So today has been day 2 of being off from work, which after how busy work was two days ago I needed two days to recover! Also speaking of work, it was about Bubby's nap time when I went to lay down as well and I must have been tired too because next thing I remember is my phone ringing. I saw the phone number and thought "Should I answer it?" because it was a 464 number (which meant it was from St. Mary's). I wouldn't be able to go in because Tyler wasn't home yet from the firehouse, but I answered the phone anyway and it was my boss Jan. The funny thing is that all I remember from the conversation is that we had talked about some of my Paid Time Off time...I'm going to have to ask her tomorrow what exactly I agreed to :)
Ethan has been a bit under the weather again. His poop hasn't been normal; alot of runny poop and the kind that has given him diaper rash. He has about 5-7 red bumps (smaller than a penny in diameter) and had a small fever (but for less than half a day). I feel for the kid because he will look at me like "Mommy, help me! I don't feel good". The kid chews on his fingers like crazy, so I imagine he has more teeth coming in but he can't tell me what is ouchie to him :/
What I love though, is that when we are watching one of his "shows" he will climb up on the couch beside me and cuddle on me :)
And a slightly new update to and old goal (of wanting to lose weight) is that I have been doing the Shakeology (at least trying :/) and an exercise dvd called "Brazil Butt Lift". The first time I completed one of the sessions I was so sweaty. I know I can put a better effort towards getting fit and losing weight but gees it can be difficult especially after a hard day at work. I figure if I can at least do the shakes each day and at minimum do the work outs on days I'm off work (which is 4 days a week) I will make a HUGE dent in my current status of weight loss. What has everyone been doing to try to lose weight? Any tips or ideas...words of encouragement to keep me going? I know I have to want this for myself, but I also REALLY want this for my son and any future children. So far I have lost about 5 pounds which brings my weight down to 245 which is still more than what I weighed at some point when I was pregnant. Lots of weight to go...I'd like to be 180 eventually, but before I want to try again for another baby I'd like to be at 200 lbs.
Monday, August 6, 2012
Thursday, June 14, 2012
When multiple days off from work are clumped together I lose track of what day it is and what the actual date may be! I just kept looking at my cell phone and the date read 06/14/2012 and I just couldn't shake why on earth it felt like it was an important one. I knew it was Flag Day (one thing by the way we still have yet to purchase for our house), but tried hard to remember why else it was important. Well, my Grandad Richard would have been 89! I know that he is in good company.
Monday, June 4, 2012
More than a thousand words...
Tonight was his first, well, second night at home from being gone to Louisiana. And before his return my heart just about dropped because he told me that something had happened to my car during the trip south. I don't know what state he was in, but on some interstate a semi truck had "kicked up" some rocks and a couple had hit MY car's windshield! WTF?!?!?!? I got so upset because I didn't want MY car to go in the first place, but because it was in better shape and had better gas mileage; my car it was.
Tyler sent me a picture of the windshield and the picture, well, said more than a thousand words. The crack/dent, or whatever, just looked horrific.
Well, when I got back to the house after eating lunch with my mom at Krekels (yum!) I had to take a few things and put them in the garage. This was the best opportunity for me to check out my car because I was soooo afraid to the night before. Ehhh, well, it does need to be fixed maybe by like Safelight or something, but the car is still driveable! ta-dah!!!
I watched Miss USA last night and with tradition I made my top 10 list. I am tooting my own horn by saying that of the top 10 I correctly predicted 7 and of the top 5, I got 2! Lexie, my niece, correctly predicted the winner! Good job Lexie lou!
The most productive thing I did today was cleaning out the fridge. Man, there was a lot of crap just sitting in there. The worst of it all was so many containers had some mold in them. Yuck! As hard as I plan on working tomorrow to get the kitchen completely cleaned, I hope that Tyler will actually do something to help keep the house cleaned. I'm not even asking for him to clean; just to help maintain it!
Goals tomorrow: kitchen cleaned, no tv in the morning for Ethan, go on a walk, and (does anyone know if they've opened it yet) sign Ethan up for the summer reading program. Because that is just about all that is offered in this town for young kids....
Oh yeah, she doesn't know it yet but I am hoping to take Lexie to a Cardinals game next Sunday!!!!!!!!!!
P.S. I am going to start "reviewing" area restaurants that I eat at to see how "mommy/family friendly" they are...meaning is there a changing table (men's rest room too), available high chairs/booster seats, how accommodating the staff are, etc
Tyler sent me a picture of the windshield and the picture, well, said more than a thousand words. The crack/dent, or whatever, just looked horrific.
Well, when I got back to the house after eating lunch with my mom at Krekels (yum!) I had to take a few things and put them in the garage. This was the best opportunity for me to check out my car because I was soooo afraid to the night before. Ehhh, well, it does need to be fixed maybe by like Safelight or something, but the car is still driveable! ta-dah!!!
I watched Miss USA last night and with tradition I made my top 10 list. I am tooting my own horn by saying that of the top 10 I correctly predicted 7 and of the top 5, I got 2! Lexie, my niece, correctly predicted the winner! Good job Lexie lou!
The most productive thing I did today was cleaning out the fridge. Man, there was a lot of crap just sitting in there. The worst of it all was so many containers had some mold in them. Yuck! As hard as I plan on working tomorrow to get the kitchen completely cleaned, I hope that Tyler will actually do something to help keep the house cleaned. I'm not even asking for him to clean; just to help maintain it!
Goals tomorrow: kitchen cleaned, no tv in the morning for Ethan, go on a walk, and (does anyone know if they've opened it yet) sign Ethan up for the summer reading program. Because that is just about all that is offered in this town for young kids....
Oh yeah, she doesn't know it yet but I am hoping to take Lexie to a Cardinals game next Sunday!!!!!!!!!!
P.S. I am going to start "reviewing" area restaurants that I eat at to see how "mommy/family friendly" they are...meaning is there a changing table (men's rest room too), available high chairs/booster seats, how accommodating the staff are, etc
Thursday, May 24, 2012
Am I Doing This Right?...
Today has been incredibly uncomfortable and I have had this feeling of helplessness that just won't go away!
The breeze of the wind has been nice, making the hot temps more tolerable but having to depend on the breeze has been frustrating to say the least. It reminds me all day long that our air conditioner is not working and that we don't have to money to fix it. Neither Tyler nor I know exactly what is wrong other than it just isn't cooling the house down at all. And there was a time where our power was turned off again due to money matters, Tyler seems to think that the a/c worked before "that" happened and since the powers been turned back on it hasn't worked since. He seems to think that flipping the switch on the box in the basement made something stop working on the unit. *sigh*
To the point of leaving myself breathless, I had to take Ethan to the Dr's office AGAIN! Am I doing something wrong here? I just feel that there is something, some trick, some recipe for successfully keeping your child healthy. E has all these bumps all over him, chicken pox-esque; but that is not it (E is too young). The kid even has this rash in his groin area and I even think that it bothers me way more than it does him because he hasn't even attempted to itch or touch it. When we went to the appointment, which we got last second and I am sooooo greatful, Dr. C did not examine the one area where it is effecting Ethan the most. I am almost ready to throw my hands up with the doctor because maybe just maybe something else could be done...I am having a hard time letting go and letting GOD.
