Sunday, February 24, 2008
Thursday, February 21, 2008
A random collection of stuff.
1. Kellogg's Vanilla and Almond cereal is delicious. It's so yummy that I eat it for a snack too. The only bad thing is when you open a new box most of the almonds are at the bottom. I guess that could be ok because then there's a sweet surprise at the end instead of just crumbs.
2. Last night, cooking dinner, James said "there's no milk" Me: "yes there is. It's in the red carton in front of the OJ." He pulls it out, looks at the label and sighs in disgust. "ORGANIC???????" He would not use the milk becuase it was organic. I tried to explain that Publix Milk come from cows that aren't injected with hormones and that's usually what I buy but I was at walmart and I don't trust the store brand quality (or their meat) so I bought full blown organic. There is no difference in the taste but he didn't care. He used heavy cream instead. GROSS! I am not sure what he put it in though. I thought it was weird that he was grossed out by something that is free of chemicals. Who wouldn't want clean milk?
3. One of my pairs of jeans is too big. That's great except they don't have any smaller. I should return them but I love them so much. They are not falling off or anything I just have to hitch em up after I walk around for awhile and they are a little baggy in the butt area. And no I don't have a small butt. They were fantastic when I tried them on though. They must stretch with movement ;)
4. I bought a beautiful coat on clearance as well. It's a winter white wool peacoat and it is so lovely. I got it for 75% off. I won't get much use out of it this year but it was such a deal.
5. J goes to Las Vegas next week for the yearly GM conference. Wish I could go.
6. My family is coming down for Easter. All except my mom, she couldn't get time off of work. It's very upsetting since she couldn't come last summer either. She won't see Christopher until we go up this summer, he'll be 6 months old. No longer the cute little newborn. Not that he won't still be cute, just not little.
7. When we go up this summer I want to go to D.C. and be a tourist. I think little J should see all the sights. I am also going to take him to Niagara Falls. That's much easier as it's only 3 hours away and an easy day trip. D.C is 8 hours and we would really need to stay a few days. I am tired of not going anywhere and J needs to see other places.
8. I have to get moving. J is off today and he will be back from the barber shortly.
2. Last night, cooking dinner, James said "there's no milk" Me: "yes there is. It's in the red carton in front of the OJ." He pulls it out, looks at the label and sighs in disgust. "ORGANIC???????" He would not use the milk becuase it was organic. I tried to explain that Publix Milk come from cows that aren't injected with hormones and that's usually what I buy but I was at walmart and I don't trust the store brand quality (or their meat) so I bought full blown organic. There is no difference in the taste but he didn't care. He used heavy cream instead. GROSS! I am not sure what he put it in though. I thought it was weird that he was grossed out by something that is free of chemicals. Who wouldn't want clean milk?
3. One of my pairs of jeans is too big. That's great except they don't have any smaller. I should return them but I love them so much. They are not falling off or anything I just have to hitch em up after I walk around for awhile and they are a little baggy in the butt area. And no I don't have a small butt. They were fantastic when I tried them on though. They must stretch with movement ;)
4. I bought a beautiful coat on clearance as well. It's a winter white wool peacoat and it is so lovely. I got it for 75% off. I won't get much use out of it this year but it was such a deal.
5. J goes to Las Vegas next week for the yearly GM conference. Wish I could go.
6. My family is coming down for Easter. All except my mom, she couldn't get time off of work. It's very upsetting since she couldn't come last summer either. She won't see Christopher until we go up this summer, he'll be 6 months old. No longer the cute little newborn. Not that he won't still be cute, just not little.
7. When we go up this summer I want to go to D.C. and be a tourist. I think little J should see all the sights. I am also going to take him to Niagara Falls. That's much easier as it's only 3 hours away and an easy day trip. D.C is 8 hours and we would really need to stay a few days. I am tired of not going anywhere and J needs to see other places.
8. I have to get moving. J is off today and he will be back from the barber shortly.
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
You'd be surprised
at what a nice pair of jeans can do for your self esteem.....
I have steadily gained weight since I got pregnant with James. I gaiend 60 pounds with him and 7 years later it's still all there. I was lucky enough not to gain much weight with Christopher and lose all plus ten of it after. I am not a small women and I carry it ALL in my stomach. Let's just say trying to shop for clothes does more harm then good.
