I haven't posted since May due to the work issue, but I do miss it and I'm sure no one is reading this anymore. But it feels good to be here anyhoo!

I will no longer being posting on here. Sorry. I guess more people than I realized were reading what I wrote. I'm keeping my account so I can continue to follow other accounts.

Sorry so Long

I have not blogged in soooooo darn long, over a month to be exact. I've been busy at work and at home. So all my favorite shows have ended for the season. Helen won biggest loser....boo. I wanted Mike. However my favorite did win dancing with the stars last night, Shawn Johnson. NCIS went out really big with their season finale. I can't wait till next season. I never watched one episode of American Idol so I have no scoop there. Deadliest Catch is on again, i'm enjoying that show although i have fell asleep two weeks in a row now through the middle of it because I'm so tired. Burn notice starts again in June. Real Housewives of NY are over and I've begun watching the Jersey girls. Interesting enough, but there different. Speaking of Jersey, I go to Jersey next weekend to see my Grandma. I leave Friday morning (really early) and come home Sunday afternoon. I know the weekend is going to fly by and although i won't be really ready to leave my nj family, my baby boy will need me to get home and I'll be ready to hold him and kiss kate. The week after that on June 9th I leave for Disney for the week with kate and my mom. I'm taking the boy part of the time, then rich will come pick him up to give me a few days of one on one time with katie. It's been raining here the past two days and everyone is complaining. I love it. It hasn't rained in so long and we need it. I loved falling asleep last night to rain drops. It's funny though that everyone was acting like it had been raining for weeks around here...lol. Work has been going ok other than the drama girl that thinks she's the queen and makes drama when she doesn't get her way or things go how she thinks they should. The nice thing is that the supervisors are finally seeing it. For a long time she had alot of people snowballed. I went to church last Sunday. I went to Church at Viera. I'd never been there, it was good. I still love Paster Balmer at Calvary but I'd go back to CAV. Tomorrow my son is one. I can't believe it. This time last year I was in labor. I was being induced and if I remember correctly it is about the same time I had my medication! lol! Wow, what a quick year!!! It makes me want to cry when I think about it. God Bless.

tax day, easter, and life

Mom, Richie, Katie, Me


Doesn't this pic look like Richie was photo shopped into the background?

Richie, My Pops (grandfather), and My Mom

My hubby and I

Katie easter egg hunting

The family playing a game they call Cornhole down here in the south!

It's been about a month since I've posted. Di and Lacy, I don't even know if you've checked to see if I wrote lately! Sorry if you have! It's been a busy month. I was in Key Largo for a few days, Easter was last week, I had a great uncle that lives in Jersey pass. It's just been crazy! Work has been pretty hectic too and that's where I do most of my computer time. But Lacy, the weather is getting warmer and I'm about ready to go boogie boarding with you!! We had some crazy storms here in central florida yesterday! There was damage all over Rockledge, all the officers were running around crazy, electricity was out in alot of places and traffic lights weren't working, it was just nuts. Oh yeah, I'm flying to Jersey in the end of May. I'm only going Friday until Sunday. I just want to see my grandmother. I didn't get to make it to my Uncle Chips service last night in Jersey, the last minute flights were too expensive, but I figured it was better to still go and see Grandma for a little bit then not go at all. When someone dies that I know it always makes me re-evaluate my life, I usually live it a little better for awhile, then I fall back into my bad habits! It's a work in progress thing with me. DC was last night! I put off all my other TV shows to sit and watch it. It was good. I did record the biggest loser and am looking forward to catching up on that. I don't think my Real housewives of NY recorded so I'm going to have to wait till next week or the weekend when they re-show it to get caught up. Good thing about Bravo is they always re-show those episodes! I'm going to try to add some Easter pics to this, I hope it works! Guess it did but it put the pics in front of this part. Anyhoo, those are Easter pics and I'm trying to get the hang of this suff!! LOL....today is tax day...good thing we got our taxes done yesterday!!! (Really we did just finally get them done)

