This makes me SICK!

Okay, not a long blog today. Just wanted to share some information for all of you out there in cyber-land.

Any mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers, if you have a kid or know someone who does, or if this makes you as sick as it makes me. Please feel free to share and not shop at Amazon until they agree to not sell things like this anymore.

Okay, my rant is over. This is something that I need to pray about I have decided. Just leaves a BAD taste in my mouth. Until next time, God bless you and yours.

I'll miss this...

I've been off of work since Friday. I have had so much fun being with Claire full time. Even going through potty training drama, it's been so much fun. A bad day with my family beats a good day at work ALWAYS.
I could do this full time momma thing. Too bad the economy won't allow it. We went through potty training boot camp. It was pretty good. She still has some trouble during meal time and nap time. We're going to work on night time training when she fully has the hang of it.
SO,...tomorrow we're going to be sending my little girl to day care in her "big girl undies". Still going to send the pull-ups for nap and meal times. I'm excited!
All I can think about is not wanting to go back to work tomorrow, and wondering how Claire will do tomorrow. So I'll quit blogging while I'm ahead, before I start rambling on about Dora undies, and toddler giggles. So until next time, God bless.

Halloween....

Well, it was a very fun Halloween in this house hold. I took off Friday because the town that we live in did trick-or-treating downtown that day. It was a lot of fun. We took our little Abby Cadabby out to get candy and have fun. We also took some great pictures of on the square.
She had so much fun. She said "or treat", her version of trick-or-treat, and thank you to everyone who gave her candy. There was a mini-haunted house that we went through (it was no more than 8 feet long and 4 feet wide. There was black drapes, spider webs and 3 monsters handing out candy. I was thinking..."This won't be too bad, Claire should be fine." I thought wrong. We walked in, fine, got to the first monster, she got a little scared so we just passed without taking the candy. By the time we got to the second monster she was in full out panic mode, trying to climb up my legs and hide at the same time. So, needless to say/type, we hightailed it out of there.
Then Saturday morning we went to our mommy and me art class. Got to decorate sugar cookies, she LOVES her sugar by the way. Then we headed home to attempt our three day potty training method, which I am making a three and a half day. So far it's very trying. But still crossing my fingers. Until next time, God bless

Let it Rain.

It's raining, it's pouring, this momma is about to be snoozing. What?! Is that not how the song goes? Well, you know what? That's how it's going to go tonight. I've been running around crazy. I think that my work schedule is starting to get to me.
This morning we were supposed to have a meeting and I didn't get the text until i was walking into work wondering where everybody was. As soon as I read the text I started to bawl. I just broke down. Stressed much? I was told hopefully our schedules will be back to normal sometime after the middle of October. It won't come soon enough.
So, on with Thankful Thursday:

1.) Overtime; it makes my check a little nicer.

2.) Rain puddles. Or rather Claire Splashing in rain puddles. Made my day.

3.) DVR. I'm so stinking tired tonight that I'm not going to even watch any of the premiers that I'm so excited to see. So NO TELLING!

4.) My husband. I called him this morning upset. Through out the day he would text me asking how I was. It just really touched me that he took time out of his sleep schedule to make sure I was all right.

5.) Baby kisses, and giggles, and hugs. Or I should say toddler kisses, giggles and hugs. After a hard day I needed all of that.

One Bad Mamma Jamma...

It's official. I love going shooting guns! I was always one of those people who were scared of guns. It's not that I didn't want other people to not have them, I just didn't want to have anything to do with them. Until last Saturday.
Now, I'm in love. I got to shoot and AR-15, a 22, a 12 gauge semi-auto, and a 40 glock. I went Skeet shooting and hit 4 out of 5. I've decided that it's addicting, a stress reliever, and something that I need to do more of.

Manic Monday...

So, another week is upon us. Too bad, the weekend never lasts long enough. What a busy weekend it was.
I had to work Friday, then Saturday I gave blood and had my little girls second birthday party. It was a lot of fun, most of my husbands family was there. My family is mostly spread out so they weren't there.
I'm glad that my little girl was too little to notice that only one other kid was there. Thank you Amy and Brooklyn.
It's pretty sad when the friend that you've known the least amount of time can show up and my other friends that I've known since high school or shortly after can't be bothered. It just kind of upset me. They can't even call or anything. I'm there for every birthday, party, etc. that I get invited to. The only ones that I don't go to are the adult parties and I don't have a sitter.
All right, vent over. It was still a really cute party. Claire would say "cute" every time she opened up clothes. She was so excited about all of the fuss. It's just so sad that my little girl is getting so big. Well, I have to keep cleaning house, so until next time, God bless.

Thankful Thursday

Okay, here's my Thankful Thursday blog post. I know that I haven't posted in awhile, and I'm sorry all of you who read my blog. I just need to get off (or on) my butt and start doing it. It's my way to let my thoughts out. So, here we go.

I am thankful for:

1.) Getting my HYLA vacuum to work. We bought it at a pawn shop YEARS ago. The instruction manual is in Dutch/German. Needles to say, I didn't understand ANY of it. So, I finally got on youtube and looked it up. And...wa-la! It works, and works very, very well.

2.) My IPhone. Just got one a few weeks ago and LOVE it. Seriously, you can't understand the obsession unless you have one. How did I ever function without it? It has my email, my calendar...EVERYTHING on it.

3.) That October is getting closer and closer. We are working so much overtime and after October 12 we can finally have days off. I'm thinking I may need a week off. Doubt it happens, but hey, hopefully it'll be here before we know it.

4.) Christmas. I am thankful for Christmas, it is just around the corner. I am thankful that I had decided to put $10 on a Wal-Mart gift card every time I went to Wal-Mart. Because of that Now there is over $600 on the card. I have a feeling that Christmas is going to be a lot less stressful.

5.) My family. They are wonderful. I had to stay home with Claire yesterday. She didn't feel well but was still a sweetie. She took a nap, and I even got to take a nap. Then Christopher and I got to spend some much needed time together.

Manic Monday...