J loves Dillard's. I hate it. I had a preconceived notion that I couldn't fit what was cute and trendy and would only be able to wear what was in the "old lady" section. It turns out that I was right. BUT the liz claiborne jeans that were on the old lady clearance rack are anything but "old lady" and they are awesome. For some reason LC runs big so I am down 2 sizes just becuase of the label. SWEET! The jeans fit perfectly and look very nice. Plus I think it's about time that I looked "mature and grown up" rather the "cute" and that leads me to the tattoo I have on my chest. I think 2009 will be the year to have it removed. It will take all of 2008 to save up for it. A $50 will cost a small fortune to remove. If I ever wished I had listened to my mother it would be about that. I don't mind the tattoo really, just the location. It does nothing for my "mature and grown up" look. And it's really hard to find shirts that cover it up. I even tried Derma-Blend, which boasts that it can cover anything, it can't. I sat in the makeup chair for an hour while they tried every concealing make up they had, nothing worked. But my jeans look fanstastic so that's good enough for now.
I am off to the post office. Do you think I can manage a car seat and a package just as big? I don't but I will try my best.
I have steadily gained weight since I got pregnant with James. I gaiend 60 pounds with him and 7 years later it's still all there. I was lucky enough not to gain much weight with Christopher and lose all plus ten of it after. I am not a small women and I carry it ALL in my stomach. Let's just say trying to shop for clothes does more harm then good.
J loves Dillard's. I hate it. I had a preconceived notion that I couldn't fit what was cute and trendy and would only be able to wear what was in the "old lady" section. It turns out that I was right. BUT the liz claiborne jeans that were on the old lady clearance rack are anything but "old lady" and they are awesome. For some reason LC runs big so I am down 2 sizes just becuase of the label. SWEET! The jeans fit perfectly and look very nice. Plus I think it's about time that I looked "mature and grown up" rather the "cute" and that leads me to the tattoo I have on my chest. I think 2009 will be the year to have it removed. It will take all of 2008 to save up for it. A $50 will cost a small fortune to remove. If I ever wished I had listened to my mother it would be about that. I don't mind the tattoo really, just the location. It does nothing for my "mature and grown up" look. And it's really hard to find shirts that cover it up. I even tried Derma-Blend, which boasts that it can cover anything, it can't. I sat in the makeup chair for an hour while they tried every concealing make up they had, nothing worked. But my jeans look fanstastic so that's good enough for now.
I am off to the post office. Do you think I can manage a car seat and a package just as big? I don't but I will try my best.
Saturday, February 16, 2008
Soooo
I got the "baby whisperer" book. I am not one for parenting books. I have a million but as you can probably tell I don't finish reading the darn things. Sooo incredibly boring, even if they probably hold the answer to all my problems :)
Anyway. This book is great. I am actually enjoying it and absorbing the information!
I borrowed it from the library but I might just buy it. I have to own any book that I like, just so I can flip through it whenever I please.
----- In other news -------
My sister, who just went back to work after being a SAHM mom for 6 years, was telling me a funny story about going to her local Target so often that she was sure the employees recognized her and perhaps even snickered behind her back. She would browse said target at least once a day. It's not that she was buying anything. She just loves Target, especially the clearance end caps. She has just begun a new job because her eldest will be going to high school next year and the yearly tuition will be what she pays for all 3 now. YIKES. Talk about the ultimate sacrifice! But back to my story. She misses going to Target a billion times a week. That said... I, now being a SAHM mom again, find myself not browsing one, but all THREE of our targets. I may go to the one by my house, then I get bored and go to the one by James' school, and then on the weekend I go to the other one by the skeeby mall. Darlene can you guess which target that is? Unlike my sister I am actually buying stuff. I CAN NOT CONTINUE DOWN THIS PATH. I must attend Target anonymous. I am blowing all my money on that damn clearance. BUT I did redo my bathroom in the pattern I have been drooling over for a year. It was 50% and I was in heaven.
Bad news for me. I have blown my diet big time. Although I lost 25 punds after the baby I fear that the scale will say differently when I go to the Dr for my postpartum in two weeks. I am crossing my fingers. What really did me in was that james bought me a half gallon of moosetracks ice cream, well frozen yogurt. And then on Valentine's day he brought home Raspberry Lemon cheescake from the Cheesecake Factory. OH MY GOD was it good. I have never tasted anything so good. So yeah I want to kill him since i have no self control and had to eat two pieces. Let's just say that snack are banned from my house. J has been instructed to buy enough for one serving and not to let me have "just a taste."
Bed time for me now. Both boys are asleep but little chris will be up around 2am.