Biggest Loser, What would you, dancing with the stars

Last night was a big tv night for me. Why do all the good shows come on tuesday night? I never watch the biggest loser, but I did last night and it made me cry. I felt so bad for the girl that lost 10 thousand bucks and the lady who got sent home. I think that those people should not get sent home. They should continue to strive and let them stay on the show until the end and then the biggest loser should get a millon bucks, like survivor except they don't get kicked off each week. It's just way to sad. I watched another new show "what would you do" that was interesting. It sets up scenerios with hidden cameras to see how the general public acts to what is going on. Really interesting and very sad to know that we are in a world where very few will step up to the plate for a stranger. On dancing with the stars Belinda the go go girl got kicked off. The first hour of the show was a waste because they just recapped and showed the two danced that we seen monday and the week before. Had I known they were going to do that I'd of never watched the other two shows. That was a waste of a good hour. I watched part of my beloved NCIS, but I recorded it so I can watch it sometime this week. Also I recorded real housewives of NY because I went to bed. I'm still sick but I'm feeling better. The cold has moved into my chest. i'm keeping my fingers crossed it gets better on it's own because i no longer have a general doctor. I fired my last one. she sucked and i'm not going back! The baby seems to be doing better, and as far as my husband goes i'm not going to comment because my mom taught me if i don't have anything nice to say don't say it. Ok, i'm going to say it.....he is not helping me around the house and it's driving me nuts!! Instead of doing anything yesterday on his day off he spent the day at his parents house. I came home from being sick and not feeling good but yet I put my 8 hours in, to having to do dishes that had been there since before he went out to the bone on monday!!! Instead of going to the bone or his parents house, pick up a sponge and do something for crying out loud!!!! Grrrrrr....ok i'm done. what can you do....i've came to the conclusion, nothing. if i say anything it's a fight and i'd rather not live my life fighting.

march 15

So I just got the kids in bed. It's been a quiet weekend. Richie woke up friday night with a fever, and although it didn't last past saturday he has had a cough that leaves him sounding like a seal. He seems to be better, but it's always the morning that is the true test. I almost thought I broke his finger, he got it stuck in a ball during his bath, i pulled it out but then it was red and looked a little swollen (his fingers are so chuncky it's hard to tell) when i touched it he started screamig. but by the time i put him on the changing table to get him dressed real quick he was moving it and seemed better. right away the reddness started going away. i'm going to keep my eye on it, wouldn't i feel like an ass if i wake up and it's swollen and turned out to be broken....but i don't think it is....really. Katie was busy and gone all weekend but she seemed pretty wore out when she got home. i don't think it took her long to fall asleep. The shuttle launch was beautiful. I've grown up my whole life watching the launches from my front yard or from school depending when they were launched. It still amazes me and leaves me in awe. I'm going to be so sad when they quit launching the shuttle, it's been a part of my whole life. i have done nothing all weekend other than dinner friday night and yesterday i took katie to my dad's to be with laurie. i haven't even grocery shopped or anything! i managed to get some housework done, like mopping, i've only been putting it off for weeks....yeah i shouldn't admit that should i? i took an hour nap today when richie slept. i needed it though, i think i have been running on empty for awhile. speaking of empty....darn it, i have to get gas in the morning. i hate that!!! wish i would have thought about it sooner, i would have gone and got it today. i much rather get it during the day than in the morning when i'm busting butt to get to work and katie to school. at least my mom's coming to watch richie so i don't have to take him to the sitters. (i don't want to take him out not feeling well, if he's still sick in the morning i'm going to make a doc apt) guess it's already 10, i better get ready for nighty night.

Friday

Friday night finally...yeah!! Just got home and the baby to bed from dinner with my Real housewives of Rockledge club...lol. It's so nice to have dinner with girlfriends and chit chat. The boys were so good. (We both have babies that are only two months apart) We had another wife start going with us to our friday dinners. She's currently trying for her first baby. It's fun to start sharing the journey with her. I'm so darn tired from this time change this week. I'm getting ready for bed myself. I think richie is getting a new tooth, he feels kind of warm and has been cranky. His gum looks kind of red and it looks like white is getting ready to push through, but it could be my eyes tricking me. (I've only been waiting on him getting a new tooth since november) I caught the end of the ghost whisperer, so now the dead hubby who's in someone else's body now remembers being the old hubby and had no idea he was in a new body, (he almost drowned so it shook things up) so I guess we have a new story line to start following. I didn't even watch flashpoint, it's on in the living room but I had no interest tonight. Tomorrow I have to get katie back from my mom's and then she's going to spend the night at laurie's, she's such a social butterfly these days..last weekend it was anna's house. next weekend she's going to her dad's. she hasn't been in awhile and she was feeling guilty last night because she said he seemed sad. I told her not to worry that he was fine, guys like to make things seem worse and loves when we feel sorry for them....ok so i didn't tell her all that but some of it...lol. Sunday i have a tastefully simple party (or whatever it's called) guess i'll be walking out of there with my wallet lighter. BUT I'M NOT GETTING SUCKED INTO HOSTING ANY PARTIES!!! Did I say I'm glad it's friday and i'm going to bed now? cause i am! lacy if you're still reading these, boogie boarding season is coming up.....let me know when the water is a little warmer!!