Today has been a down sort of day for me...I can't help but feel that I am just letting Ethan's childhood slip by. He isn't on time for some milestones and I can't help but feel that its my fault. :( We want a bigger place so we can expand our family but we can't even handle the house we have. Our mower is broken (so our front yard is like a jungle), bills are barely getting paid, and we don't have any permanent daycare/sitting person for Ethan so that we can work ( and even get some overtime) so things like the a/c & mower can get fixed. I have a lot to pray about and hopefully you will pray for us too.
A little bright side...
Yesterday I watched a movie called "The Vow" with Rachel McAdams and Channing Tatum. I love the whole idea of the movie especially since it is based on a true story but if I rated the movie I would give it a B-/C+ and that is being generous. The ending made you feel like there was a scene that got accidentally edited off at the end making you think that there was more to the story that could have been shared.
Today, I saw another new-ish movie. This movie is called "Bridesmaids" and it has a bunch of SNL actors and even a few from the tele show "The Office". It is sooooooooooooooooooo funny! Definetly an A+
The breeze of the wind has been nice, making the hot temps more tolerable but having to depend on the breeze has been frustrating to say the least. It reminds me all day long that our air conditioner is not working and that we don't have to money to fix it. Neither Tyler nor I know exactly what is wrong other than it just isn't cooling the house down at all. And there was a time where our power was turned off again due to money matters, Tyler seems to think that the a/c worked before "that" happened and since the powers been turned back on it hasn't worked since. He seems to think that flipping the switch on the box in the basement made something stop working on the unit. *sigh*
To the point of leaving myself breathless, I had to take Ethan to the Dr's office AGAIN! Am I doing something wrong here? I just feel that there is something, some trick, some recipe for successfully keeping your child healthy. E has all these bumps all over him, chicken pox-esque; but that is not it (E is too young). The kid even has this rash in his groin area and I even think that it bothers me way more than it does him because he hasn't even attempted to itch or touch it. When we went to the appointment, which we got last second and I am sooooo greatful, Dr. C did not examine the one area where it is effecting Ethan the most. I am almost ready to throw my hands up with the doctor because maybe just maybe something else could be done...I am having a hard time letting go and letting GOD.
Today has been a down sort of day for me...I can't help but feel that I am just letting Ethan's childhood slip by. He isn't on time for some milestones and I can't help but feel that its my fault. :( We want a bigger place so we can expand our family but we can't even handle the house we have. Our mower is broken (so our front yard is like a jungle), bills are barely getting paid, and we don't have any permanent daycare/sitting person for Ethan so that we can work ( and even get some overtime) so things like the a/c & mower can get fixed. I have a lot to pray about and hopefully you will pray for us too.
A little bright side...
Yesterday I watched a movie called "The Vow" with Rachel McAdams and Channing Tatum. I love the whole idea of the movie especially since it is based on a true story but if I rated the movie I would give it a B-/C+ and that is being generous. The ending made you feel like there was a scene that got accidentally edited off at the end making you think that there was more to the story that could have been shared.
Today, I saw another new-ish movie. This movie is called "Bridesmaids" and it has a bunch of SNL actors and even a few from the tele show "The Office". It is sooooooooooooooooooo funny! Definetly an A+
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Good Intentions Aren't Always Met...
Studies have shown (now keep in mind this study has only been proven by one person ME :) ) that writing can totally like destress you. Well when you have a busy work day or are running errands that pretty much keep you away from the computer it seems as if you just have to settle with being stressed & exhausted to a point. I figured if I can get myself to form a habit of doing this at least once a week I can have a forum to vent aside from Facebook because we all know that now a days you can't post to Facebook without offending someone even though you are posting your own personal feelings.
My job, which I have been at since March 18th (or so), has let me stay at home more than at work. I work 12 hours shifts, 3 days a week letting me be at home with Ethan 4 days a week! And I believe that Tyler and I have finally found a daycare/sitter for Ethan; so now we don't have to depend on taking him to various relatives houses in the area praying & hoping that it doesn't "inconvenience them". The kicker is that Tyler found this place on Facebook of all places. Yesterday, Tyler and Ethan went to go interview/check the place out; while I went with my Mom to get another thing panned out.
The people at Busy Bees Daycare in Long Creek seem to have their stuff together. True their prompt communication might be because we would be paying them money (for a service) but they respond to my emails or phone calls quickly. The best part is that Ethan liked the place. I wanted the place to be safe and comfortable for him. Tyler was able to let him down to walk around and he didn't fuss at all! Plus the night before that, Tyler, Ethan, & I drove out to the neighborhood where it is located and found it to be in a nice part of town. Prayers have finally been answered for that! :)
The reason why we had to divide and conquer yesterday was because, also through FB, I had found a dog house for Shiloh. It was cheap, much more so than anything than you could find brand new in stores. Plus, next to nothing had to be done to repair it. We felt that we could not really afford to pass this up at all and so I asked my Mom to help me in picking it up (she has a van and I just have a 2 door Toyota Yaris...ya). Thank goodness my Mom was available to assist me because there is no way it would have fit in or on my car; it barely fit in the van we used. I suppose that if we had taken out the back seat there would have been more than adequate room, but we didn't. Again prayers were answered on getting a place for Shiloh that way we could move her out to our house and out of where we have been keeping her at my parents old house. Then again, I have thought long and hard about even possibly giving her up for adoption but I know that would be hard on Tyler because he loves her. Then again the attention that either of us have given Shiloh has been dismal because it seems as if all we would do is go feed her and leave. Sometimes we would let her out for a small amount of time, sometimes longer...and most of the time it would be me doing it. I hope that having her at out house will help but we can't afford for her to tear up our yard or for us to do improvements to our back yard sooner than anticipated. We're just trying to do the best for everyone involved.
I think that everyone (including the doctors and other people involved in the growth of children) recommends that toddlers have no more than 1 & a half hours of tv a day. Hmmmmmm.....while Ethan has been asleep (& awake) I have been looking for so many ideas to help keep him active (because he is!) and not bored while not watching too much tv. I want the best for him so if anyone has any of their own activities that they have done with their children go ahead and let me hear them...PLEASE! Ethan likes going to the lake and watching the ducks, going on walks, playing at the library...but he also loves watching the weather report during the news, Jeopardy, Toy Story 3, Cars 2, & Monsters Inc. Anytime that I am off to take Ethan to the library during their toddler time that they have Ethan gets all shy and clings to me like nothing else...I try to get him around other kids his age when I can (which is also why I am hoping that taking him to the daycare will help him with that) but its not always that often. :/
My job, which I have been at since March 18th (or so), has let me stay at home more than at work. I work 12 hours shifts, 3 days a week letting me be at home with Ethan 4 days a week! And I believe that Tyler and I have finally found a daycare/sitter for Ethan; so now we don't have to depend on taking him to various relatives houses in the area praying & hoping that it doesn't "inconvenience them". The kicker is that Tyler found this place on Facebook of all places. Yesterday, Tyler and Ethan went to go interview/check the place out; while I went with my Mom to get another thing panned out.