Just another Manic Monday for this momma. I've been working over time and long hours. Sucks, sucks, sucks. To top it all of I have to go in for an early meeting tomorrow.
Well, on another topic I got to try out my HYLA vacuum today. Chris got it from the pawn shop and it has been sitting in our garage for about 2 years. The only instruction manual that I could find is in German. Sure, there were lots of informational videos, but nothing showing me how to use it. I decided to wing it, and I'm glad that I did. I vacuum with a Kirby Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. After using this vacuum I looked in the water and it looked like I hadn't vacuumed in YEARS. Yucky!
So, I better start/continue my cleaning so that i can go to bed and get up early. I am SO ready for a vacation. Until next time, God bless.

Thankful Thursday

In this truly blessed life I lead here is what I'm thankful for:

1.) I'm thankful for dress-up time. I had so much fun with Claire tonight playing dress up, she got so excited she could hardly sit still for the picture.

2.) My crock-pot. I know, weird thing to be thankful for, but I am. It makes it so that I get more time with my family after having to work late.

3.) My family. They should have been listed as number on honestly, but the free time and crock pot lead into it today. I got to spend more time with my family BECAUSE I had made a crock-pot dinner and this is what we did with that time.

4.) AC. It got to 102 today. So I am VERY thankful for that.

5.) I'm so thankful that I don't have to work this weekend. I've worked the last 2 Saturdays and can not wait for a full weekend off.

There's my list for now. So, until next time, God bless.

Thankful Thursday

Although I have a cold and feel like I've been hit by a Mac truck, I am still blessed.

1.) Claire is starting to talk more. It's so fun to listen to her little voice say new things.

2.) I'm getting overtime. True, I can't stand working open to close and then Saturdays, but it sure makes for a better paycheck.

3.) The weekend is almost here.

4.) I got to spend some quality time with my husband today.

5.) I get to take a nice shower and then go off to bed.

Ramble

Okay, I'm lame. I haven't blogged in so long. I can say that we've had fun, and then not so much fun as well. Right now the mommy and daddy in the house are sick. We both have colds. It's a miracle that Claire hasn't gotten sick.
On some other news, my sister is pregnant with baby number 3! I'm so excited! I'm going to be an aunt again. I just wish her family lived closer so that our kids can grow up together.
My dad says that he's almost done building his house. The dry wall is fixing to go up. I'm hoping that it's done by Christmas so that we can go visit.
Anyways, that's all for now. Until next time, God bless.

Monday Madness...

It's been crazy. Sorry that I haven't blogged in so long. Life has been happening. Nothing too much. I got sunburned at the lake, although not as bad as it could have been.
So, I have officially joined the lamest blog category. If you need any lessons, tips, or pointers be sure to let me know. Free of charge, just have to find the time to do it. Between potty training, work, house work, and other things it's kind of crazy.
On the potty training front, it's going pretty well. We've tried the sticker chart as a reward, but she seems to be more interested in M&M's now. It seems to be working. Tonight she told me that she had to go potty twice, and she actually did. I'm one proud momma.
Work is really busy right now. I'm just ready for everything to go back to normal. Working open to close sucks. I feel like I'm missing out on so much with my family. Still blessed though. So until next time, God bless.

Toughen Up Tuesday!

All right. Coming home from vacation feels good, but I am worn out. I have to do laundry and clean the house etc. etc. etc. After all of my complaining I realize something; I need to toughen up. After all, I'm blessed.

Sure I may be tired, and I may have to do the laundry, dusting, vacuuming, dusting, sweeping. mopping, cooking etc. (I'm telling you...I'm Cinderella.) So, I take a break before I even start and turn on the news.....what do I see, Oklahoma City flood victims insurance is not covering the costs of their houses.

Got me to thinking; hey, it could always be worse. I try to stay positive but I do complain. I don't want to go to work, I don't want to clean, I don't want to cook. You know what though, I have a job, and food to cook, and a house to clean.

Okay, I tend to talk/blog about blessings a lot, so on to another subject; Potty Training. It's going well, Claire even went twice this morning! The chart seems to be working, but I've had a few people tell me to keep a jar of M&M's by the potty and let her have one every time she goes. So, I bought the jar today, and the M&M-mini's. Let's see if that works. I'll try to keep you all updated on my progress. Until next time, God bless.

They Say You can Never Come Back Home...

They lied. Christopher, Claire, my grandma and I all drove to Corpus Christi to go to my sisters wedding. What a trip it was. We had some good times, like stopping at the Czech Stop, and Claire starting to tell me that she had to potty...only if I asked, but you have to start somewhere. And some bad times, like when Claire peed through her diaper and her car seat soaked it up (...YUCK!) or when I forgot to get myself a t-shirt as a souvenir.
The wedding was kind of scary. I was the matron of honor. I DO NOT (repeat, DO NOT) like standing up in front of people. Unless I have lines to recite or something like that I'm a total wreck. I'm just glad that the attention wasn't on me.
I had a chance to get some girl time in. I got my nails done with my sister. It has been such a long time since I've had that done. I just wish that they had used a better polish. My nails were gummy for 3 hours, even after sitting under those nail drying lights.
The first full day that we were out there my nephews, dad, step-mom, grandma, and sister went to the aquarium. It was a lot of fun, I even got to pet a sting-ray. I just wish that I could've gotten Claire to touch it, but she was short that if I would've put her over the water where the sting ray was I would've ended up dropping her. But she LOVED the turtles and the under water dolphin tank.
That night Christopher and I went to the ocean to watch the waves under the full moon. It was so beautiful. I love that I can just sit in silence with my husband and feel totally safe and at ease with him. Everyone should be so lucky as to marry their best friend.

Happy Fathers Day

A Little Girl Needs Daddy
A little girl needs Daddy
For many, many things:
Like holding her high off the ground
Where the sunlight sings!
Like being the deep music
That tells her all is right
When she awakens frantic with
The terrors of the night.

Like being the great mountain
That rises in her heart
And shows her how she might get home
When all else falls apart.

Like giving her the love
That is her sea and air,
So diving deep or soaring high
She'll always find him there.

Thankful Thursday...

To continue on with my Thursday tradition of post topics here are five things that I'm thankful for.
1.) I'm very thankful that I got to work in town these last two days. It was so nice to be close to my family, and I ended up getting a lot done around the house too.

2.) I am thankful that my husband finally got a reliable vehicle. I have been praying on that one for a long time.

