Another Blog...

Ok, 3 blogs is going to be pretty hard to keep up with!! But I started a new blog, Thin By 40 in 2010 :) This blog will be pretty revealing, not that this one isn't, but hey when your talking weight loss and all that goes along with it, yikes!!!

Last night I worked for my Dad. It was a good night, everything went well with no problems. I for the most part cleaned up the kitchen and then took every single duplicate check (there where a ton!!!) from 2008 and entered them into my Dad's check register. He tried the duplicates but doesn't like them, ugh, poor me, lol. But it's done and he doesn't have to do it, so that's one less thing for him to have to worry about. Plus now he tried something new, didn't like it and is going back to regular checks. Let's just hope he doesn't forget to enter in the information on his register!!

Christmas is right around the corner, literally!!! I still have to finish up Art for Christmas, get my Dad one more gift and call Supper Suppers and order my parents their food for Christmas. I started doing this a few years ago for my Mom and Dad. They eat out or order in almost every day, so this way I can stock their freezer with homemade dinners for those days or nights that they don't want to go out or in Michigan, when they can't get out due to the weather!! It is so hard buying for my parents now that my mom is in a wheel chair and it gets harder with each and every holiday, but it seems I always come up with something thank goodness.

Yesterday was Bradley's Kindergarten Christmas program at Cheyenne. It was so cute!!! It is amazing what these little kindergartners do on stage with all of us watching, lol. Seriously, from picking their nose to picking their seats and everything in between, it was killing on the parents in the audience!! But Bradley did very well :) He sang the songs, did all the hand movements and didn't yawn once!! He did get very embarrassed when he looked at us and saw that I was taking a picture or video taping, love it!!!

Well today it is freezing here in Michigan at a measly 26 degrees, BRRRRRR!!! I am not a person who likes the cold, so you won't see me skiing anytime soon. I will however go outside and play with the kids and build a snowman, but it really needs to warm up a bit before I head outside for any length of time!

Merry Christmas everyone and have a Safe and Happy New Year, as I most likely won't be updating this blog again until 2009!!

Our 12th Anniversary!!!

We'll this Anniversary is very significant for Art and I... Art was married for 12 years to his previous wife, so this is a milestone for us and I'll be VERY happy when we reach 13. Although I know it is regarded as a unlucky number, I think we can change that by making it to 13 years of marriage and beating my hubbies old record!! I am going to make year 13 the most rememorable, productive and best year ever in our marriage!!!

Ok, on to the fun stuff... Art's son Wes is going to watch the kids so we can go out and celebrate our Anniversary. We are going to start by going downtown to the Greektown Casino, he's coming over at 2:30pm, so we'll end with dinner at Mortons at 7:30pm. I can't wait to try this restaurant. We are doing their Summer Celebration dinner for $99, which is fantastic since this restaraunt is SO EXPENSIVE!! It gives us a chance to try it without ending up in the poor house, lol. I'll have to post later how it ended up being, hopefully good and not over-rated like alot of other pricey restaurants.

Ok, we'll I have a few hours before I have to get in the shower, so I may as well get some stuff done!

Until later...

Long Long Weekend....

Well Art's coming home today, yea!! He hasn't called yet to tell me he is on his way, hold on... Ha! He's on the phone now!!! :) We'll he isn't on his way yet, they have to go in and divy up the winnings, but he'll call back when he's on his way :)

BIG NEWS!!!! Samantha went potty on the potty chair today, WOO HOO!!! We are on our way to NO DIAPERS, which means we are on our way to planning our family vacation to HAWAII!!! So needless to say I am pretty happy today. So is Art since I just told him. He's funny, I tell him to make sure he's sitting down and it's about diapers and he's like, are you pg??? I'm like NO WAY!! We are on our way to NO DIAPERS!!! I know there is a long way to go, getting through the night, yada yada yada, but it's the first step, so BRAVO SAM :)!!!