The people at Busy Bees Daycare in Long Creek seem to have their stuff together. True their prompt communication might be because we would be paying them money (for a service) but they respond to my emails or phone calls quickly. The best part is that Ethan liked the place. I wanted the place to be safe and comfortable for him. Tyler was able to let him down to walk around and he didn't fuss at all! Plus the night before that, Tyler, Ethan, & I drove out to the neighborhood where it is located and found it to be in a nice part of town. Prayers have finally been answered for that! :)
The reason why we had to divide and conquer yesterday was because, also through FB, I had found a dog house for Shiloh. It was cheap, much more so than anything than you could find brand new in stores. Plus, next to nothing had to be done to repair it. We felt that we could not really afford to pass this up at all and so I asked my Mom to help me in picking it up (she has a van and I just have a 2 door Toyota Yaris...ya). Thank goodness my Mom was available to assist me because there is no way it would have fit in or on my car; it barely fit in the van we used. I suppose that if we had taken out the back seat there would have been more than adequate room, but we didn't. Again prayers were answered on getting a place for Shiloh that way we could move her out to our house and out of where we have been keeping her at my parents old house. Then again, I have thought long and hard about even possibly giving her up for adoption but I know that would be hard on Tyler because he loves her. Then again the attention that either of us have given Shiloh has been dismal because it seems as if all we would do is go feed her and leave. Sometimes we would let her out for a small amount of time, sometimes longer...and most of the time it would be me doing it. I hope that having her at out house will help but we can't afford for her to tear up our yard or for us to do improvements to our back yard sooner than anticipated. We're just trying to do the best for everyone involved.
I think that everyone (including the doctors and other people involved in the growth of children) recommends that toddlers have no more than 1 & a half hours of tv a day. Hmmmmmm.....while Ethan has been asleep (& awake) I have been looking for so many ideas to help keep him active (because he is!) and not bored while not watching too much tv. I want the best for him so if anyone has any of their own activities that they have done with their children go ahead and let me hear them...PLEASE! Ethan likes going to the lake and watching the ducks, going on walks, playing at the library...but he also loves watching the weather report during the news, Jeopardy, Toy Story 3, Cars 2, & Monsters Inc. Anytime that I am off to take Ethan to the library during their toddler time that they have Ethan gets all shy and clings to me like nothing else...I try to get him around other kids his age when I can (which is also why I am hoping that taking him to the daycare will help him with that) but its not always that often. :/
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Friday, March 16, 2012
Alot Has Been Going On...
Well, to my small audience of at least 2, alot has been going on in my little world but this is going to be straight forward and to the point...
I need to sell some of my card collections from mainly the 1990s...it includes baseball, football, & basketball. I will do my best to describe them here and if they sound like something you might want PLEASE PLEASE msg me or leave a comment below...I will put the card maker first followed by any pertinent info...
Oh yeah, the cards are all either in good, very good, or mint condition...
BASEBALL:
FOOTBALL:
It would mean ALOT to me if you saw something you liked and made an offer. Or passed the info along to a friend who might be interested!!! No reasonable offer will be refused!!!
I need to sell some of my card collections from mainly the 1990s...it includes baseball, football, & basketball. I will do my best to describe them here and if they sound like something you might want PLEASE PLEASE msg me or leave a comment below...I will put the card maker first followed by any pertinent info...
Oh yeah, the cards are all either in good, very good, or mint condition...
BASEBALL:
- BEST / 1995 / Nomar Garciaparra / ROOKIE Card
- BEST / 1995 / Roy Halladay / FIRST ROUND DRAFT PICK Card
- COLLECTOR'S CHOICE / 1997 / Bartolo Colon / ROOKIE Card
- TOPPS / 1987 / Darryl Strawberry / NL ALL STAR Card
- TOPPS / 1961 / Sandy Koufax / LA DODGERS PITCHER Card
- TOPPS / 1987 / Cal Ripken Jr /
- COLLECTOR'S CHOICE / 1997 / Ray Durham / CHICAGO WHITE SOX Card
- COLLECTOR'S CHOICE / 1998 / Derrek Lee / S.D. PADRES 2nd YEAR Card
- FLEER / 1990 / Dwight Gooden /
FOOTBALL:
- UPPER DECK / 1993 / Drew Bledsoe / N. E. PATRIOTS ROOKIE Card
- UPPER DECK / 1993 / Barry Sanders / DETROIT LIONS Card
- UPPER DECK / 1993 / Howie Long / L.A. RAIDERS Card
- SPORTS STARS USA / 1993 / Michael Jordan / SPECIAL RETIREMENT Card / 1 of 15,000
- TOPPS STADIUM CLUB / 1992 / Michael Jordan / CARD NUMBER 1 IN SERIES
- UPPER DECK / 1997 / Michael Jordan / "STAR QUEST" JUMBO Card
- UPPER DECK / 1997 / Michael Jordan / HOT PROPERTIES Card
- UPPER DECK / 1997 / Michael Jordan / "MICHAEL'S MAGIC" Card Numbers 389-393 & 395
- UPPER DECK / 1998 / Scottie Pippen / CARD NUMBER 218
- UPPER DECK / 1998 / John Stockton / UD CHOICE PREVIEW Card #142
It would mean ALOT to me if you saw something you liked and made an offer. Or passed the info along to a friend who might be interested!!! No reasonable offer will be refused!!!
Friday, March 9, 2012
Bye Bye Brucie :(
Today is pretty sad...I just saw on tv (and now during a tv conference) that the U of I has fired Bruce Weber :(. They had an extremely difficult season but it is still so hard to watch Bruce Weber reading his "good bye letter", especially when he cries. :( He just also announced that he is going to auction off all of his orange ties with the proceeds going to Coaches vs. Cancer which shows how classy of a man he is but I do wonder if he is wanting to get rid of them because just maybe he is a bit bitter of being let go. I still like the man though no matter what and I cried along with him and his family. :(
Thursday, March 8, 2012
Just so hard to say goodbye...
This really will be short and sweet just because I have so many thoughts that if I were to actually type everything out, well, I'd be late for work.....
I accepted the job at St. Mary's Hospital. It is something that I've been looking for, or at least it fit the idea of what I thought of. It is close to home and I work 3 days a week, with a guaranteed every other weekend off. They are 12 hour shifts which won't be an issue. Tyler and I are trying to find a decent daycare that will take care of Ethan and help teach him different things he is to be learning while Mommy and Daddy are at work. The place that we like is also close to home, but a little on the expensive side, but we are going to try and see if it would fit into our budget. The only down side is the fact that the place closes at 6pm and that is when I would be getting off from work :/.
Step one in my leaving McDonalds really begins tomorrow as I made sure to let my supervisor know that I had put in my 2 weeks notice and she said that she wants to talk to me. I am not sure how I will feel during this "talk" which I hope just kind of happens throughout the days as opposed to sitting me down at the end of the day because once I get all of my things done, I have to leave so Tyler can get to work on time. I do know that I don't want to cry, I might, but who knows...I also know that I don't want them to try to talk me out of it as I have already accepted the job at St. Mary's but I secretly hope that they will miss the crap out of me.