3.) I am so thankful for the time that I had tonight with Claire. I got to paint her toe nails for the very first time ever. And she was in such a good mood, we had a lot of fun.

4.) I am thankful for my friends. I met a friend through Cafemom. It just so happens that she lives in the same town as I do, AND we have daughters that are close to the same age. Today she announced that she's pregnant. I'm so happy for her!

5.) I am very blessed to have the home, friends, family, and life that I do.

TV Tuesday

Meet my new obsession. I know, I know. I'm a full grown woman in my mid-twenties and I'm quickly becoming addicted to a teenie-bopper show. Sad, but it's the little things that bring happiness....right?...right?!...RIGHT?!
Quick update on the potty training front, we've had good and bad days. Usually when she wakes up in the morning we can get her to go potty before we leave for the day and then again when she comes home from day care. Not today. She was not having it.
Christopher woke her up for me and she was not happy, she would cry, and whine. I got her to sit on the potty, and gave her her potty books. 99% of the time she's happy/excited to get a book and pretend to read it. Not today, she cried and fussed and just was not happy at all. Then when she got home she would sit on the potty, but not actually go. Oh well, it's a journey.
So I will close with the loves of my life. God has truly blessed me.
You can't tell that she's a Daddy's Girl can you? hehe.

Just Call Me Cinderella...

It's Saturday and today I have decided to clean house. I'm already tired and want a maid in case you're wondering. Why did I decide to clean?
I'll tell you why. I want my family to be able to live in a house that's nice. It may not be the biggest, or best, or anything like that, but it'll be clean, In my mind a clean house equals a less stressful house.
So far I've gotten the carpets vacuumed and steam cleaned. Left on my list is dusting, sweeping, mopping, and scrubbing the bathroom. And maybe even giving the dog a bath.
While I'm doing all of this Claire has been amazing. I'll stop every 15 minutes or so and give her hugs and kisses. She's been playing with her dollies and reading her books.
Potty training on the other hand hasn't been good today or yesterday. She's earned stickers for her potty chart every day but these two. Well, the day's not over yet so hopefully that will change.
That's all for now. Until next time, God bless.

Thankful Thursday

I usually do "Thankful Thursday", let me tell you, today it was a little difficult. I'm going to try not to gripe after all this is a post that concentrates on my blessings, not my miseries, as we should do in life.
So, I'm not to gripe about my morning from h-e-l-l. Instead, here are my blessings:

1.) It's not so crazy at work. Meaning I actually have time to get my sanity back in between those crazy customers.

2.) I got around this morning without having to rush. You have no idea how much stress that takes out of my day.
The h-e-l-l didn't start until I got to work, I'm not worried though, I try to live my life right, if this person wants to be nasty, then God help them I guess.

3.) I didn't have to cook tonight. Thank you left over tacos and Spanish rice.

4.) Claire's potty training has gone very well at home. She even earned another star on her chart today! I do think that my day care provider is getting a little frustrated though.
What we're doing is putting her on the potty every half hour or so (and giving her a potty board book, and the potty chart/star thing). It's working at home, she only has accidents during nap time, and even wakes up in the morning with a dry diaper. For some reason it's not going so great at day care though.

5.) I have a Lord that loves me and beautiful family. I walked in the door after work today, Christopher and Claire had made a pallet and were watching a movie together. It was too cute.

It's Potty Time!

It's that time.....Potty time! I have started trying to potty train Claire. It's only been a few days, and wow, I'm already exhausted. I had a few methods in mind, but to tell you the truth, I have no idea what I'm doing.
The first thing that I tried was potty board book. These seem to be working so far. Although the first day I was ready to scream. I decided that these books were strictly bathroom books. Let's just say that Claire had a PROBLEM with that.
She loves to be read to and she also likes to pretend to read. So she wanted to take these books out of the bathroom. I had to keep bringing them back to the bathroom and putting them up. that did NOT go over well. Now I think that she's understanding better though, at least she keeps them in the bathroom. I also made a potty chart, she seems to really like that.
Anyways, that's what I've been up to, now I just have to figure out what we're going to do about potty training when we take our little road trip in a couple of weeks for my sisters wedding. Wish me luck. Until next time God bless.

Potty Training....

Is wearing this momma out! So, it's that time, Claire is wearing pull-ups and starting to use the potty. I'm excited and sad to tell you the truth. My little baby is not such a little baby anymore.
So, I've read somewhere that I needed to designate certain toys or books for the potty only. That's exactly what I did. I got 2 potty books. One that has Elmo on it and one that has a little girl on it. (And I swear, if I were to turn Claire into a cartoon she would look like this little girl.) Both of these books have buttons on them that either, flush or say something.
So far it's working. She LOVES her potty books and can't wait to read them when she's on her little potty. I'm taking her to the potty every 20-30 minutes. She's gone 3 times today with only one accident during nap time. It's just hard trying to get house work done in between potty breaks.
Wish me luck, until next time, God bless.

Thankful Thursday...

In this world I have many blessings. Here are a few of the blessings in my life:



1.) My husband, daughter, me and some friends of ours all got to get together at the lake and had an awesome time. (And only 1/3 of this house hold got sun burned....and it wasn't me or the baby!...Poor daddy/hubby.)



2.) I have found someone to watch Claire this week while my regular day care person is on vacation. Not only that, but she comes to my house! That means that I don't have to get up early to get Claire Bear around!



3.) I don't have to cook Saturday! My father in law has realized that he hasn't seen his grand-baby since April so he offered to cook for us. He offered to do it over at our house if we wanted, but we figured (or rather Christopher did) that we would make the trip.



4.) I'm getting caught up on laundry from this weekend. Lame, I know. But now we have clean clothes to wear.



5.) Claire used the potty today!

Oh, by the way, here's your daily dose of Claire....feel free to say your ooohhhhs and aaaawwwwwws.

Happy Memorial Day!

I haven't blogged in a week. It's been a little crazy. I didn't plan on blogging today but since I'm home because there were bad thunder storms last night I took Claire home and now she's taking a nap. So I decided to write a quick one.
We've been at the lake. Turns out the camp site next to us has 2 marines in it. They were really nice guys and my husband being the social person that he is, we've made friends.
It's been a good weekend. Please remember to pay tribute to the men and women of our armed forces.