tv, twitter, facebook

Ok, Now after reading my last ten post I'm sure you all think I'm a tv junkie. And i'm sad to say it's true. I never was until this past year. I never had any shows I watched weekly. My DVR has changed my life. Now I DVR all sorts of shows and watch tv more than i should. I'm sorry if my blogs bore you guys about tv shows, but now richard works so much and i'm in a "baby jail" all i really do is watch tv and go on the computer!! I was so upset tonight when I was watching my recorded "Hells Kitchen" just to realize that american idol had ran over and the dvr only records that hour it's set so Hell's kitchen ran over and I missed who was kicked off. Thankfully i went to the website where it showed me colleen was kicked off. i'd of never thought that because when they were showing who each team nominated she wasn't even one of them!! Now on to my new bad habit....twitter. I never knew what it was until i was watching my dvr'd ellen from yesterday with sean p diddy combs and he brought it up to her. So i signed up and am following ellen, ryan seacrest, and a few others. it's so cool because while ryan seacrest was on the set of american idol he posted a comment and you see it right away. (no i'm still not watching a.i. this season but it's neat to follow him). Lastly before I go to bed, I log onto facebook wayyyyy too much. i need to get my life back, one that is filled with things i'm doing not who i'm watching....lol.

new tv show

I found a new love. Dancing with the Stars....who'd of thought? I've never watched it before and last night hooked me! I loved Steve-O from Jackass, Holly from the Girls next door, and Ty a bull rider......if you get a chance, check it out!! Last night was the first show of the season so I'll keep you updated!! Tonights NCIS is repeat but I'll be checking out the Real housewives of NYC!!!

FCATS are this week here in Florida for the kids. So it's bed to early and eating healthy breakfast for us. Keeping my fingers crossed for all of our children!! (Hopefully they'll do away with this stupid test)

suck weekend

Friday night I stayed home, watched the ghost whisper. It was good, she finally told the guy that his spirit was her husbands. That the body of the guy his spirit's in went into the light and that's why he can't remember any of his life. He told her she needed professional help. She got mad so we'll see what happens next week.

Saturday I did not go to the garage sale. I stayed home with Richie all day. Richard took his Mom and came home with the ugliest comforter for our bed. But it's not going on our bed. I'm thinking trash can is more appropriate place for it. When he came home saturday I had to get katie from the sitter's. i ran to BJ's and got diapers and formula. I had mentioned Rich taking me to breakfast on sunday, he was like sure. Five minutes later his phone rings and when i asked him what it was about, i found out he was going fishing on sunday morning. so i didn't get to see him saturday and didn't look like sunday either. He actually did go fishing even with my protest. So on sunday i took the kids to seaworld by myself. The weather was great and we had fun. I'm sad that I didn't get to spend any time with my hubby and he works next weekend, then the following weekend he has to help him mom with a garage sale so i won't see him that saturday either. But that's what he wanted to do, i think it's better he did go fishing because i don't want to spend the day with someone who doesn't want to be with me. At least now i know what is more important to him.

I was right

I mentioned to Richrd that I didn't want to drag little Richie to Orlando to garage sale, his tone and attitude changed and he told me to "do what you want to do" in that tone that told me that's not what he really means. Guess we'll see what I feel like doing in the morning. :o(

blog blog blog

So nothing really worth reading going on in my life. Intersting weekend ahead. Rich is off, he wants to go to the Celebration Garage sale, well I shouldn't say he wants to, he is going and taking his mom. I haven't decided if I'm going. Taking a baby to Orlando to sit in a car and garage sale....hmmm sounds fun. I didn't get to see Richard this morning. He was still at work when I left the house but by the time I dropped off the baby at the sitters he was on his way home. I had a hard time falling asleep last night, it's mardi gras time and for whatever reason the past creeped into my mind and haunted me before I could fall asleep. Once I did though, I slept hard all night untill about 5 am when I heard Richie starting to stir. When I refer to the past and it haunting me, yes I was referring to Richard and the shower incident that occurred on mardi gras night several years ago. I just want to know when these memories will fade more and not haunt me. We have a good marriage, he's faithful to me, treats me good, I know it's in the past, to be exact a few years in the past but yet around this time of year it all comes back to me and feels closer than three years ago. It still hurts....I want that hurt to disappear forever. I know people love going to mardi gras and richard and i have had good times going since this incident happend but yet, I hate when it comes and people start talking about it because all the memories of that year come back. Ok, I'm kicking a dead horse, i'll get off this topic. Actually i'm going to end this blog and get to work so i quit thinking altogether. For the record, I do love my hubby with all my heart and I do forgive him for the past pain, that's not the issue, the issue is with my mind letting crap effect me that shouldn't.

sit down

Kudos Kudos...Richard did the dishes today and I didn't even ask him to!!!! I knew he was a good hubby! I came home to no dishes in the sink. I have lassagna in the over for tomorrows night dinner, I'm doing good! My Mom's coming in the morning to watch Richie so i don't even have to get up extra early. As soon as the lassagna's done i'm going to let it cool and go to bed. If Richie sleeps in until my alarm goes off life is good. Other than that it's just another day with nothing to report. I watched no tv tonight. I feel bad, I dvr Ellen and Ihaven't watched any episodes in two weeks. i've got to catch up. My favorite lesbian couple said since I dvr it and watch it all the time, i'm border line batting on their side...lol.