I just know that right now my heart is just racing in anticipation of tomorrow and hopes that it goes by SUPER QUICK!
I accepted the job at St. Mary's Hospital. It is something that I've been looking for, or at least it fit the idea of what I thought of. It is close to home and I work 3 days a week, with a guaranteed every other weekend off. They are 12 hour shifts which won't be an issue. Tyler and I are trying to find a decent daycare that will take care of Ethan and help teach him different things he is to be learning while Mommy and Daddy are at work. The place that we like is also close to home, but a little on the expensive side, but we are going to try and see if it would fit into our budget. The only down side is the fact that the place closes at 6pm and that is when I would be getting off from work :/.
Step one in my leaving McDonalds really begins tomorrow as I made sure to let my supervisor know that I had put in my 2 weeks notice and she said that she wants to talk to me. I am not sure how I will feel during this "talk" which I hope just kind of happens throughout the days as opposed to sitting me down at the end of the day because once I get all of my things done, I have to leave so Tyler can get to work on time. I do know that I don't want to cry, I might, but who knows...I also know that I don't want them to try to talk me out of it as I have already accepted the job at St. Mary's but I secretly hope that they will miss the crap out of me.
I just know that right now my heart is just racing in anticipation of tomorrow and hopes that it goes by SUPER QUICK!
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
In A State Of Mourning...
Okay, where to start...
Well alot has happened in the last few days to write about and I could just go on and on about it all but this post could even be one of the shortest, just maybe...
Yesterday was my big interview at St. Mary's hospital that I somehow managed to only tell one person about at McDonalds (and that is only because his mom was in my CNA class at Richland). I would also like to add that this was also the shortest interview that I have ever had for anything, which normally (to me) would be a horrible sign except for the fact that it ended with the head RN of the floor (who did my interview) saying things like "I want to hire you now" and "How much notice do you need to give your current job?". This is such an exciting time for me right now, but yet my stomach is still in knots...a flurry of butterflies because I know that this is a step towards my future, but knowing that someone...somewhere is going to be disappointed makes me pretty sad. I have to do what is right for me (and well my family) even though it may be difficult. I looked for a bit of guidance and read psalm 25 and it was pretty good.
Today, Tyler and I were both off work! In the morning, TK went to go donate some plasma and Ethan and I went to get a car wash and walked around WalMart for a bit before going home to nap. I knew that after I laid Ethan down that I was going to at least lay down in bed, but the very next thing I knew...it was 2pm!!! We both had slept for 3 1/2 hours...I guess we needed it!
Tyler had made a run to the firehouse for something and when he got back, he picked us up and we went to check out Kids Castle in Decatur (the one that is right by Ruby Tuesday). We both wanted something a little more permanent for Ethan rather than running him all over the place and hoping someone is available to watch him. The only negative thing about Kids Castle is that they close at 6pm and I am off work (now) at about 6pm. Again, something we will have to pray about.
Last thing is putting me in a state of mourning and I may even wear black tomorrow...
The Indianapolis Colts are going to release Peyton Manning as of the middle of March...I mean come on! The man is THE Colts team and he is worth EVERY PENNY. All I have to say now is "Good LUCK because it sure will be different with a rookie throwing to those amazing vets that are still on Peyton's team."
Well alot has happened in the last few days to write about and I could just go on and on about it all but this post could even be one of the shortest, just maybe...
Yesterday was my big interview at St. Mary's hospital that I somehow managed to only tell one person about at McDonalds (and that is only because his mom was in my CNA class at Richland). I would also like to add that this was also the shortest interview that I have ever had for anything, which normally (to me) would be a horrible sign except for the fact that it ended with the head RN of the floor (who did my interview) saying things like "I want to hire you now" and "How much notice do you need to give your current job?". This is such an exciting time for me right now, but yet my stomach is still in knots...a flurry of butterflies because I know that this is a step towards my future, but knowing that someone...somewhere is going to be disappointed makes me pretty sad. I have to do what is right for me (and well my family) even though it may be difficult. I looked for a bit of guidance and read psalm 25 and it was pretty good.
Today, Tyler and I were both off work! In the morning, TK went to go donate some plasma and Ethan and I went to get a car wash and walked around WalMart for a bit before going home to nap. I knew that after I laid Ethan down that I was going to at least lay down in bed, but the very next thing I knew...it was 2pm!!! We both had slept for 3 1/2 hours...I guess we needed it!
Tyler had made a run to the firehouse for something and when he got back, he picked us up and we went to check out Kids Castle in Decatur (the one that is right by Ruby Tuesday). We both wanted something a little more permanent for Ethan rather than running him all over the place and hoping someone is available to watch him. The only negative thing about Kids Castle is that they close at 6pm and I am off work (now) at about 6pm. Again, something we will have to pray about.
Last thing is putting me in a state of mourning and I may even wear black tomorrow...
The Indianapolis Colts are going to release Peyton Manning as of the middle of March...I mean come on! The man is THE Colts team and he is worth EVERY PENNY. All I have to say now is "Good LUCK because it sure will be different with a rookie throwing to those amazing vets that are still on Peyton's team."
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Really?!?!?!?! Where the hell did my phone go?
Started off the day with a cup of coffee with my favorite creamer, and since I didn't have a "to go" coffee cup I put it in Tyler's Coca Cola cup because it had a lid. (I even drank the coffee through a straw!) Started work at the regular time but this time I decided I didn't need to eat before work and was okay for the first couple of hours but I reeeeally needed something to eat it seems like as soon as I found out I'd be going on break late. :/
Teresa let me go home early today, which was a much needed relief because I had hit my head on a small part of the safe in the manager's office :(.
Teresa let me go home early today, which was a much needed relief because I had hit my head on a small part of the safe in the manager's office :(.
Happy Birthday Tyler!!!!!
So today is your birthday, well Happy Birthday to ya!!!
Happy Birthday Tyler!!! I <3 You!!!
I was not honestly too sure about how today would go being that I had to work an overnight at McDonalds last night and got off around 6:10a. I still had to finish up Tyler's birthday cake. It is in the shape of a "2" & "8" stuck together with yellow Peeps around it. Why yellow Peeps you may ask, well, its Tyler's GOLDEN birthday and a comment was made that he wanted his presents wrapped in golden wrapping paper so I went up and down the aisles of WalMart looking for all yellow objects to use for his b-day cake since I didn't know what to buy for his birthday.
Tyler said that the last time he had a birthday cake in the shape of his age was when he turned 5 :). It does look pretty cute if I do say so myself.
Tyler and I (and of course Ethan) went to B-dubs for lunch and walked around Target afterwards for something to do. Tyler found a game he liked and picked it out as his present. Also we bought a sippy cup for Bubby, in almost my desperate hopes that he will drink from this and not want to use his bottle anymore. Please say a prayer!
What big plans do we have for the day may you ask, well, you may ask but it might not seem to exciting to anyone else but I enjoy playing BINGO and Tyler does too (a little bit at least anyway) so we are going to go to Majestic BINGO Hall tonight to get our BINGO on and hopefully win something. It would make his birthday that much better.