Anyway. This book is great. I am actually enjoying it and absorbing the information!
I borrowed it from the library but I might just buy it. I have to own any book that I like, just so I can flip through it whenever I please.
----- In other news -------
My sister, who just went back to work after being a SAHM mom for 6 years, was telling me a funny story about going to her local Target so often that she was sure the employees recognized her and perhaps even snickered behind her back. She would browse said target at least once a day. It's not that she was buying anything. She just loves Target, especially the clearance end caps. She has just begun a new job because her eldest will be going to high school next year and the yearly tuition will be what she pays for all 3 now. YIKES. Talk about the ultimate sacrifice! But back to my story. She misses going to Target a billion times a week. That said... I, now being a SAHM mom again, find myself not browsing one, but all THREE of our targets. I may go to the one by my house, then I get bored and go to the one by James' school, and then on the weekend I go to the other one by the skeeby mall. Darlene can you guess which target that is? Unlike my sister I am actually buying stuff. I CAN NOT CONTINUE DOWN THIS PATH. I must attend Target anonymous. I am blowing all my money on that damn clearance. BUT I did redo my bathroom in the pattern I have been drooling over for a year. It was 50% and I was in heaven.
Bad news for me. I have blown my diet big time. Although I lost 25 punds after the baby I fear that the scale will say differently when I go to the Dr for my postpartum in two weeks. I am crossing my fingers. What really did me in was that james bought me a half gallon of moosetracks ice cream, well frozen yogurt. And then on Valentine's day he brought home Raspberry Lemon cheescake from the Cheesecake Factory. OH MY GOD was it good. I have never tasted anything so good. So yeah I want to kill him since i have no self control and had to eat two pieces. Let's just say that snack are banned from my house. J has been instructed to buy enough for one serving and not to let me have "just a taste."
Bed time for me now. Both boys are asleep but little chris will be up around 2am.
Friday, February 15, 2008
who's a dummy?
I AM! I am trying to calibrate my new printer. For some reason it wouldn't work. So I read the instructions and follow them like 3 times. Finally it dawns on me. I am not hitting Print and Cancel simultaneously as the directions read but isntead am pressing print and copy. So it's copying....... DUHHHHH.
I bought a new printer because I really needed a scanner. I got the new Kodak 3 in 1 because every one in my family is just raving about it. That and the ink is $25 for black and color. This way I got my scanner and cheap ink!!
Christopher may not be colicky after all. I was buying formula today and I saw that not only did they have one for "colic and alergies" but also one for "fussiness and gas" according to the description it seems like this could be the problem. I am going to consult the pediatrician and then switch the fusspot to that formula. I don't feel that the pediatrician will have the final say on if I switch or not, just that the formula will provide all the nutrients he needs. Oh by the way B.J.'s accepts the enfamil coupons. How Sweet is that?
Is it just me or does blogger spellcheck not working for everyone?
I bought a new printer because I really needed a scanner. I got the new Kodak 3 in 1 because every one in my family is just raving about it. That and the ink is $25 for black and color. This way I got my scanner and cheap ink!!
Christopher may not be colicky after all. I was buying formula today and I saw that not only did they have one for "colic and alergies" but also one for "fussiness and gas" according to the description it seems like this could be the problem. I am going to consult the pediatrician and then switch the fusspot to that formula. I don't feel that the pediatrician will have the final say on if I switch or not, just that the formula will provide all the nutrients he needs. Oh by the way B.J.'s accepts the enfamil coupons. How Sweet is that?
Is it just me or does blogger spellcheck not working for everyone?
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
hmmm
Who knows about colic and who thinks christopher has it?
He cries around the same time every night and nothing we do can console him. I was researching some herbal gas remedies when I came across the info for Colic. Very interesting. But what do I do now? I feel bad for the little guy. At least he doesn't scream all night long. He does fuss all night long some nights.
Karate. We're back to three nights a week and I gotta run. I'll be back to discuss the colic. Lol.
He cries around the same time every night and nothing we do can console him. I was researching some herbal gas remedies when I came across the info for Colic. Very interesting. But what do I do now? I feel bad for the little guy. At least he doesn't scream all night long. He does fuss all night long some nights.
Karate. We're back to three nights a week and I gotta run. I'll be back to discuss the colic. Lol.
Sunday, February 10, 2008
Good Morning!