3/4

Middle of the week, I wish it was the end. I could use to get paid!!! Money is running low in the Harris household. I need to find a money tree...let me know if you guys find one. Rich getting paid every other week stinks, luckily this is payweek for him. While we're speaking of Rich, he did do dishes yesterday for me when he got back from his parents house. I always come home kinda moody because i know i have alot of work ahead of me still as far as the house and kids go, but it's not against him or anyone...it's just my way of getting in my zone. Well someone took it personal and got an attitude with me because i mentioned the dishes needing to be done (yeah he had been at his parents all day so they could see the baby and the rest of the past week, including the weekend he's done nothing around our house because he's been sleeping for work) I offered to do the dishes if he'd take the baby for me.....but he huffed and did the dishes. I know he's tired and works alot of hours, but damn it i'm tired too and the dishes had to get done so i could cook dinner. i hate cooking with dishes from the previous night (that he said he'd do for me so i left them) still sitting in the sink. Ok, I'm done venting. Rich is a good hubby, he's just domesticated challanged. Tomorrow is season finale of Burn Notice....good show, i'm sorry it's already done for the season. Guess we'll have to wait untill the summer or fall for more shows. For the american idol people, i'm not watching it this season. I know I was addicted for two seasons but this year i couldn't get into it. I watched one or two shows and ended up turning them both before they were finished. i do that with shows, i watch them and then get burned out. Like House, I used to love that show, now I just don't even try to watch it. I did watch the girls next door this past sunday and i have to admit i was sad to see them go. Even if the continue the show with these new chicks, i won't be watching. It's not the same as Holly, Bridgett, and Kendra. They made the show! So girls....enjoy your new life, you will be missed! At least I have the deadliest catch to look forward to, should be coming next month! (Which means we're getting real close to my son turning one!!!) NCIS was a repeat so I have nothing on that. That's my tv rundown and life lowdown...lol! Late.....

Weekend update

What a weekend! I haven't done that much with just Richie and I ever! I'm usually too tired to take him to do too much without Richard's help. Friday night we went to dinner with a friend of mine whose hubby works with Richard. Since they were both working we got together and ate mexican food and I talked way too much. I don't know what was wrong with me because I couldn't shut up! I guess I wasn't too bad because we're doing it again in two weeks...lol. Saturday my brother Chad and I went to the Seafood fest. It was yummy food but wayyyyyy too crowded to have a baby in a stroller trying to stroll through dirt! I was dirty and tired after we were done. The crowd was worse than disney world in july! Plus there were ALOT of drunk people. I think it should be called the seafood and beer fest. It was nice weather and the food did taste really good. I don't even like fish and I tried Chad's, it was great. I had the fried shrimp and it was also good. Sunday I got up about 630 am when Richard got home and by 10 am I had gone to Publix and Walmart. I wanted to get out and back before the rain moved in. Richard was home sleeping and I had Richie with me. I figured he didn't need to get cold and wet. The rest of the day I cleaned my house and I even got a nap in! Richie took a two and half hour nap so that gave me time to get one in too! I got Richard up about 4 and fed him before he was off to work again. This morning I seen him for about 10 minutes, he's off tonight but I have darts. I haven't been in two weeks but I'm going tonight! (I haven't practiced at all so i'm nervous!) I really am going to not play next season!!! I keep saying that but it just is too much for me right now. Like today I'm already tired and I really would rather go home and relax with hubby, but I signed up for this. This morning I've already got alot done. I got up, got ready for work put a roast in the crock pot, got the baby and katie up. I got Katie's clothes out for her and did her hair, then I dressed the baby, packed his diaper bag and fed him his blueberry oats for breakfast! Went out started the truck, loaded it up, then went and got the kids and loaded them up and I was out of the house by 7:05 AM! I was at work by 7:45 am and now I better actually go do something productive here!!!!! So far I've only caught up with my co-workers weekend and my email, guess i better get busy!!!

Richie

Richie went to 9 month check up. He weighs 24.7 lbs. He 30" long and is off the charts in percent tile.....He's a biggin'! He was healthy and his iron count was perfect! No shots for this check-up...yeahhhhh!!!