Happy Birthday Tyler!!! I <3 You!!!
I was not honestly too sure about how today would go being that I had to work an overnight at McDonalds last night and got off around 6:10a. I still had to finish up Tyler's birthday cake. It is in the shape of a "2" & "8" stuck together with yellow Peeps around it. Why yellow Peeps you may ask, well, its Tyler's GOLDEN birthday and a comment was made that he wanted his presents wrapped in golden wrapping paper so I went up and down the aisles of WalMart looking for all yellow objects to use for his b-day cake since I didn't know what to buy for his birthday.
Tyler said that the last time he had a birthday cake in the shape of his age was when he turned 5 :). It does look pretty cute if I do say so myself.
Tyler and I (and of course Ethan) went to B-dubs for lunch and walked around Target afterwards for something to do. Tyler found a game he liked and picked it out as his present. Also we bought a sippy cup for Bubby, in almost my desperate hopes that he will drink from this and not want to use his bottle anymore. Please say a prayer!
What big plans do we have for the day may you ask, well, you may ask but it might not seem to exciting to anyone else but I enjoy playing BINGO and Tyler does too (a little bit at least anyway) so we are going to go to Majestic BINGO Hall tonight to get our BINGO on and hopefully win something. It would make his birthday that much better.
Monday, February 27, 2012
A Mommy:Lost
Phew! We're through another month and its almost Tyler's birthday!!! The thing though that frustrates the crap out of me is that when I ask Tyler what he wants for his GOLDEN birthday his reply is either "I don't know" or "Let me think about it". So as of this moment I don't have a thing for Tyler's birthday :( Before I have to leave for work, I am going to attempt to make him a cake in the shape of a 2 & 8 because Lord knows I am going to probably be pretty sleepy when I get home from working the overnight at McDonalds.
Ummmm, let me see what else...
Finally I was able to spend the weekend (pretty much) down in Carlinville visiting my parents and Ashley & Lexie. We ate at some yummy places down in Carlinville, one of them Angus Bailey's. Ethan enjoyed getting to see his cousins and puppies (Burt & Addie).
I do also feel sometimes like a lost Mommy. Its not that I don't know how to get somewhere its more of how to teach my son different skills such as using a sippy cup. I know some people have suggested to just simply take away ALL bottles and only offer the sippy cup, well I feel that I have made an honest effort at that avenue but I don't think it works for Ethan. Yet I do not want to keep offering different types of sippy cups because I don't want to confuse him either. :( I am going to only give him a sippy cup during his dinner and maybe I'll pick the right type.
Also, I want to be "guided" into how to give him finger foods. The little man does not really like anything being put into his mouth except baby food on a spoon. There are sooooo many things that I just feel so lost about.
Lent has also begun. I knew pretty much right away that I was wanting to give up Facebook & soda. My disappointment in myself began on a night when Tyler and I ordered pizza and I practically begged for him to get me soda :(. While I still have not even looked or tried to see my FB page, I have drank soda on multiple occasions. It seems like the only time I have been able to give up soda for any such a lengthy time was when I was pregnant with Ethan.
Ummmm, let me see what else...
Finally I was able to spend the weekend (pretty much) down in Carlinville visiting my parents and Ashley & Lexie. We ate at some yummy places down in Carlinville, one of them Angus Bailey's. Ethan enjoyed getting to see his cousins and puppies (Burt & Addie).
I do also feel sometimes like a lost Mommy. Its not that I don't know how to get somewhere its more of how to teach my son different skills such as using a sippy cup. I know some people have suggested to just simply take away ALL bottles and only offer the sippy cup, well I feel that I have made an honest effort at that avenue but I don't think it works for Ethan. Yet I do not want to keep offering different types of sippy cups because I don't want to confuse him either. :( I am going to only give him a sippy cup during his dinner and maybe I'll pick the right type.
Also, I want to be "guided" into how to give him finger foods. The little man does not really like anything being put into his mouth except baby food on a spoon. There are sooooo many things that I just feel so lost about.
Lent has also begun. I knew pretty much right away that I was wanting to give up Facebook & soda. My disappointment in myself began on a night when Tyler and I ordered pizza and I practically begged for him to get me soda :(. While I still have not even looked or tried to see my FB page, I have drank soda on multiple occasions. It seems like the only time I have been able to give up soda for any such a lengthy time was when I was pregnant with Ethan.
Sunday, January 29, 2012
Eat, Sleep, Work.....REPEAT
Another weekend has passed and I've completed another overnight at McDonalds. Do I think any better of working the shift? Nope! Its almost in fact that I feel worse about it. The weekend has just flown by and I feel like I got absolutely NOTHING accomplished; not a thing.
To me, it feels as if all I do as of late is Eat, Sleep, Work.....REPEAT. Not like I really have a social life, but it would be nice to at least have an option to be able to go somewhere or hang out with friends (at least if I had many).
I'm always concerned about making sure I have enough sleep to get through my work day. Whether its working early (having to go to bed early so I can get enough sleep this end) or doing an overnight (pretty much having to sleep all bloody day). Its just so frustrating!
To me, it feels as if all I do as of late is Eat, Sleep, Work.....REPEAT. Not like I really have a social life, but it would be nice to at least have an option to be able to go somewhere or hang out with friends (at least if I had many).
I'm always concerned about making sure I have enough sleep to get through my work day. Whether its working early (having to go to bed early so I can get enough sleep this end) or doing an overnight (pretty much having to sleep all bloody day). Its just so frustrating!
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
It's Just Going Around I Guess
Well as I prepare to get ready, as best I can, for my 3rd overnight shift by myself...I have realized that I haven't got it yet. Tyler had it, Ethan has it (badly); just not me yet.
Ethan had a doctor's appointment today with Dr. Cavanaugh because Ethan's appetite had dwindled, had small diarhea, and his temperature has soared (highest it got was 101.9!!!). Just towards the end of Ethan's exam the Dr. looked in E's mouth and said "Oh my!" His tonsils were red and swollen which is why Ethan wasn't eating so much because it was probably irritating his throat. My poor Bubby!!! So now the little man is on some amoxicillan and hopefully that will clear it all up!
I hate this feeling of trepidation about working overnights. I have good crew tonight, but I just hate the feeling I get of not wanting to leave Ethan even if its with my mom or Tyler. Hopefully the time will go by quickly and I will get to have my boys in my arms again!
Ethan had a doctor's appointment today with Dr. Cavanaugh because Ethan's appetite had dwindled, had small diarhea, and his temperature has soared (highest it got was 101.9!!!). Just towards the end of Ethan's exam the Dr. looked in E's mouth and said "Oh my!" His tonsils were red and swollen which is why Ethan wasn't eating so much because it was probably irritating his throat. My poor Bubby!!! So now the little man is on some amoxicillan and hopefully that will clear it all up!
I hate this feeling of trepidation about working overnights. I have good crew tonight, but I just hate the feeling I get of not wanting to leave Ethan even if its with my mom or Tyler. Hopefully the time will go by quickly and I will get to have my boys in my arms again!