I found this poem here and thought that it fit.

As we stand here looking
At the flags upon these graves
Know these flags represent
A few of the true American brave

They fought for their Country
As man has through all of time
Except that these soldiers lying here
Fought for your country and mine

As we all are gathered here
To pay them our respect
Let's pass this word to others
It's what they would expect

I'm sure that they would do it
If it were me or you
To show we did not die in vein
But for the red, white and blue.

Let's pass on to our children
And to those who never knew
What these soldiers died for
It's the least we can do

Let's not forget their families
Great pain they had to bear
Losing a son, father or husband
They need to know we still care

No matter which war was fought
On the day that they died
I stand here looking at these flags
Filled with American pride.

So as the bugler plays out Taps
With its sweet and eerie sound
Pray for these soldiers lying here
In this sacred, hallowed ground.

Take home with you a sense of pride
You were here Memorial Day.
Celebrating the way Americans should
On this solemnest of days.

Monday Madness...

All right. Another Monday come and almost gone. But not before I watch the Bachlorette. I wasn't for sure how I felt about the choice of the bachelorette. I can tell you one thing though. There are some CRAZY dudes on there. Some of them I think deserve more camera time. Hopefully the ones chosen keep it interesting.
I was so ready to sit down and relax tonight. Claire is hitting her terrible two's early. She wouldn't eat tonight, and she was so fussy. One minutes she was just all giggles, the next it was the end of the world. I hope that tonight was just her being moody and that she's not getting sick or something like that. She was ready for bed tonight, that's for sure. She usually plays peek-a-boo while I'm turning off her CD player and putting away the books that I read to her before bed. Didn't do anything like that tonight. Usually I'm telling her to lay back down as I'm shutting the door.
Maybe I need to take a cue from my daughter and call it an early night. You know, I think that that's exactly what I'll do. Do until next time, God bless.

Sunday Blessings...

I wasn't going to blog today but then Claire and I have had such a good day that I thought that I would count a few of my blessings.
1.) I'm married to my soul-mate and best friend.
2.) I get to be Claire's mommy. There are so many women out there that would love to be mothers, but can't. AND I get to be a mother to the sweetest, funniest, cutest little girl ever. I may be biased, but I don't care.
3.) I have a nice home to live in.
4.) I have a job. I may not love my job all of the time, but it helps pay the bills.
5.) I have amazing friends.
Well, that's just the tip of the ice berg. I have to get some laundry folded tonight so that I have clothes for tomorrow. So, until next time, God bless.

Freaky Friday...

Okay, I'll admit it. I may look like a pretty normal person on the outside, but on the inside.....not so much. I LOVE vampire. werewolf, supernatural things.
I don't believe any of it really exists (unlike some people). I liked to be spooked. Especially when those stories have a love story intertwined in there somewhere. I guess that would just make me a romantic?
So, I've been wanting to see this movie for awhile. I saw that it was on Starz and decided to set my DVR. I'm glad that I did. It was very entertaining, bloody, and good.
So, on another subject tomorrow Christopher, Claire and I are going to Bass Pro Shop sometime tomorrow. Why? I don't know. But that's all right. I'm just glad it's the weekend, too bad it's not a long weekend though. Oh well, I'll just have to count my blessings.
Until next time, God bless.

TV Tuesdays

Okay, another crazy day at work. Let me tell you that I was SO HAPPY to get home. We had shrimp stir fry with the cake that I baked last night for dessert. I had such a good time with my family tonight. After I got the kiddo off to bed and the husband off to work I turned on the TV.
Hello, my name is Misty, I'm a grown woman and I love the new 90210. Okay, I've admitted it. I like the drama of a teenage soap opera.
Watching the show got me to thinking something....Does the drama that we watch somehow seep into our lives? You know when you watch a "feel-good" movie and it leaves you smiling? Why can't the same be true of something drama-filled? Does it cause unnecessary stress in our lives? Just something that I was wondering. So, until next time, God bless.

Manic Monday...

I smell strawberry cake. Okay, this isn't mine, but I baked one and it looks an awfully lot like mine. I guess I was feeling rather Betty Crocker-ish tonight.
Today Monday won. I got to work on time, but locked myself out of my computer. When I called tech support to have my password reset (cause I didn't think that I knew it) I was told that I have to have my employee ID, which I have to be able to get to through my log in.
Well, there were some good things that happened today. I got to spend time with Claire, and she was in an AWESOME mood. She was dancing and singing, and hugging and kissing. And She ate really well tonight.
It's pretty sad that it's only Monday and I already wish that it was Friday. It feels like I could have fit at least four days in to today. Oh well, what doesn't kill you makes you stronger I guess. Until next time, God bless.

Psycho Saturday....

Despite the name of the post, today was not that psycho. Don't get me wrong, it had it's moments, but overall a good day. A day that was both lazy, crazy, and everything in between.
Claire and I got to sleep in for a little bit while Christopher went out of town to work on the boat. It was so nice just having a lazy day with my baby. Until Later in the afternoon. We had to head out of town...that's when the psycho took over.
We went to the car dealership because we're thinking about trading the car. From there we Claire and I went to the mall and I got a few things from JCPenney, then we went walking around the mall. Walking, and walking and walking.
Word of advice, if you ever think about going shopping to where you have to actually go into dressing rooms and try on clothes, with a toddler, alone....DON"T. I spent the whole time chasing her, telling her "No, Stop, Put that down, Shh!, Stop Screaming". One thing that I am grateful for; the dressing rooms had full length doors, so no crawling under.
After that I went to my mother-in-laws and then to my husbands' cousins' graduation. She graduated tonight from the same high school that my husband and I graduated from. I've known this kid since she was 8 or 9 years old. Now I feel old. Oh well, to be able to age is a blessing.
Tonight was pretty awesome though. It was like a mini-reunion. There were so many familiar faces. And we've all got kids, and are adults now. When did that happen?!
Okay, I'm tired. Good night all, and until next time, God bless.

Funky Friday...