Now I'm trying to catch up on work. I'll try to blog more later.

Real Housewives of OC

Can you say oh my.....cause after watching the final show of the season where they all sit down and talk that's what I was thinking. Although I still feel Vicki and Tamera were mean, I guess Gretchen wasn't so much the victim I thought. Now none of this effects my life, but I do think Gretchen is or was dating this other guy...who am I to judge though.

Also NCIS was on I was wrong, the presidents speech wasn't until 9, and that's when I was watching the girls from the OC. (NCIS was a new episode and it was pretty good too)

Anyways, until next season of the Real Housewives of OC.......(maybe I should get me one of those orange shirts...lol)

education

Why is our kids education going down the toilet but yet the goverment spends 273 million dollars to NASA? That rocket that had a satelite on board......$273 gone up in little pieces.......but our teachers are getting laid off and losing their jobs, the schools can't afford to buy copier paper, what the hell?

katie's better

Ok, for the record, I'm not as mean of a parent as I sounded. I got off the computer after my last blog and sat with Katie. Her belly was upset all night and she woke up a few times, in the morning her belly was still hurting so I left her home and she finally got it "taken care of" and was feeling better by the end of the day. I do have some compassion for my children. I just can't take the extra whinning! Anyways, she's better and back to school today. Richie goes for his 9 month check up tomorrow. My Mom is coming to my house to watch him afterwords so I can go back to work. I feel better letting my Mom keep him at our house if he's not feeling good rather than dragging him to the sitters house.

No good gossip or crap to whine about at work. Everythings going smooth today. I did eat two of BK's new mini burgers and they taste yummy but I'm paying for it now. They are not sitting well, heartburn has kicked in. (that's what i get for cheating)

I am happy to announce we have started planning our Keys trip in March. I'll keep everyone updated as I get more info of what's going on. Last year I didn't get to go because I was pregnant and then in the summer we had a newborn! I can't wait to go, I've been jonesing!! I just love sitting down there relaxing. Since Todd's not going I'm going to have to show Rich how to fish...lol.

No NCIS tonight, the presidents speech will be filling my tv, guess it'll be a night to watch my recorded shows. (it has nothing to do with who is president, i just don't watch those things. I try to but they end up boring me) I know it's bad as an American, but I just can't get into politics. Please believe me that I have tried, but I can't do it.

I am going to try to watch realhousewives of OC, but I can't promise I'll get through the whole thing. The problem is I watch it and I get frustrated with Vicki and Tamera, but then I read their blogs on Bravotv.com and I feel like maybe they're really not that bad, then I watch the show and I get frustrated again because they're such biatches. So we'll see.....

puzzle time....

Don't ask why the title is called puzzle time, other than they say it on my son's favorite channel, "Sprout" all the time. So it sounded good. So I have to give Dirty Di a shout out, she just told me today she reads my blogs.....so thanks girl, and thanks for rocking it with my friday night, even though I missed the cupid shuffle, i got a little donkey butt in there!

The weekend was really good, even though I didn't get to go to the strawberry fest or islands of adventure. Friday night I had a sitter and got to join Diane and some friends out at the Bone to help Molly celebrate her birthday. (i don't think she'll remember though) Saturday we went to lunch and BJ's. I now remember why I NEVER go to BJ's....I spend too much money. This time I walked out with a little over two hundred dollars missing from my bank account. Yeah, and do you know what I have to show for it? Well, I'm not sure either! Some diapers and nutty bars...ok a few other things but nothing that will be in my house six months from now! So in my mind, there's nothing to show for it. Saturday night we went to dinner, yeah even after our late lunch. How much money I spent eating out this weekend makes me sick. Luckily Rich works next weekend, so it kind of evens out. We ate enough for this weekend and next. Dinner was expensive because we went to Tahoe's, Katie and I even shared our dinner and still left with 60 less bucks than we had when we walked in. Sunday Katie, Richie, and me went to walmart. I left richard sleeping on the darn couch. He said he was going to go but by the time I dressed myself and the kids, packed a diaper bag, he was still on the couch. So I put on my big girl pants and took the kids all by myself. Then I came home and to my suprise, I mean alot of suprise, Richard had cleaned up the kitchen (dishes, sweeping, and even used the swifter to mop, plus all the garbage was gone!!!) I should leave him alone in the house more often! We finished painting the bathroom and are now in the process of watching paint dry so I can put everything back in. Tonight we went to Aunt Todd and Diane's house for dinner. (it's not really aunt, but the way he cooks, i'm thinking he might be auntie todd...lol) The burgers and hot dogs were yummy. He actually buys hamburger meat and adds stuff to mix his own burgers! Can you believe that? I thought Bubba bugers were the only ones left in this world....well that's what you find at my house anyways! Its the best to get to be with great friends and have good food!!!!