Sunday, January 22, 2012
Closeness: Only counts with horseshoes and hand grenades
I believe it suits me best that when I feel that I need to blog that summing up the weekends happenings in one blog is better...I think.
Saturday: Today was chance number 3 for Tyler to take his EMT-B examination (in Bloomington). This time it appeared to me that he did try harder to study, but I wasn't always around him to see how much effort he put in to this.
Since I knew I didn't have to work until 10pm I had a boat load of free time to waste today. Should I have spent it cleaning up the house, ya, probably so, but I ran an errand and the lightbulb went off in my head. Oh I can go play BINGO!!! I knew I had to pick up some milk I did that but afterwards I felt lost. I knew I should eat something as it was lunch time, but with all the choices that lay before me I...just...did...not...know :(
Tyler called later on to say that he was finished with his test and that he was in his way back. He asked what I had planned (Bubby was at the inlaws) and told him that I was actually on my way to Majestic Hall. We both played several games and were super close, but being close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades.
Work went a billion times better tonight than it did the last time that I had to work an overnight. Previously I was wrote up for a bogus ass rule that I just signed the written warning for just so I could get out of work because normally I would've been out of there at 6am and the clock currently said 7am...wth!!! People have told me that I should fight it, even though I was not penalized in any way, shape, or form. My thought is just "whatever".
Sunday: Today didn't start off the greatest especially since I didn't make it to church, and that is what usually helps me relax and get pumped for the week ahead of me. After I did wake up from a quickie nap, it was around 10:30am and my tummy was growling!!! After we finally started getting ready like we were actually going to do something with ourselves it was close to 12:30pm (and Tyler had to work at 2p). Well push come to shove, we yelled at each other for what seemed like forever (perhaps around 3-5 minutes) of solid yelling. Its just exhausting sometimes when he gets so moody and irritated and you can't tell him one thing without getting an attitude. I hate feeling that the only way to get a point across to him is by yelling.
Saturday: Today was chance number 3 for Tyler to take his EMT-B examination (in Bloomington). This time it appeared to me that he did try harder to study, but I wasn't always around him to see how much effort he put in to this.
Since I knew I didn't have to work until 10pm I had a boat load of free time to waste today. Should I have spent it cleaning up the house, ya, probably so, but I ran an errand and the lightbulb went off in my head. Oh I can go play BINGO!!! I knew I had to pick up some milk I did that but afterwards I felt lost. I knew I should eat something as it was lunch time, but with all the choices that lay before me I...just...did...not...know :(
Tyler called later on to say that he was finished with his test and that he was in his way back. He asked what I had planned (Bubby was at the inlaws) and told him that I was actually on my way to Majestic Hall. We both played several games and were super close, but being close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades.
Work went a billion times better tonight than it did the last time that I had to work an overnight. Previously I was wrote up for a bogus ass rule that I just signed the written warning for just so I could get out of work because normally I would've been out of there at 6am and the clock currently said 7am...wth!!! People have told me that I should fight it, even though I was not penalized in any way, shape, or form. My thought is just "whatever".
Sunday: Today didn't start off the greatest especially since I didn't make it to church, and that is what usually helps me relax and get pumped for the week ahead of me. After I did wake up from a quickie nap, it was around 10:30am and my tummy was growling!!! After we finally started getting ready like we were actually going to do something with ourselves it was close to 12:30pm (and Tyler had to work at 2p). Well push come to shove, we yelled at each other for what seemed like forever (perhaps around 3-5 minutes) of solid yelling. Its just exhausting sometimes when he gets so moody and irritated and you can't tell him one thing without getting an attitude. I hate feeling that the only way to get a point across to him is by yelling.
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Phone, Where are you phone???? (A little heavy)
I was going to take a chance at my second chance at college today when I went to see about a class at Richland Community College. Randomly during my computer time yesterday (Tyler and I now are sharing my computer because his computer went to crap), I thought about looking to see what classes this semester are either online or a hybrid that way I could maybe, just maybe, take a class. On our way there I thought about my previous semester's bill and not really ever remembering receiving a notice saying that it was paid in full. Upon getting to RCC I was just going to try to sign up for the HLTH 140 (medical terminology) class but Tyler brought up the fact of the previous semester's bill.
Well I went to the cashier's office to find out whatever the balance was, the lady said that it was $600 and that it had to be paid in FULL before I could sign up for any other classes. RCC said that they try twice with the auto payments and after that they stop. Well, we NEVER received a notice saying that they stopped trying and that I still had a balance. They shouldn't assume that people have the internet readily accessible and check their balance online.
Ugh! While Tyler & I just got paid and had the money in the account, it would just kill us financially if I were to have paid off the bill ($600) and signed up for the payment plan for HLTH 140(3 payments of $90; 1 month at a time until the bill is paid off) AND the cost of the textbook ($50). That and the class actually would've started TODAY so I knew it was a long shot. Oh well!
Walking out of the University of Decatur-Northside, I was a little down. Tyler had tried asking me what I wanted to do next, as if to try and cheer me up to no avail.
With a sleepy "Bubby" we went to eat at a yummy place called Buffalo Wild Wings. The last time we went there when Ethan had missed a nap time like this, he just was so unconsolable and made a huge scene even though our waitress was super sweet and totally understanding. This visit was smooth.
Going back to the class thing, I had a last ditch effort idea to pay off the bill. To win enough money on a lottery ticket would have been AWESOME and with my luck it could have been slightly possible. Two tickets, same game; Tyler got one ticket and I the other, but the last effort failed and I have to move on :(.
Almost a daily occurance, I lost my phone AGAIN!!! Beyond frustrating, I wonder if Tyler knows how upset I get with myself when I am constantly losing things and my mind just blanks completely. I am lucky when I can partially trace my steps back to maybe narrow down the location of my things. Sometimes I have joked that I have young persons Alzheimer's disease, but with each passing day and each time I lose something I get more and more bothered by it. Its like there is nothing that I can do, and I just hate having absolutely NO control over something. I JUST HATE IT!!!!
Well I went to the cashier's office to find out whatever the balance was, the lady said that it was $600 and that it had to be paid in FULL before I could sign up for any other classes. RCC said that they try twice with the auto payments and after that they stop. Well, we NEVER received a notice saying that they stopped trying and that I still had a balance. They shouldn't assume that people have the internet readily accessible and check their balance online.
Ugh! While Tyler & I just got paid and had the money in the account, it would just kill us financially if I were to have paid off the bill ($600) and signed up for the payment plan for HLTH 140(3 payments of $90; 1 month at a time until the bill is paid off) AND the cost of the textbook ($50). That and the class actually would've started TODAY so I knew it was a long shot. Oh well!
Walking out of the University of Decatur-Northside, I was a little down. Tyler had tried asking me what I wanted to do next, as if to try and cheer me up to no avail.
With a sleepy "Bubby" we went to eat at a yummy place called Buffalo Wild Wings. The last time we went there when Ethan had missed a nap time like this, he just was so unconsolable and made a huge scene even though our waitress was super sweet and totally understanding. This visit was smooth.