Today is Friday (for another half hour or so anyways). Thank God! After a long week, full of small little tasks, house cleaning, dirty laundry, cooking, etc. I am ready for the weekend. I am ready to do nothing. Just sleep, and lounge.
Well, not this weekend. We have to go out of town for a graduation. So, out of town we'll go. We'll get there (way too early) Christopher will go to the shop and work, and I'll go, go, go, do something. Then I'll end up up rushing around and come screeching into the parking lot of our old high school.
Oh well, maybe I can relax Sunday. That's a BIG maybe. I am in some serious need of down time. The only thing is, I feel guilty when I'm not doing something for my family. It may not be something that needs to be done at that moment, and usually it can wait....How do I get over that? That guilt? I do this (blog) for me, but I usually do it in between tasks, and when everyone is out and I'm too tired physically to do anything else.
Oh well, I guess that being a mommy and a wife (and more) is a learning process.....and this mommy and wife is still under construction. So, until next time, God bless.

Thankful Thursday...

So I know that I don't blog every day, and even when I do blog it's not on set days. But I do want to try to do "Thankful Thursdays". So here we go, "Thankful Thursday"....
I am thankful for my family, my baby girl, my husband. They make my life worth while. Today I came home and I was unloading the car going in and out of the house. My little girl runs out screaming "Momma! Momma! Momma!" She makes me smile. I truly felt loved.
My husband is another person that I am so thankful for. He is my best friend. I can be silly around him and he joins right in. I can be dressed in sweats with no makeup and an old t-shirt, and he tells me I'm beautiful.
I'm thankful for the house that I live in. It may not be the biggest, or the neatest, but it's a home. It's my haven away from the outside world. When I have a bad day at work, or we go out and it's been a long day, I'm always grateful to step through my front door.
There are many other things that I'm thankful for, both big and small. In my opinion more people need to concentrate and be thankful for what they have instead of focusing on what they don't have. I have challenged myself to try to find the bright side and blessings in every situation. So, until next time, God bless.

Way Back Wednesday....

It's Wednesday....we're almost there. Ladies and gentlemen please fasten you seat belts, and in case of emergency the exit is Friday, leading into Saturday
. I'd like to thank you for choosing weekly redundancy, we know it's been a long, bumpy ride. We're only half way there. It's only downhill from here though.
Alright, now that I got that out of my system; back on topic. Today I was at work, and trust me, it's been a hellish week. Anyways there I was waiting on customer after customer after customer when there was a customer that brought candy with him. He was placing an order, and he starts eating "Zots"....ZOTS.....I haven't thought about those things in YEARS!
"Where did you get those?" Apparently there is this gas station....in TEXAS that sells them. Texas for crying out loud. A whole other state. Well, my sister is supposed to be getting married next month and she lives in Texas. We may have to check the place out.
That little experience of mine brought me back to summer when I was about 12 and my sister and I used to go to the park with my dad and on the way we would stop and get candy. I always got 2 of a few thongs; zots, poprocks, or this gum that had coca-cola in the middle of it...oh! and warheads!
So, for those of you out there in blogger land, what's something that brings you back? Until next time, God bless.

Happy Mother's Day!

What is a mother? a Mother is many, many things. If you look closely you can sometimes spot a mother. Her hair isn't always in style or even fixed. Sometimes she'll have stains from her childrens small hands on her clothes. A mother is the one that when there's only 0ne piece left announces that she's not hungry.
I can honestly say that most of the time I fit those descriptions. But you know what, for all of the hard work that comes with being a mother, it is more than worth it. Happy Mother's Day to all of you Momma's out there!
Until next time, God bless.

Mother's Day Weekend

So, this weekend has been the BEST Mother's Day weekend I've ever had! I got a ring, a new swim suit and we got this new bed with 2 matching night stands!
Yesterday was a crazy day. I work in a college town and it's the end of the semester so all or the students were coming in to my office. CRAZY!
After I got off of work Christopher and I went into the city, we bought this bed, shopped and then went out to eat. It was so much fun getting to spend time with Claire and my husband. I am truly blessed. I even got to sleep in late today!
Down-side....now I have even MORE furniture to dust. Oh well, you know what they say. A mother's work is never done.
Happy Mother's Day to all the momma's out there. Until next time, God bless.

I want! I want! I want!

All right, mother's day is right around the corner. I LOVE mother's day! I've only been a mother for almost 2 years now, but I couldn't imagine not being a mother now. There's nothing else like it.
I have decided that I want something that says "mom" on it this year. Or represents motherhood. So, I have decided on this. I'm hoping and wishing, and praying, that I get it. I LOVE IT! JCPenny has such good deals!
Okay, this weekend my husband and I are supposed to go to Oklahoma City and hopefully getting a new bed! This place is selling a bed with storage, a headboard and two night stands thrown in. We have a tiny house and hardly any closet space, but lots of clothes. I have a hard time throwing some things out. I go from one extreme to another. I'll get on these cleaning sprees and either start throwing everything away, and then I can also get very sentimental and want to keep everything. Oh well. I just hope that I'm not the only one that goes through things like that.
Until next time, God bless.

Oh Netie Pot....

How I love you so. Okay, I tried it. I went to a local health food store and purchased one of these things. I had seen it on The Price of Beauty and thought, "I should get one of those.". So that's just what I did.
First of all a little bit about my allergies. I HATE them, with a passion. They say at the doctors office "You just have seasonal allergies." They lie. I have allergies all year round, indoor and outdoor. So I am constantly searching for things to help my poor nose.
This is natural, and it worked for me. Granted I've only used it once, but I think that I might be hooked.
You fill it with warm water and non-iodized salt (about 1/4 teaspoon) tilt you head to the side, stick the spout in your nostril and pour.
It took me a couple of seconds to tilt my head just right so that the water would drain into my other nostril instead of down my throat. But once I got it right and then switched to do the other nostril and did an exhale through my nose.....MAGIC! I usually have a hard time breathing through my nose at night. (Most of the time only 1 nostril at a time will work.) Last night I had no problem. I will be using this again.
So, on with my healthier me life-style. I'm only drinking soda on the weekends, trying to be more active (although not succeeding all of the time), and doing natural remedies where possible (hence, the netie pot). I've already lost 6 pounds, which brings me down to 150 and a BMI of 24.2. It's in the higher range of the "normal weight" zone, but I want it lower. I have just 15 more pounds to go!
So, for those of you out there trying to be healthier; You can do it! So, until next time, God bless.