Christopher is sleeping once again. Maybe he just wasn't feeling well the past couple of days. He gets up twice nightly and goes back to sleep in his crib. YAY! He still gets a little fussy around 10 but we're okay with that. He woke up around 8am this morning. He was all talk and smiles. Obvious sign of his maturity. LOL! It's nice to see him awake for a few hours a day now. But for now he is lying on his Boppy, fast asleep and cuter then ever!
What happened to the cable guy you ask? Well I canceled the appt. I had things to do and they never fix the problem. We have had them out three times for our digital cable and it's still crappy. So when I called I said I was going to buy a new splitter and if that didn't work then I would reschedule. The very nice operator told me I didn't have to buy one. I can stop at the payment center and pick one up. SWEET! I haven't done it yet and little J is getting pretty mad that he has to go downstairs to watch cartoons in the morning!
Not much going on today. J is at work. He closed last night and opened (late) this morning. What does that mean? Well he got home around 3:30 and was up at 8:30. Normally he would go in at 7 but he needed more then 3 hours sleep. He says he is going to leave early but we'll see.
I have some shopping to do today. I meant to go out yesterday but I got really tired around 4pm and never made it past my bed. Christopher and I napped while J watched cartoons on my TV. We got up at 7 and I still could have gone since Target is just two minutes down the road but I couldn't bring myself to get out of the warm covers.
When I made J dinner last night he said "Mom I don't want to hurt your feelings, but this meat is chewy and I can't eat it." So I am not quite the gourmet chef his father is, what can I say? The meat was a porkchop and I didn't let it rest before I cut it. I broke the cardinal rule!!!!! So all the juice ran out and the chop was dry and chewy. J drank a lot of water with it! :)
I guess I should shower if I want to go out. I look pretty rough at this point!
Friday, February 08, 2008
Counting off
This post may contain run-on's and the incorrect usage of comma's.......
1. Christopher is NOT sleeping at night. He fights it hard and long. The only thing that's saving me is that I can nap during the day.
2. I went to the DMV to get a new license. I am brilliant and made an appt. I get to the counter and the employee says " ummmm we can't honor it if it's more then 15 minuts and you're way past 15" I look at him dumbfounded. My appt was at 10:45 and it was 10:45 perhaps now 10:46. I tell him that and he says "ohhhh I thought 9:45." I was there for 15 minutes while everyone else would be there all afternoon. Lesson learned? MAKE AN APPOINTMENT PEOPLE!
3. My interent has been out since last night. I called craptastic comcastic and they said the splitter I was using was bad. The same splitter I have used for the last 6 months with no problem. Wait longer then six months for the ENTIRE three years we have lived here! So I have a technician coming out between two and four. Even though I will be gone from 2:45 to 3:30 getting James from school. OH WELL. I found that I can connect just fine with the cable directly attatched to the wall. It splits off of James' TV but he only watches it in the AM.
4. I picked up James' dry cleaning. He found a reasonably priced on so I didn't mind him dropping it off, until she told me the total. The first time J went he just took shirts and they were $3 each. Not bad for around us. So he went back, this time with shirts and pants. Well when she said "Ok that will be $67" I cringed inwardly but forked over the cash. I called James and used the f word a few times. The pants were $7 per pair x 8 pairs. He didn't ask how much they would cost before he dropped them off. $70!!!! I cried on the way home. He has decided he will wash his own pants from now on. I told him I didn't care if he took the shirts.
5. My insurance does not cover the I. U. D. I want. This means it's back to the pill. I am not happy about that at all. I suppose I could get depo or nuva but I don't want to go the dr every month.
6. I cleaned James' entire room yesterday and it felt so good. Today I cleaned the middle room (between the two bedrooms, a den with no door) Then I moved to the laundry room. There are 4 loads of laundry on my bed waiting to be put away and what do I do? Decide to organize the clothes in the closet. SHEESH. I have one huge bag for GoodWill, One bin of my work clothes and the rest put away neatly in the dressers and hanging, but the 4 loads are still on my bed waiting patiently With all I got rid of I no longer need the new hangers I just bought, thinking I didn't have enough!
7. I must take a shower and get out of here. I have things to do before the cable man might possible show at 2pm......
PS blogger spellcheck won't work. Sorry!
1. Christopher is NOT sleeping at night. He fights it hard and long. The only thing that's saving me is that I can nap during the day.