Going back to the class thing, I had a last ditch effort idea to pay off the bill. To win enough money on a lottery ticket would have been AWESOME and with my luck it could have been slightly possible. Two tickets, same game; Tyler got one ticket and I the other, but the last effort failed and I have to move on :(.
Almost a daily occurance, I lost my phone AGAIN!!! Beyond frustrating, I wonder if Tyler knows how upset I get with myself when I am constantly losing things and my mind just blanks completely. I am lucky when I can partially trace my steps back to maybe narrow down the location of my things. Sometimes I have joked that I have young persons Alzheimer's disease, but with each passing day and each time I lose something I get more and more bothered by it. Its like there is nothing that I can do, and I just hate having absolutely NO control over something. I JUST HATE IT!!!!
Sunday, January 15, 2012
Can you hear that noise?.....No?.....Well I can :(
This has been the most action packed weekend that I have had in a while...sad I know, but hey I do the best I can with what I have; that and I am in Decatur and I didn't leave the town the whole time...not bad right?
Friday-True it was Friday the 13th but I don't think too much about it. I don't go out of my way to avoid the day but I won't celebrate it either. All the people on facebook who talked about getting Friday 13th tattoos are just dumb. Why put something on your body so permanent that doesn't really mean a thing at all and spend money on it. There is someone in particular who, maybe a month or so ago, talked about how they weren't going to be able to give their kids a decent Christmas because of a court proceeding that had frozen their bank account. It even went as far as asking people to donate to an account that they could access the money to be able to spend on Christmas...
I'm kind of glad I didn't donate (not like we had the money to give ourselves), especially since they wasted someone's money on a Friday the 13th tattoo. Now it seems like they have so much money to spend and not really saving much of their paychecks at all. Are they dumb? Did they forget how they asked people for money and now that it seems like they have it, they aren't saving a dime??? I realize that the courts had frozen the bank account but they can still save away even in just a shoebox at home.
Sleeping in until 8am now is such a total luxury, and on this day off of mine I slept in until...roughly 7:30a which I'll totally take since I am usually at work by 4:45a. I completed another part of my CNA journey at about 11:15am since that is when I finished taking my state exam at RCC. Some of the questions were like "What the hell?!?!?!" The professor definetly did NOT cover some of the material that was in the test.
Alot of the girls from class (okay, maybe just about half of the class) got together for a lunch at Buffalo Wild Wings. That place is so much about sports, which I love, and the food is YUMMY! As a mommy I enjoy the place because they have several high chairs and booster seats. Plus a nice clean bathroom with a changing station! The place I would highly recommend!
Friday night was just plain awesome-ness!!! Even though it was a bit cold and windy out, Lexie, Ethan, & I (in one car) and Tyler in the other went out to the St. Louis Cardinals' Caravan at the old Holiday Inn. Lexie was just so excited to get to meet REAL players who got to play in the world series. The best part for me was that I got to win 2 things in the raffle amongst the several hundred people who attended. I now have a World Series Champion DVD and t-shirt!!! Winning!
Saturday-Ick, well I guess I had to work sometime this weekend and it went by especially fast because I got sent home early because the business was just crawling along. Saturday night, we had a ladies party watching Miss America. "Grammy", Lexie, & I all watched and thought that the winner (Miss Wisconsin) was such a beautiful and gracious winner. Lexie was able to spend the night and how I wish that I was able to stay up a bit longer because she wanted to watch a movie, but I was soooooooo tired.
Sunday-Nothing to exciting to the start of this particular day, but I did make breakfast!!! Go me! Went to church which is always so nice and relaxing except it wasn't. The ringing in my ears came back as it does from time to time, but today it roared it ugly head around lunch time.
Friday-True it was Friday the 13th but I don't think too much about it. I don't go out of my way to avoid the day but I won't celebrate it either. All the people on facebook who talked about getting Friday 13th tattoos are just dumb. Why put something on your body so permanent that doesn't really mean a thing at all and spend money on it. There is someone in particular who, maybe a month or so ago, talked about how they weren't going to be able to give their kids a decent Christmas because of a court proceeding that had frozen their bank account. It even went as far as asking people to donate to an account that they could access the money to be able to spend on Christmas...
I'm kind of glad I didn't donate (not like we had the money to give ourselves), especially since they wasted someone's money on a Friday the 13th tattoo. Now it seems like they have so much money to spend and not really saving much of their paychecks at all. Are they dumb? Did they forget how they asked people for money and now that it seems like they have it, they aren't saving a dime??? I realize that the courts had frozen the bank account but they can still save away even in just a shoebox at home.
Sleeping in until 8am now is such a total luxury, and on this day off of mine I slept in until...roughly 7:30a which I'll totally take since I am usually at work by 4:45a. I completed another part of my CNA journey at about 11:15am since that is when I finished taking my state exam at RCC. Some of the questions were like "What the hell?!?!?!" The professor definetly did NOT cover some of the material that was in the test.
Alot of the girls from class (okay, maybe just about half of the class) got together for a lunch at Buffalo Wild Wings. That place is so much about sports, which I love, and the food is YUMMY! As a mommy I enjoy the place because they have several high chairs and booster seats. Plus a nice clean bathroom with a changing station! The place I would highly recommend!
Friday night was just plain awesome-ness!!! Even though it was a bit cold and windy out, Lexie, Ethan, & I (in one car) and Tyler in the other went out to the St. Louis Cardinals' Caravan at the old Holiday Inn. Lexie was just so excited to get to meet REAL players who got to play in the world series. The best part for me was that I got to win 2 things in the raffle amongst the several hundred people who attended. I now have a World Series Champion DVD and t-shirt!!! Winning!
Saturday-Ick, well I guess I had to work sometime this weekend and it went by especially fast because I got sent home early because the business was just crawling along. Saturday night, we had a ladies party watching Miss America. "Grammy", Lexie, & I all watched and thought that the winner (Miss Wisconsin) was such a beautiful and gracious winner. Lexie was able to spend the night and how I wish that I was able to stay up a bit longer because she wanted to watch a movie, but I was soooooooo tired.
Sunday-Nothing to exciting to the start of this particular day, but I did make breakfast!!! Go me! Went to church which is always so nice and relaxing except it wasn't. The ringing in my ears came back as it does from time to time, but today it roared it ugly head around lunch time.
Sunday, January 8, 2012
Those Religious People...
Just the other day, while I was at work, Tyler said that one "of those religious people" came to our door. He didn't answer but said that they had left a few tracts about the end of the world. I mean really, already, wow! Later on, I heard from Tyler that he had ripped up the paper and threw it in the road a little while after they drove off. Come on now! Our town is already dirty enough as it is. I got mad at him for littering; it sounds petty but I wasn't going to budge from my stance.
Only a short 5 days from now, I'll be taking my state certification exam for becoming a CNA. Yesterday I took a practice exam, and got an 85%; today was better and recieved a 92%. I wonder if anyone has received a perfect score on the test...I think that some (or all) of the girls from my class are going to get together again after our test. I do hope that they will want to go where Tyler and I went today for lunch.