Truethful Tuesday....

They say the scales don't lie. Sometimes I have to wonder though.....

Today was weigh in day at my Weight Watchers meeting (you actually weigh in at every meeting). I tried a new tactic this week. I kept track of all of my points. I wrote everything that went into my mouth down in my food journal. "If you bite it, write it" as they say. So that's exactly what I did.

I got my Subway kids meal before I went into the meeting. The meeting is on my lunch break and there's a Subway right next door. I swear, it's like they planned it that way or something. So, I walk in with my meal in my little turtle bag (LOVE it by the way) set the bag down, grab my stuff and the step on the scale.

I'm clamping my eyes shut so that I can't see what she writes on the paper. I hear the pen tap the paper then nothing. What?! No, "Good job," no, "Maybe next week". Finally I can stand it any longer. "How'd I do?" Well, I'll tell you how I did...I lost 2.4 pounds is how I did! I'm proud of me. Who knew that following the plan would actually work?! (I did, but that's besides the point).

Now I have to go home and brag to my husband. So until next time, God bless.

Monday Blessings....

All right....Bring on the Monday....ooopppsss....I take it back, wait, no...too late.

That's the attitude that I had today, and guess what, I got my wish. Monday hit me like a mac truck today.

Positive thinking, positive thinking, here it goes:

Claire woke up in a good mood. She let me brush her teeth without me having to fight her. She's AWESOME doing it before bed, but waking up, not so much.

My coffee was ready for me when I woke up. I LOVE my new coffee maker that has a timer. Seriously, how did I ever manage without one?! I must have been crazy.

Today is my wonderful, awesome, amazing, sexy, sweet, husbands' birthday. (Did I put enough adjectives in there for you?!) So HAPPY BIRTHDAY CHRISTOPHER! I LOVE YOU! Seriously, he's a great husband (and my best friend).

People coming in and paying their bills today, or making arrangements also reminds me to be thankful that I have a job. There are so many out there that are struggling, and while we are pinching pennies at least we are both employed...AND my husbands work hours have picked up.

Most of all I am thankful for my faith. It's hard to have faith in the world that we live in today. To be able to say, honestly say, that I KNOW everything will be all right because God has a plan for me is awesome. He's given me my beautiful family (which I could not do without) and everything else in my life. God is good.

So, how are you all out there in cyber-world blessed? It's so easy to concentrate on the negative, and I've decided to try my hardest to have a positive outlook. So, until next time, God bless.

One Lucky Woman...

I had to brag. Not only has my home life been going pretty well lately....BUT....I got flowers delivered to my office today! I'm so blessed to have my husband in my life. I can't wait to get home to my family.....let the count down begin!
Until next time, God bless.

Summer Projects...

Okay, as if I wasn't busy enough I decided to make a list of things that I want to do this summer.

1. Go to the Zoo

2. Go to the Science museum

3. Go to the Art Museum

4. Go to the park more often

5. Take Claire swimming at the pool

6. Go to the Pioneer Museum

7. Go to the lake

8. Go camping

9. Go to the historic downtown part of a town, any town

10. Make a play date with friends.

11. Go Scuba Diving

12. Steam-clean the carpets

13. Detail the boat and all vehicles

14. Make hair-bows for Claire

15. Make another tutu for Claire

I am a planning type of person and have decided that I want my daughter to be cultured. Some of those I will have no problem doing. My husband owns a jet boat and LOVES the lake (he's what some may to refer to as a "lake-rat") so we usually camp. For other activities there's going to be more of a challenge, and not all of them are fun. I'm up for it though.

Until next time, God bless.

What the HECK?!

I am a Christian woman. I believe in being able to practice my faith without fear of persecution. I also believe that if I find something offensive that I shouldn't have to do it. That's why I am proud of this young woman and what she did.
This makes me glad that I live where I do. A lot of places in the world she wouldn't have had the chance to stand up for her beliefs...or in some places even go to school. Good for her. Sorry, I'll get off of my soap box now. Until next time, God bless.

Sick babies are not fun....=(

I haven't posted in a few days. My dear daughter is sick. She's only 19 months old and when she doesn't feel well I feel helpless. She woke up Tuesday with a fever and just was not herself. So, my wonderful husband stayed home and watched her, and he did this after working a 10 hour shift.

When I got home I changed out of my work clothes, loaded Claire up and took her to the next town to the walk in clinic. The took blood from her finger, did a strep test and a flu test. She just has a virus, there's nothing that they can give her, blah, blah, blah.

So, we went to Wal-Mart to get her some Motrin and Tylenol, and Triamedic. Poor sweet-heart. Yesterday when I got home, no fever! I did my happy dance and Claire joined me. Unfortunately we were too early in our celebration. She now has a fever of 102.

So I'm praying for a quick recovery. Until next time, God bless.

Easter Weekend...

This weekend has been so awesome! I realize that I am truly blessed to have the family that I have been given. Now if only I didn't have to go to work tomorrow. I have to count my blessings though. At least I have a job that I get paid to do. A lot of people can't say that.
We went to Dynamo Gym. Claire had a blast by the way. we walked around the zoo and saw most of the animals, even went to see the new Children's Zoo. Claire loved looking at all of the animals and so did this momma.
It was so funny. When we were looking at the giraffes and there was a blue neck ostrich in there. The ostrich is walking the fence, stops in front of Claire and I and starts pecking at the fence. It spooked me. I kept on flashing back to 6th grade, Rose Hill School. It was pioneer day and we were all dressed up and made a special trip to an old time one room school house to experience what it would have been like back then. Well, at recess there was an ostrich that was kept in a fence behind the school. The boys were teasing it and it would run and chest-butt the fence. It just gave me the creeps for some reason.
Anyways, after that we went shopping and then home. We got some super cute shoes for Claire. Oh, and she picked up on the work "cute". Everything we handed her it was "Oh, cute" in her little girl voice. Very, very, well,...cute.
This morning we went to church, out to eat and found out that Claire didn't like the Easter Bunny. She was SCARED. After we got home it was nap time for this household. After nap time Claire and I decided to go into the town square and snap some photos. She got her first skinned knee. She was so brave, it didn't even bother her. It didn't bother her until we got home and momma tried to clean it, then we had a fit. Oh well, all's well that ends well. Until next time, God bless.