So another work week begins. Blah...This is Rich's busy week. So we'll see each other Thursday night and that'll be it until next Monday. I'll see him a little Wed. but he has darts so I'm usually asleep before he's home.

My son just turned 9 months old....holy cow! I can't believe it. I was looking at him yesterday while we were on the floor playing, remembering what he was like when he was born and even three months, then six months. Where did this time go? He finally started making the Ma sound! I'm so excited. I'm not sure if he knows what he's saying, but it is odd that he only says it when he's upset. If he's hungry, ready to be picked up, or mad he starts crying and saying ma...maaaa ma ma maaaaaa....stuff like that.

OH MY GOODNESS...as I'm trying to type this katie is whinning. I feel bad for her. The poor girls has had trouble with going potty if you know what i mean so i gave her medicine earlier today and I think it's kicking in but in the mean time she is driving me nuts. Her stomach is hurting and she says she's shivering, and she's crying, and she wants me to get her this, that, and a bucket of stuff. I know it can be painfull when the meds kick in, but on top of it she's tired so it adds to the drama factor and that's when my nerve endings start to fray. I can't handle whinning. I can handle sick, I can handle hungry, but I can't handle tired whinning. I didn't get blessed with those genes. So I'm going to have to run so I can deal with her....wish me luck!

no take backs

Ok, so I take back my last post and deleted it. Everything at work is better. Valentine's day sucked. Rich worked the midnight shift and I didn't see him. I spent it with my kids which was wonderfull. The reason I said it sucked was because Rich and I did fight the few hours we were awake at the same time, and I got to sit there mad at him while he slept all day on valentine's day. I was mad because when I woke up I didn't have a card from him on the table. I was supposed to take him dinner that night and he was waiting untill then to give me my card. But I was mad and cooked him his dinner and sent it with him, so I didn't get my card untill yesterday morning. Now I feel bad. I wasted time being mad at him for a stupid reason. It's all good now. We've made up. I do love him so much. On Sunday I took the kids to the zoo. Katie had Laurie spend the night so I figured we'd get out of the house for a little bit. It was fun, nothing exciting but it was good to be out of the house and hanging with the kids. Other than the zoo and grocery store I didn't leave the house all weekend, and yet I still didn't clean like I need to. I picked up some, but my house is ready for a good scrubbing. I just need to quit being so lazy and get to it. I wish I would have taking today off. It's presidents day but we don't get it off work. The kids are with my mom and I wish I was there too. It's nice and cool outside, I'm sure it won't last too much longer and it'll be hot before we know it.

Sick

Yesterday I was sick. I threw up Wed. night and I have to thank my wonderful hubby who had to get up at 430 am and still rubbed my back while I threw up most of the night. Him and I can have the most awful fights and get on each other's nerves like no one else, but we also can have the most tender loving relationship. I'm glad the weather is warming up, I'm looking forward to a weekend with my hubby. (Lots of housework on the schedule) Katie will be at her Dad's house so it'll be a quiet weekend with us and the baby. Nothing else going on. I'm still trying to catch up my work from being gone yesterday. They still haven't caught the little robber that's holding up the conv. stores in town. My hubby says he's gonna catch him, I hope he's right!

Busy

Hey! So it's been awhile since I've blogged. I've been busy at work and home. I had a great weekend. I have to thank Lacy & friends for drinks at Chilli's, that's what I needed!!! It was fun. And I was home early to get a good night sleep for the kids on Sunday morning. Rich worked all weekend, he was tired on Sunday night. We did manage to stay up for the football game. I was once again disappointed with the commercials. It used to be the best part of the game. And the half time show stunk I thought. I wish they'd bring in an act that tends to us youngin's....I mean I'm 31 and Bruce was too old for me. Oh well, I'm only one person and there's millions who actually like him. My baby got his first nose bleed of his life. He fell of the bed. Daddy thought he'd be safe in the middle with pillows all around him (I mean he's not crawling yet!) But nope, Daddy went to make him a bottle real quick and heard a thud. It freaked Daddy out! As soon as he picked up the baby, he was fine. So he's all good and Daddy has recovered from his heart attack that it caused him! Friday is Chad's birthday, so happy birthday bro!!! Now if we could catch these robbers so my work load would go down!!!!!