Today was a day off from work and should've been completely relaxing but completely was not. All day I have been in an irritated funk...all day and I really want to get out. I think that the worst of all happened when Tyler, Ethan & I went to Buffalo Wild Wings for a late(r) lunch. Stepping inside the place, its like a total sensory overload unless you're going there specifically to watch the BIG GAME. So close to his nap time, Ethan was a ticking time bomb and he just exploded shortly after we got our food. I was just getting overwhelmed because he only calmed down (slightly) when someone got up with him and felt like it was usually me and that MY food was getting cold. :( I wanted to give in and just get our food to go so that Ethan would calm down, because all the eyes that were on us each time Ethan wailed were so unnerving. We finished our rushed, busy lunch with one lesson learned...we can't go out to eat or anywhere for that matter anytime near Ethan's nap time because it just won't end well. And yes Tyler helped as much as he could especially considering I didn't ever calmly ask for help.
Only a short 5 days from now, I'll be taking my state certification exam for becoming a CNA. Yesterday I took a practice exam, and got an 85%; today was better and recieved a 92%. I wonder if anyone has received a perfect score on the test...I think that some (or all) of the girls from my class are going to get together again after our test. I do hope that they will want to go where Tyler and I went today for lunch.
Today was a day off from work and should've been completely relaxing but completely was not. All day I have been in an irritated funk...all day and I really want to get out. I think that the worst of all happened when Tyler, Ethan & I went to Buffalo Wild Wings for a late(r) lunch. Stepping inside the place, its like a total sensory overload unless you're going there specifically to watch the BIG GAME. So close to his nap time, Ethan was a ticking time bomb and he just exploded shortly after we got our food. I was just getting overwhelmed because he only calmed down (slightly) when someone got up with him and felt like it was usually me and that MY food was getting cold. :( I wanted to give in and just get our food to go so that Ethan would calm down, because all the eyes that were on us each time Ethan wailed were so unnerving. We finished our rushed, busy lunch with one lesson learned...we can't go out to eat or anywhere for that matter anytime near Ethan's nap time because it just won't end well. And yes Tyler helped as much as he could especially considering I didn't ever calmly ask for help.
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
E made a friend
Tired! Tired! Tired! Tired! Tired! Tired! Tired! Tired!
I think that I have pretty much summed up how I felt after working my first (of hopefully not many) overnight at work. It wasn't that it was super busy or that I had some rude customers but it was totally unrealistic of how it would actually be when I do an overnight by myself as a manager. There were 5 people there working it as opposed to the usual 3.
The whole shift was a blur anyway. I went in and it was dark, when I left it was still dark and when I got home it was dark. But as soon as I layed my head down on my oh so comfortable looking pillow it was light and appeared that I would definetly NOT get any sleep. The feeling just running through my body was strange because it felt like the previous 8 hours just was a void and didn't happen.
Later on, Tyler, Ethan & I went to really our sad excuse of a mall to walk around and I went because I certainly couldn't fall asleep. Yet another store is closing at HPM! Is it really the economy in general or just the Decatur area? I had gone into the Kitchen Collection before but never bought anything because the salespeople always attacked you the moment you walked into the store. So the stores closing within the past few years are: Pac-Sun, Kitchen Collection, Old Navy, Waldenbooks and then there have been stores that have moved from location to another location within the mall...which is TOTALLY ANNOYING!
The best part of the trip out there was when Ethan got to play in the kids area of the "food court". The absence of all the big kids was kind of nice because E man had free range of the place. And finally a little 2 year old girl came to play as well. Ethan enjoyed getting to play with someone else his age and he played peek-a-boo with her as well. This little girl could walk and run easily and everytime she would run Ethan just laughed out loud. She was just tickled pink each time Ethan giggled. He ended up giving up the little one a kiss on her cheek! What a little gentleman!!! :)
Tomorrow is hopefully going to be smooth because I would like to take Ethan to the library for Baby Talk...we'll see because I could be super tired.
I think that I have pretty much summed up how I felt after working my first (of hopefully not many) overnight at work. It wasn't that it was super busy or that I had some rude customers but it was totally unrealistic of how it would actually be when I do an overnight by myself as a manager. There were 5 people there working it as opposed to the usual 3.
The whole shift was a blur anyway. I went in and it was dark, when I left it was still dark and when I got home it was dark. But as soon as I layed my head down on my oh so comfortable looking pillow it was light and appeared that I would definetly NOT get any sleep. The feeling just running through my body was strange because it felt like the previous 8 hours just was a void and didn't happen.
Later on, Tyler, Ethan & I went to really our sad excuse of a mall to walk around and I went because I certainly couldn't fall asleep. Yet another store is closing at HPM! Is it really the economy in general or just the Decatur area? I had gone into the Kitchen Collection before but never bought anything because the salespeople always attacked you the moment you walked into the store. So the stores closing within the past few years are: Pac-Sun, Kitchen Collection, Old Navy, Waldenbooks and then there have been stores that have moved from location to another location within the mall...which is TOTALLY ANNOYING!
The best part of the trip out there was when Ethan got to play in the kids area of the "food court". The absence of all the big kids was kind of nice because E man had free range of the place. And finally a little 2 year old girl came to play as well. Ethan enjoyed getting to play with someone else his age and he played peek-a-boo with her as well. This little girl could walk and run easily and everytime she would run Ethan just laughed out loud. She was just tickled pink each time Ethan giggled. He ended up giving up the little one a kiss on her cheek! What a little gentleman!!! :)
Tomorrow is hopefully going to be smooth because I would like to take Ethan to the library for Baby Talk...we'll see because I could be super tired.
Sunday, January 1, 2012
2012....
2012...
We're one day into the new year and hopefully we're all still here, that everyone had a safe & fun New Years' Eve. :)
I had an enjoyable few days off from McDonalds but I'm not so sure about the week ahead of me. They are making me train on overnights and if they think that I will open my availability to actually work overnights...Well, lets just say that I am going to open up where I'm applying to for a CNA position from just hospitals to nursing homes/assisted living facilities as well. I don't make as much money with my job and I am NOT going to jeopardize his job if they want me to do overnights.
I hate that I wasn't invited to a family get together for NYE. That I (well, and Tyler) was conveniently NOT told about it and had to find out about it from bloody facebook. Its like they ONLY want to see Ethan. I wish I could shake that feeling but I can't and then if we don't bring Ethan they make us feel bad about it.....we just can't win.
We're one day into the new year and hopefully we're all still here, that everyone had a safe & fun New Years' Eve. :)
I had an enjoyable few days off from McDonalds but I'm not so sure about the week ahead of me. They are making me train on overnights and if they think that I will open my availability to actually work overnights...Well, lets just say that I am going to open up where I'm applying to for a CNA position from just hospitals to nursing homes/assisted living facilities as well. I don't make as much money with my job and I am NOT going to jeopardize his job if they want me to do overnights.
I hate that I wasn't invited to a family get together for NYE. That I (well, and Tyler) was conveniently NOT told about it and had to find out about it from bloody facebook. Its like they ONLY want to see Ethan. I wish I could shake that feeling but I can't and then if we don't bring Ethan they make us feel bad about it.....we just can't win.
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