Weigh-in Day.

Tuesdays are my usual Weight Watchers meetings. I go on lunch hour, and usually skip out before the meeting is over so that I have time to eat. Today I took a new approach. I got my food and brought it into the meeting. Well, that actually works out better for me. I don't feel so rushed that way it turns out.
So, to weigh in I decided that every little bit counts. I took off my watch, necklace and earrings. Guess what?! I lost weight again. I am now down a total of 5 pounds. Only 17 more to go. That's all for now, so until next time, God bless.

I'm Superwoman!

Okay, today has been a beautiful day. And I feel like superwoman to top it all off. I got to work on time, got Claire to day care on time and even had time for breakfast and coffee. I know...Superwoman, right?! Well not so fast. I got to work and Christopher called me. "Did you leave me the car seat?" Dun-dun-dun *insert dramatic music here*. Nope, I forgot. That's all right, I'll come get it he tells me.
So, I commute. That means that he had to drive all the way into another town. He's waiting for me at the bank which is across town from where I work. And when I say across town I mean that I'm at the almost very East side of town and the bank is at the very West side. Okay, so I get ready, and Boom! I'm off. I walk fast to my car, jump in, and start driving.
I'm cutting in and out of traffic driving as fast as possible without breaking the law (too bad anyways). I make it to the bank in record time. Give my husband the car seat, sign a check for him to cash and then back across town I go. I tanned and even had time to eat lunch. Again, I'm Superwoman.
Other than that I'm just ready for this weekend. I'm anxious about the challenge that I've given myself for tomorrow. We'll see how much I get done. Until next time, God bless.

Technology Addiction.

I admit it. I'm addicted. Hello my name is Misty and I'm addicted to technology. Yesterday when I got home we had pizza. You have to love pizza night, no cooking for me! Anyways, we had an early dinner because everyone was "STARVING". We put Claire to bed a little earlier than usual since she was being a little grump. You could tell she was tired, but she was fighting it. Sleep finally won over the little girl.
So Chris and I got some adult time in before he had to get ready for work. All of a sudden he turned to me and said "I bet that you can't stay off of the computer tonight." I'll take that bet and prove him wrong, so I told him "You're on". Turns out, he was right. Sad, I know.
I was sitting down, relaxing watching TV and cleaning the house on commercial breaks. Should have been perfectly happy with that, but I wasn't. I kept on glancing at the laptop. "Just for a minute" I told myself. Who was I kidding?
I stayed on the computer off and on until I got ready for bed. I texted Chris telling him of my defeat. What's wrong with me that I can't stay off of that thing for 24 hours?! Then I got to thinking, I would get so much more done if I just shut some technology out of my life for 24 hours.
So here's my challenge; This Saturday I'm going to try to go without the television, or computer all day. I'm going to see how much I actually can get accomplished without those things to distract me. I'm still going to have my cell phone but will only use it for calls made to me, or replies to text messages. I'm also still going to have the radio and/or CD player. (I'm the kind of person that can't stand it being too quiet if I'm trying to work.) But other than that I'm going to try not to turn on the TV or computer. Wish me luck. Until next time, God bless.

There's Less Of Me To Look At!

Today has been busy. I got up (late) got around and got Claire around. She was such a cuddle bug. It was to the point that I just wanted to lay down with her and snooze the day away. But alas, I got her around and dressed as well as myself.
I got to work sat there, sat there, sat there....then it was time for my dentist appointment. Good news, I have a good clean mouth! No cavaties, no gum problems, none of it! Yeah me. So went back to work, sat there for an hour. Then to my Weight Watchers meeting.
On the way to the meeting I spaced and drove right past the meeting site. Let's just say I was tired. So, got there and took off my shoes. Time to face the music. She wrote something down. "Did I gain?" 0.8 she said. Oh well, it happens. So I was a little dissapointed and went to go sit down to put on my shoes. So, I decided to look at my weight she wrote down to see how much I weighed now. I lost....LOST 0.8 pounds. Not gained, lost!
So that made my day a little better. When I got home I drove up in the drive to a little girl and her daddy playing in the front yard. Made my day when she started screaming "Momma! Momma! Momma!" so, there's my day in a nut shell. Until next time, God bless.

Really?

This weekend has been CRAZY. I actually didn't end up going anywhere but it was still crazy. Friday it was a warm, sunny, beautiful 70 degrees outside. Hello spring time! NOT! When we woke up Saturday morning it was nothing but snow outside. I guess that gave me a chance to get things doen around the house. Or so I thought.
I got the kitchen cleaned and straightened and laundry sorted to do Sunday. I hung out with Claire and Christopher. I was trying to teach Claire the Potty Dance. She loves the song, but makes up her own dance moves. Other than that we just napped and hung out, It was so nice.
Sunday I woke up ready to tackle the laundry monster. Well, the washer has been leaking (which I have told Christopher about...his response; "It'll be okay, keep doing the laundry") and Sunday it started backing up the kitchen sink whenever I ran the washer. Well, Chris's grandpa came over and helped snake the drain. So far so good. Although I can't tell if the washer is still leaking since there is now a very large puddle in our garage. So right now I'm looking at washers and dryers at Lowes online and drooling.
Anyways, that was my weekend. So until next time, God bless.

Yippee!

Go me! Okay. I know that it's been awhile since I've blogged and I'm sorry. Here it goes. The last few days I've been sick. I've had to drag my but into work since we're short handed and not allowed to call in. Fun stuff I know. So I'm at work making it through the days and each day starting to feel a little bit better. Until,...ta-da! I think I've finally kicked whatever it is that I've had for the past week and a half.
Go me. Claire had it first, then I got it and now it's daddy's turn. Poor daddy (not my daddy, Claire's daddy). I called him this afternoon to find something out and he sounded HORRIBLE. Came home and he was in bed with Claire watching TV. He was so ready to go to bed. I tried to get him to call in, but he has a strong, strong work ethic. He's the kind of person who has to be physically not able to work before he'll call in.
Okay, so yesterday was my weight watchers meeting. I went on my lunch break so that I wouldn't have to go after work. I stepped on the scales.....I lost 1.5 pounds! I was so excited. Of course today I used some weekend points up. (That's what I call them anyways.) I just have to buckle down then next few days. So, until next time, God bless.