I woke up this morning thinking it should be Friday morning. I can't believe I have to get up for work again tomorrow! It's been such a long week! Rich was off yesterday and today but he's back at it tomorrow morning bright and early! UGGGHHH! It'll be his first weekend working at the pd in years! I miss his old schedule. I have to say though as far as my job is going, it's good. It's nice to have a new supervisor and my old boss and I get along good now...lol. Alot of changes going on at work though and it's still alot of adjustments for all of us. Rich goes to mid-nights next week. I have mixed feelings about it. At first I was upset about him being gone all night but now I've decided that since he won't be waking me up at 430 am when he gets up and is getting ready for work, then I have get up and get the kids ready and myself ready for the day it may not be so bad. At least when he's on mid-nights i'll be able to sleep until 6 am. (that is if I can sleep while he's gone, I'm not sure of that yet) Either way we'll get through it, I have no choice! That darn baby of mine is so cute (both my kids are, but katie's more pretty than cute now that she's older and I she's a great kid!!) He is getting so big though and has started to get an attitude if he doesn't get his way. I see his dad coming out!!!! Hopefully this weekend since Rich will be working I can get some pics posted for you all on here, Facebook, and myspace! It's supposed to be cold here in Florida with high's in 60's. It just got back up into the 80's and now we're going back down!!

weight watchers

So I didn't go last week but last night I went and weighed in....I lost another two pounds bringing my total weight loss to 10.6 lbs! I'm so proud of myself and I am a firm believer in weight watchers. It takes some time to lose the weight, but I didn't gain it overnight either! Yeah me! Now I better get working!

End to a crazy week

Happy Saturday night everyone. This has been a busy and trying week for me as I adapt to Rich's work schedule. To make it harder, Thursday & Friday he had over time. Thursday he didn't get home until 930 (supposed to have been 6) and last night he worked from 5pm-230 am, it was his night off. He helped out the drug unit with a search warrant. The kids have been great though and I have a little mom guilt for being so cranky and tired these past few nights. But back to Rich's first day on road patrol. He had two arrest, one a minor drug arrest and the other one was huge, he caught a leader of an identity theft ring. This ring was through the whole state of Florida and he even found some blank checks belonging to someone in Colorado. It was a jam up job and I'm proud of him, ofcourse it sucked that it kept him out till 930 but what can you do. So far this weekend the only thing I've done is grocery shopped and cleaned house. I hope to get these brows waxed tomorrow but who knows. I have to say I did enjoy playing with the baby all day. He is getting so big. I bought him these crackers that disolve in his mouth as he chews him and he did really good. I was scared he'd choke because he don't take solid food very good. But he suprised me and ate them up. I finally learned how to get him to eat veggies. I have to put some on the spoon, then put some fruit on the front of the spoon. I have to trick him to take the bite....isn't great when he's only 8 months old and i can't get him to eat veggies already! It's my fault for introducing him to fruit to begin with I reckon. He had his other flu shot (babies get it in two parts) the first time he got sick with a little fever, but that next day he broke his first tooth so we weren't sure if it was the flu shot or the tooth that made him sick, we'll since he didn't get sick with this second flu shot, my bet is the tooth made him sick. So far he's only cut his bottom two. Still waiting for the others to start coming in. Oh and I was so proud of him, he didn't even cry when he got the shot. He wimpered when the nurse pulled the needle out and that was it. I thought for sure he'd scream when she stuck him, but he didn't. He's gonna be tough like Daddy (cause I'm a big wuss) Katie got good citizen at school. every couple of months each teacher picks one student out of their class to get it and they have a luncheon for the parents to attend and see the kids get the awards and then the special treat is the parents can check the kids out for the rest of the day if they want and it doesn't count against the students. So I brought katie burger king and watched her get her award. I'm so proud of that girl, first honor roll, now this. She's such a great kid! I felt bad for the kids at the luncheon whose parents didn't come. There were like 5 kids at a table together in the corner with a teacher that hung out to support them. It had to suck because there were about 35 other kids whose parents were sitting with them and had brought them lunch. I thank God I have a job that allows me to take time off to do stuff like that for my children. I imagine some of the parents that didn't come was because of work, it is in the middle of the day and I understand times are tough alot of people have to work and can't afford to take time off. Thank you RPD for understanding the importance of family and letting me take the rest of the day off to get katie out of school. (i took advantage of the time by getting richie his flu shot) Also one more thing, I'd like to note that after we took the baby to the doctor for his shot richard wanted a sunday and I stuck to my weight watchers and didn't get any ice cream, i had a bite of his and a bite of katie's but other than that i sat and watched them eat their ice cream! go me!