2. I went to the DMV to get a new license. I am brilliant and made an appt. I get to the counter and the employee says " ummmm we can't honor it if it's more then 15 minuts and you're way past 15" I look at him dumbfounded. My appt was at 10:45 and it was 10:45 perhaps now 10:46. I tell him that and he says "ohhhh I thought 9:45." I was there for 15 minutes while everyone else would be there all afternoon. Lesson learned? MAKE AN APPOINTMENT PEOPLE!
3. My interent has been out since last night. I called craptastic comcastic and they said the splitter I was using was bad. The same splitter I have used for the last 6 months with no problem. Wait longer then six months for the ENTIRE three years we have lived here! So I have a technician coming out between two and four. Even though I will be gone from 2:45 to 3:30 getting James from school. OH WELL. I found that I can connect just fine with the cable directly attatched to the wall. It splits off of James' TV but he only watches it in the AM.
4. I picked up James' dry cleaning. He found a reasonably priced on so I didn't mind him dropping it off, until she told me the total. The first time J went he just took shirts and they were $3 each. Not bad for around us. So he went back, this time with shirts and pants. Well when she said "Ok that will be $67" I cringed inwardly but forked over the cash. I called James and used the f word a few times. The pants were $7 per pair x 8 pairs. He didn't ask how much they would cost before he dropped them off. $70!!!! I cried on the way home. He has decided he will wash his own pants from now on. I told him I didn't care if he took the shirts.
5. My insurance does not cover the I. U. D. I want. This means it's back to the pill. I am not happy about that at all. I suppose I could get depo or nuva but I don't want to go the dr every month.
6. I cleaned James' entire room yesterday and it felt so good. Today I cleaned the middle room (between the two bedrooms, a den with no door) Then I moved to the laundry room. There are 4 loads of laundry on my bed waiting to be put away and what do I do? Decide to organize the clothes in the closet. SHEESH. I have one huge bag for GoodWill, One bin of my work clothes and the rest put away neatly in the dressers and hanging, but the 4 loads are still on my bed waiting patiently With all I got rid of I no longer need the new hangers I just bought, thinking I didn't have enough!
7. I must take a shower and get out of here. I have things to do before the cable man might possible show at 2pm......
PS blogger spellcheck won't work. Sorry!
Saturday, February 02, 2008
I never would have imagined
that things would be going this smoothly. The whole family is doing well. Christopher is learning to sleep in his crib. We put him down at ten pm (he is asleep before this though!) somehow he knows he's in it and wakes up fussy. We feed/change him is need be and then let him hollar it out. It takes about ten minutes but then he's ok. Because of this I am able to sleep much better for the 3-4 hours between feedings.
We took Christopher to the pediatrician on Wed. and he has gained a pound. He is in the 70th percentile for weight and only the 50th for height. He does not appear to be fat and short but according to the chart he is ;) He eats A LOT. usually 4-5 ounces every 3 hours. He smiles sometimes, mostly at Daddy. He's not cooing yet and according to the Dr and books he is supposed to be. I am not concerned. Maybe he will be my quiet child, since his brother can't keep his mouth shut.
Little J is a wonderful help. There is no sibling rivalry. I really thought Little J would have a tough time since he has been the center our attention for the last six and a half years. Instead he loves helping with the baby, especially pushing the stroller.
J is fed up at work. Things are going to hell in a hand basket and there is nothing he can do. I won't go into detail but the company's future doesn't look too bright at this point. He is exploring other options. He also mentioned he would like to move again. Away from here. I am pushing to go North but I doubt it will happen. I would love to be around my family and so would Little J. We'll keep our fingers crossed.
Oh shoot Chris is crying. gotta run........
We took Christopher to the pediatrician on Wed. and he has gained a pound. He is in the 70th percentile for weight and only the 50th for height. He does not appear to be fat and short but according to the chart he is ;) He eats A LOT. usually 4-5 ounces every 3 hours. He smiles sometimes, mostly at Daddy. He's not cooing yet and according to the Dr and books he is supposed to be. I am not concerned. Maybe he will be my quiet child, since his brother can't keep his mouth shut.
Little J is a wonderful help. There is no sibling rivalry. I really thought Little J would have a tough time since he has been the center our attention for the last six and a half years. Instead he loves helping with the baby, especially pushing the stroller.
J is fed up at work. Things are going to hell in a hand basket and there is nothing he can do. I won't go into detail but the company's future doesn't look too bright at this point. He is exploring other options. He also mentioned he would like to move again. Away from here. I am pushing to go North but I doubt it will happen. I would love to be around my family and so would Little J. We'll keep our fingers crossed.
Oh shoot Chris is crying. gotta run........
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