more than ever I am so very thankful for all the buttons my kids push. I am so thankful that I am a mother. And today I call myself the best mother in the world.... what gives me the right?! My right to the title of best mother in the world is because I dont kill my child not once.... but twice!

May poor innocent Ty rest in peace! I can truly say, I hope the mother gets the help she needs!

Progress

You know what I love the most about people?! Honesty!!

Today on my facebook page, a friend of mine made a comment of "Wow. you really are doing this!"

I am!

Today I ran 1.5 miles in 18:38! Talk about freaking proud! :o) So proud, I am on my 2nd beer!

It isnt about the weight for me... its about the food at the end of the race!

A day in ones shoes....

I can say for the first time ever, in my life, I have lived one day in someone elses shoes.
A few years ago, my husband came up with this idea. He was gonna drop smoking and run a marathon. That's 26.2 miles, on foot. Running.
My big announcement wasnt as grand. But I decided, to run my first event ever. Only 5k, which equals, 3.1 miles.
After not running since high school, some 16 years ago. I got out today, and ran a whole quarter of a mile without stopping. Then proceeded to speed walk the rest of the distance.
While I am not looking for a medal of any sort, I AM looking for some support from the people who matter most. My family. Instead of getting the hey, good luck, good job, I will be there to watch you. I got you cant possibly run. Your niece runs like you.... kicking her own ass. You run all wrong. Things like that.
I will tell you what... I may not come in first place. I may come in dead last. But if I finish, than that is more than my family can say! I got off my ass and did something about my fatness. I am not standing around making fun of what I dont think one can do.
Years ago, yes, I thought my hubby was smoking crack in his free time about wanting to run a marathon. He gave me the strength to know that I too can do this. Only if it is 3.1 miles. I am gonna do it. I figure the best way to find out why he keeps doing this sort of thing, is to do it myself.
So one word to the non supporters.......
Blow!

A punch in the gut

Growing up I had a few best friends that while I had a relationship with the friend, I also had a relationship with the parents. Moreso, the moms.
Last night, I received a call from one of my best friends and was told that her mom has cancer. They had just found it.
While it must have been a punch in the gut for my friend, it was also a punch in the gut to me. I stayed strong for her. But hung up feeling empty. I dont know the right words to say. I dont know how she feels. I cant even begin to tell her that I understand what she is going through. I felt as if I was useless to her at that moment.
All night long I thought. I thought about growing up with my buddy. I can still picture her mom, with her hands on her hips lecturing us or telling us what we were doing wasnt the smartest move. I can still see her in her house, in Aztec, right after it was built and she was so proud.
It isnt as if she is gone.
Sara is a spit fire. She is a strong lady. I know she will fight to the end!
I am hoping and praying that she has many years left. That she can overcome this. I pray that she can see her grandson grow up, and see her daughter get remarried to the love of her life.
I hope that I can be there for Brandy, like I should be. Like I need to be.
More to come on this, I am sure.

Sign up... do it!

So I became part of a bunco group last month. It was the first month. This month I volunteered to host.
It has been living hell to actually get these people who said they would sign up to comply with participating like they should!
Out of 12 people, I had 7 yes's and 5 no's. Filled all 5 spots, lost 1 then 2. Filled both spots then lost another 2. The back up's... I couldnt really hold them accountable for coming... other things come up and happen!
Really people!
This is turning out to be a bigger hassle than something fun!

The lesson is: Dont be so quick to volunteer to do something nice until you know who you can count on from the original bunch!

Disclaimer

Since I have posted a link to my blog on Facebook....
I feel I must give this disclaimer.

If you read my blog, please know you will be offended at some point.
My mouth my not be clean at times.
I may say something about you, but it will always be the truth.
I like to tell funny family stories, get over it!
We all have funny stories, I just like to point out what I think is funny.

So feel free to leave hate mail.....
Comment if its funny.
Tell me your better than me.... I dont really care

My blog...... I think its funny! :o)

Have a super day!

Thanks for the notice!

I may have blogged about this before and if my memory serves me correctly I did, but because I dont know how to link stories, I will just make a long story short.

In August, there were a rash of burglaries in my meighborhood, in fact, someone cleared my neighbors house completely out. They got greedy. About 2 weeks after it was cleaned out, I was awoken in the middle of the night by the sounds of metal banging together.
It was a few bright gentleman disassembling my neighbors trampoline and putting it in their truck, which was stashed away on the street behind our house.
I called the cops. They were caught.
That was August.

Today is April 8th. It is 5:49 pm. At 5:28 the doorbell rang. It is the Sherriff's department serving myself and my husband subpeonas to appear at a pre trial witness statement meeting. Here's the problem, it's tomorrow.
I dont mind being a good samaritan here and there. Give me some courtesy, and give me more than a few hours notice that I need to drive to the end of earth on my lunch hour to tell someone that I saw a few idiots stealing something so stupid!
I dont mind telling someone my story, I just dont want this guys attorney trying to change what I am saying.

Maybe I could just ask if they could replay the 911 tape... that was interesting all in itself!

Gotta get it out there....

So I was told today at work that my humor is rude.
I was razzing my supervisor when another rolled up and gave me a look, I said, "you know you appreciate my humor!" She said, "your humor is rude" I think she just doesnt understand me.

Why is it when you dont sugar coat things, your rude, your a bitch?! I mean, no doubt I am, but still. I am who I am... like it, or dont freakin talk to me. :o)

My rant is over ..... for now.

My mother is on the phone to torture me with stories!

Dang... I suck!

November was my last post?!
Whoa!
Lots has happened between then and now!
I will start making an effort to blog a little more often!
Even if no one reads it... :o)

Stay tuned.... let me muster up some funny and I will return!

Where's the neck?

So we just got back from Tucson. Took the girls and went to the in-laws house for turkey day! It was the first time since Hannah was born that we have been out that way for Thanksgiving. That is our normal holiday that we spend out of town.
Thanksgiving was great! All the food.... yum! I think I gained 10 pounds on Thanksgiving alone! And I still have Christmas with my folks before they go to my brothers, then Christmas here!
On to the title of my blog and what it means!
My in laws are very proper. I love them though.... I am still my crazy self around them. I think after nearly 8 years.... they have accepted the person I am.
So, my husbands Godparents were in town for the holiday too. My mother in law makes the dressing, stuffs the bird and puts the rest of the dressing in another dish. Nancy, Woodys Godmother says "you should have put the turkey neck on the dressing to keep it moist" Ceil, my mother in law, says, "thats a good idea!" Nancy, "Where's the neck?" Ceil, "Where's the neck?" Woodys dad "Its in the trash, it is wrapped up in plastic, want me to get it?" and he walks away. Me, "By wrapped up in plastic are you meaning wrapped in the garbage bag?" Woody "So your gonna dig shit out of the garbage?" Me: "Um.... I think I am gonna pass on the dressing this year!" Ceil: "we will rinse it off" Just then my father in law walks up to the sliding glass door with the turkey neck in his hand. Woody "HE DUG IT OUT OF THE OUTSIDE TRASH!!" Me "and you guys thought I was ghetto?!" Needless to say, we all had a great laugh! And I dont think we will ever let my in laws live the turkey neck down!!
On a side note, I ate the dressing that was inside the turkey!