Cold

Ok, it's cold today. Maybe not cold like up north, but Florida cold. Tonight will be colder. I hate getting up in the morning and getting the car warmed up. Maybe if I keep my fingers crossed real tight we'll win the lotto and I can quit working...yeah right. Nothing is really going on here. Today is Rich's last day as a drug investigator and tomorrow morning at 6 am he will be working the beat on the streets of Rockvegas! Good luck Baby! Katie got A/B honor roll on her report card yesterday. She got it last report card too....I'm so proud of her. She got an A in science and in math.....she's doing better than I did in school. She woke up cranky this morning and started crying which made me yell and want to beat her, but I didn't I just yelled some more and walked away, she apoligized and then I felt bad so I was kissing her butt a little bit so I didn't feel like such a schmuck. Anyways no since in boring you any longer....until later!

Weekend

So I love watching Ultimate Showdown on Food Network, where the winner gets their recipe on the menu at TGIF's. On Friday night we went so I could try this mac & cheese that looked great, but I was disappointed. It wasn't very good. However, the hamburger Rich had that was on the show last week was yummy...and this is coming from one of the pickiest eaters I know. I don't like that TGIF changes the recipe, I think if they'd of kept the mac & cheese to the original it would have been great. What can you do...nothing....
Saturday was my Step-Mom's brother's "Celebration of Life" Tom Cook passed away right before Christmas. He was 42. It was such a great service and so many people came. I wish I would have known him better. I always liked Tom, but I only seen him at birthday parties. Listening to what everyone said about him really said alot about who he was and how great of a guy he was. Yeah, people always say good things about you after you pass, but you could tell Tom was truely a great guy. He is gone before his time and I know he will be missed by his family and friends. Tom had a cool job at the space center and traveled all over the world. He fished, surfed, ate Mexican and liked his beer....he would have gotten along great with us! What Tom did teach me by his passing is to live each day to the fullest and my new years resolution is to not let things bother me and try to be a happier person, drama free as I like to call it!
On Sunday we did our chores around the house...boring. But at least the Eagles LOST!!! YEAH!! Monday my Mom, Katie, and me went to Universal Studios. That was fun. We hadn't had a day just us in awhile, and it was past due. The weather was perfect...luckily no stinky tourist. And I mean luckily because if you've been there before you know that on the Men in Black ride they take 50 or more people and shove them into what you think is an elevator. (whether it really is or if it's just to take up time from the hour wait you have is beyond me) But anyhoo...you're stuck in this tiny room with people jammed in so close they're touching you, and in the summer it stinks so bad from people's funk! But today I noticed my nose is running and my head is stuffy, so thank you to whoever passed their cold to me yesterday at Universal Studios. Katie suffered a little trauma from 'Twister'. She bumbed her head on the rail when you drop at the end and it scared her. That ended our day...but if that was the worst that happened, then I'm not doing too bad. It really was a great day and I loved every minute of being with my Katie and my Mom.
So that was my weekend in a nutshell. Oh Rich went out for Todd's birthday Saturday night. I sat at home pouting that all my friends were out and I was home. But I'm working my attitude with my whole new years drama free thing.....it's going to take some time.

Positive feedback

Ok, so I've got some positive feedback from you guys that I've notified I was going to be a blogger...thank you! If you know me, you know I love to talk about myself. What started me in this is that I am a big fan of Deadliest Catch and I read up on it and I came across some blogs from people who live in Dutch Harbor Alaska and it's so intereseting to read about their life style. It's not only because of the DC, but because their life is so different than ours here in Florida. I became addicted to reading them. Then I thought about it and I realize that this is a good way to keep a journal of my life, and I can share it with my family and friends who I don't get to speak with on a regular basis. Welcome along as I share my journey of life as a Mother of a youngin' that's going to be a handfull and as I become what I call a "roadwife". (Is the wife of a hubby who is a police officer on road patrol) Roadwife's are the ones that are at parties alone because hubby is working. Please bare with me while I'll probably be venting (ALOT) as Rich starts his new adventure. Also this summer I hope to spend more time with my long time friend Lacy at the beach, on days Rich is off or my Mom is available to babysit....I plan on becoming a boogie board queen while she surfs on her long board! Then there's always the adventures of Rich and the baby to keep you up on. Rich just called me a little bit ago and the baby had went #2 so bad it was up his back to his shoulders and Rich was freaking out a little about how bad it was. He said he picked the baby up and heard swishy wishy and realized that wasn't in the diaper but on Rich's arm! I love that kid!

Pic of my baby boy

My first blog...

Ok, so I've been following blogs for awhile now but never understood the whole thing. Now whether anyone reads my blogs is another story. But at least I'll have a journal for myself. To get to know me, I live in Cocoa, Florida and I've been here since I was two...so I consider myself a central floridian. I have two kids and my husband is a pretty interesting character. I will have more later, I'm at work and I better get busy. (So I'm not starting off too intersting for a following)