Time Change....BOO!

So.....is there anyone out there on the Internet that actually LIKES the time change? I don't know about anyone else, but it seriously messes with me. I don't mind the fall back time change too much. But the "Spring Forward" thing and I are not friends. In general I just wish that we didn't have to mess with our clocks.
It never fails. I forget to change a clock in the house and I'm like; "Oh, I'm ahead of schedule" or, "Crap! I'm going to be late.". This isn't helped by the fact that my watch is always the last thing to be set. So after that moment of panic, or joy depending on the situation I look at my wrist watch and am sitting there thinking, "Huh?...I can't be THAT far off of schedule....oh yeah.".
And it always seems like it's harder to get out of bed. At first I thought that it was just me since I'm the kind of person hat thinks "If I push my alarm just one more time I can still get there and have time to drop Claire off." But, when I got Claire up this morning I realized that no, it isn't just me. Either that or my daughter is a lot like me.
Usually Claire is decent in the mornings. I'll turn on her lamp and she'll usually sit up, rub her eyes, and then stretch her arms out so I can pick her up. Well there was none of that today. I turned on her lamp. She put her blanket over her head.
See?! It's the time change. So there's my two cents on the matter. Until next time, God bless.

It's been crazy...

All right, so my last update was my Weight Watchers meeting. It's been a crazy week. Claire is finally getting over her cold, just as I'm getting it. I don't want to use up all of my sick days so I'm back at work. Working through a cold sucks, but you gotta do what you gotta do.
Last night, I didn't get home at my usual time since I had to go to the grocery store. I went, got out in the puring rain, and headed home. And what did I find you might ask. I found a sleeping toddler and husband. That's all right with me, that way I can get a little bit more work done.
So there I was, chopping bell peppers, onions, peeling and slicing potatoes, all the while browning hamburger meat. I felt like little miss susie home-maker. When I got all of that stuff ready I put it in the oven and set my timer.
House work time. I got the toys picked up, wanted to do more, but then I had to get Chris up for work. Unfortunatley dinner wasn't ready in time. Left-overs it was. That's all right, Claire and I enjoyed our mexican meatloaf. (I even had *looks from left to right* a BEER....shhhh....don't tell.)
So, we had dinner I gave Claire a bath and was about to brush her teeth. She was standing up on the counter and went to reach for something behind the sink. BOOM! She feel into the sink and hit her head on the faucet. I felt so bad. I scooped her up and was trying to calm her down all the while trying not to cry myself. She now has a goose egg above her right eye. I was so paronid that I had to wake her up 2 hours after she went to sleep to make sure that she was okay.
This morning she was her normal happy self, her goose egg was almost gone too! I know, kids are going to get bumps and bruises, I just feel bad when she does. So until next time, God bless.

Buh-Bye Fatty...

Okay. Dealing with a sick kiddo for the last three days has been crazy on my eating this week. Either I've been eating everything in site, or not at all. And I haven't been tracking my food at all these last 4 days. I figured that since I had my weekly points allowance I had some give.
Well...it turns out that I was right. I had to take Claire with me to my Weight Watchers meeting. Her fever had broke, and I figured we'd go in I'd get weighed and we'd sit for 5-10 minutes tops and then high-tail it out of there.
We got there, and I was trying to get everything situated, I got my things that I needed out and was getting Claire's things settled (I even put her name one of the Weight Watchers name tags). Then it was my turn to step on the scales.
The moment of truth was upon me. I was trying so hard not to hold my breath. 154...I had to do a double take. "You mean I actually LOST weight?!" I guess all that running around the house trying to keep it clean, entertain Claire, and tend to her needs has done me some good. So to subway and then home we went for some family time.
I'm just ready for Claire to feel better. She's had a runny nose and a bad cough since Saturday night. I took her to the doctor on Sunday and was told that it's a virus and needs to run its course. I've had to call in the last two days to take care of her and now I think that I've caught whatever it is that she has. Yuck!
My poor baby. She's acting like she feeling better though, so that's good. She had half of a little pizza from Subway, which means that she's getting her appetite back. (I know pizza isn't the healthiest thing but it's something that I know that she eats and eats well.) Hopefully she'll continue to get better. Until next time, God bless.

Sick baby.... :(

All day yesterday and today I've dealt with a sick little girl. Claire has had a fever up to 104. Trust me, she is not a happy camper. She's clingy and fussy. I had to call in today to take care of her.
You would think that with her not feeling well she would want to sleep it off. But no, not my kid. She's tired, you can tell that she is, but she wants to stay up. i tried to even get her to lay down with me and her daddy. She would start to drift off, and then BAM! She's back up.
I feel so helpless not being able to make her better. I've finally gotten her fever down switching Tylenol and Motrin every other dose. I just wish that I could make her all better. I'm praying that tomorrow goes much better. Until next time...God bless.

I'm here for the party....

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Gretchen Wilson party at Tumbleweeds last night was so fun! In my pearl snap shirt, jean mini-skirt, cowboy boots and big hoop earrings I fit right in. I was looking sexy if I do say so myself.
Let me tell you, the place was PACKED. There wasn't any room to move around (we were probably 10 feet from the stage). It was not good for my claustrophobia. I had to move further back, but we still had fun. My husband on the other hand got close enough to shake Gretchen Wilson's hand.
Too bad the whole night couldn't go off drama free. It seemed like everywhere you turned someone was either pissed off or fighting. LIGHTEN UP PEOPLE!
After 2 hours of sleep I got up to a sick baby. My husband is a saint and stayed up with her so that I could sleep for another hour. He finally woke me up so that he could go get some work done out of town. So I was still a little tired.
My poor baby, she doesn't act like she feels too bad, but she took a 3 hour nap and is running a fever with a cough and a runny nose. I just hope that she can sleep it off tonight and be all better in the morning. Praying for healing. Until next time, God bless.