We'll have to get some things done around here before the hubby gets home! What a great weekend!

Just another day...

My mom is back in the hospital, nothing major thank goodness, but actually it seems like my Dad is enjoying being there. I think it's just the interacation with the staff and being out of the house. They did find a brain injury retreat north of Port Huron that they went to last year and they are going again this year, which makes me very happy! Now if I could just arrange a vacation for them and get them to go. I think if they go one time then they'll go again or at least once a year like they use to before my mom got sick. Here's to hoping and praying....

Ran errands today and have Scrapbook Club tonight. Nothing planned tomorrow other than going to Randazzo's. And then Sunday we all have to be at Linda's (Stone) so Art and her husband Rich are going golfing and Linda and our kids and I are all going to hang out. Then we'll have dinner at her house. When she came over my house a few weeks ago it was nice but to be honest strained. So I am hoping that each time we get together the strain will be less and less.

Also, I created a Facebook page and Kim Bloink (Hoffman) from HS contacted me on my page. I really thought when we ran into her at Birch Run we were just being cordial and nice and that would be it, so needless to say I was surprised to hear from her, but honestly happy to hear from her.

I am realizing as I get older, my past friends with whom I haven't spoken to in a very long time, all have moved on and matured and are as ready as I am to leave everything in the past and to reconnect. This is a good time in my life!

Well today started out pretty good and then it all went down hill... Today was my first experiance with kids not being nice to my 5 year old. How do you handle it. I may not have handled it the best way, but it's my baby and I'm not going to let my son be around kids that are intentionally being mean. I may lose the friendship of a neighbor and I may not. But if it's for my son, so be it. I know my son needs to stand up for himself a bit more, but he is only 5 for goodness sake. I guess I'd rather have a passive child then a bully. But one thing I do know, today affected me more than it did my 5 year old, that's for sure. I know I just need to let it go and a few of my friends who've I spoken with about today's events said I need to pick and choose my battles, because this won't be the last time :( So how much jail time would I get for beating up a kids mother, lol, just kidding of course.

Let's just hope tomorrow is a better day.

I did start organizing my scrapbook room! Woo Hoo! Boy do I have more stuff than I thought, OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! But at least now I'll be forced to go through it all so I'll know what I have.

Becoming a Morning Person....

It's been driving me crazy ALL morning. How do I become a morning person? It is 1pm and I am just starting to get my energy rush, and this is just not good! I have missed the most productive hours of the day by doing nothing. So much could have been done, we could have gone to so many different places and all we did was stick in the house. In the coming months I am going to try and change this for good. How I have not a club, but honestly, I'm just going to start by putting one foot in front of the other and hope and pray I can do it!!

Those friends of mine who are morning people naturally drive me nuts (sorry). People say you become a morning person when you have kids, well I don't think so, my kids let me sleep in and don't mind staying in the house. I don't feel I'm being a good mom, so this is something that is important for me to change.

Wish me luck!

Golf Widow this Morning :)

We'll the hubby is golfing, go figure... The kids and I are left on our own on such a nice day. Sam seems a bit warm though, so I don't know if we are going to go on that picnic later today like we have planned. We'll just have to wait and see.

We finished the kids bathroom last night. OMG was it DIRTY! Not from my kids but from my step-son, YUCK!! I don't know how he could shower and get ready in that bathroom and feel clean. Can I just say YUCK again!!! Now it is clean and it look so cute with all of the beach stuff up on the walls and the mirror. We have more to put up today, but I also have to work on my scrapbook room.

And tomorrow the extended family is coming over for my mom's birthday. So that should be nice. I have to remember to get flowers today for her porch, as this is what she wants and it gets harder and harder every year to figure out what to buy her. Have to find my recipe for Pork Chops and scalloped potatoes also. At least I have today to relax before having to do all of this tomorrow! Then Monday work for Dad in the PM and then I have my whole week ahead of me :)