Much Better...

I am feeling much better today. I left work around noon yesterday and rested all afternoon. Ryan's baseball coach was nice enough to pick him up from school and take him to practice. It helped out so much. So, it is Friday and I am at work. Friday's around here are CRAZY !! Every vendor and their mother show up looking for payment.

Today is picture day at school for the kids. I haven't ordered a school picture since RAe started there. They are always just a little bit blurry and her hair is always crazy by the time she goes in there to take the picture. She is wearing a cute little GAP dress and Ryan is wearing the matching GAP polo. I woke them up before I left this morning for work and Rae was in ultimate meltdown mode. I got her dressed, fixed her hair and made her a pallet on the floor so that she could watch cartoons until Daddy decided to get up.

I think we might go to the Lake tomorrow. Ry has a bb game at noon , so after that we are free !! We might take some friend's jet ski's out. The kids LOVE that !! Plus, I can work on the tan a little more. Who knows where we will end up?

I hope everyone has a great weekend. I will make it my mission to get the camera out and take some cute pictures !!

Ouch...

I woke up this morning in pain. I suffer from ovarian cysts and I think one had ruptured over night. I should have had a clue considering I was feeling sick to my stomach and just "off" last night. I woke up in sever pain this morning, but had to go into work anyway. I didn't have an option considering I had so much to do. Hopefully I can get out of here around noon or so. The doctor wanted me to take birth control to help with the cysts, but I don't want to. It messes with my emotions too much. It makes me a REALLY mean person and I refuse to do that to my children and my husband. So, I deal with a rupturning cyst every 2-3 months or so. I will be in a lot of pain today, and then really sore tomorrow. This sucks.

Hopefully there is nothing big planned for tonight. If Ryan has practice than Chris can take him, or one of the other dad's can come and get him. I just can't do it tonight. Tomorrow is Friday right? For once we have nothing to do on a Friday night. I am stoked. I want to go see the Harry Potter movie. The kids love Harry Potter.

Oh, the game went well last night. The Storm beat the Raptors in a 15-6 victory ( I think that was the score. ) All the boys did really well. I am ready for a couple days that are baseball free.

Oh, okay, so for the past 7 years I have been addicted to Big Brother. I watch this show religiously. I am such a dork that I ordered showtime for the next few months so I can watch the after dark programming for it. Seriously, I can never get enough of Big Brother. If I go home early I am going to go home and watch what I DVR'd last night and curl up into a ball. Ahhhh, that sounds sooooo nice about right now.

Special K Bars...

I think am addicted to these things. Seriously, I love them !! If you haven't tried one, go get yourself a box. They are great and only 90 calories !!

Chris started on his softball league last night !! It was sooooo much fun !! I took the kids and Rae was excited to see that Kody was there. Many of you know Kody and you know what a cutie he is. He was cracking us up last night !! He was in such good spirits and having a blast running around playing with Rae, Ryan and all of us in the bleachers. Ryan was watching the games most of the time. The guys did pretty good considering this is the first time most of them have played together.

Ryan has another game tonight, but I think it is only one.

I got a little piece of mind yesterday at work. I talked to my boss and he was very understanding and helped me with a lot of my concerns. It looks like I am going to be the sole marketing coordinator for Dakota Blue. Then we will have a marketing assistant for Tuscany. Let me tell you... I am going to be VERY VERY busy !! I loved doing marketing for David Powers, so I know I will love doing it for Dakota Blue. Bye bye accounting !!!

Okay, time to get busy and get this Wednesday over with !! Oh, I will most likely take my camera with me to the game tonight. Hopefully I will have some pics to post... hopefully !! LOL

In a bad mood....

I woke up in a bad mood, and it doesn't seem to be getting any better.

Seriously, at 5:15 my alarm went off and I knew it was going to be a bad day.

I get to work to find that one of the manager's put about 200 invoices in my inbox...ummm did I mention that I am trying to transition to another desk right now? Well it is not working b/c the boss of the account dept ( which I am in now ) won't back off of me and let me do some other work. She is constantly on my a$$ and is a total micro-manager. I can't stand that !! Thank goodness I am not staying in accounting b/c I think I would have found another job pronto !!

What else? Oh, I talked to one of my best friend's last night ( Christi ) and I miss her soooo much. Every time we plan on getting together something happens and it doesn't come through. I need to just suck it up and take myself up to Dallas. I know she will be here for the reunion, but that is in October and I want to see her now. We make eachother laugh and I could use some laughter today. After I talked to her last night it made me think about my other friends. I really do treasure them !! Theresa makes me better myself. She has this way of making me want to push myself to do things better. If I have a problem ( especially a married wifey problem) I know I can go to Theresa and she will help me make sense of it all. Sash ( Ashley) is my alter-ego. She is the me that is unmarried and without kids. Our lives are so parallel, yet in two different realms. Plus, if I need a fun night away I know that she will step up to the plate and fulfill that need !! ( although Theresa does a great job of throwing back the drinks and the shots as well ). Betsy and Laura keep me focused. I haven't had much time with them lately, but I have been so busy that I feel like I see them for maybe 10 minutes before I get distracted with kids and other things. I did have a fun time hanging out on the 4th with them. I also have my friends who I have reconected with lately. That is Lacie, Meredith, Hillary, Ryen, and a few others. With them there is so much history that I know I can just be myself. I also have the place in my heart for friends lost. No point in naming names, but there are just people in my life who at one point I held dearly. For some reason or another the friendship did not belong in my life. Maybe there was too much drama, not enough trust, or just plain bitchiness. However, I will never hate these people. They were in my life for a reason. They were there to teach me lessons and better myself. I don't regret that at all.

Enough rambling I guess. I am still in a piss poor mood and I am ready for work to be over already. However, it is only 8 ( I have been here for almost 1.5 hours as it is ) and I have 8 hours to go. It is going to be one of "those" days.

Thank goodness for baseball tonight to lighten my mood !!

Taking a break....

I needed a break from all the crazy paperwork on my desk, so I decided to come over here for a few minutes. I am exhausted. I had a hard time sleeping last night and didn’t go to sleep until about 2. I had to be up at 5:30 for work. I am sure I will exhausted tonight. Ryan is feeling better !! His rash had cleared up for the most this morning. I think Chris gave him Benadryl just to be safe. ( so that neither of us would get a call at work to come get him ) Yesterday was a day of baseball and during the course of the day I came to a realization and figured I would share.

So before we went to our games yesterday I was sitting on the couch curled up with Ryan watching the Astros play the mets. It was a great game. Our boys were hitting, fielding, etc… I really enjoy watching the Astros when they are ON their game.
Anyway, we go to Ryan’s game and immediately I thought of the Astros game. I wondered what kind of players they were at the age of six. ( Please note I am not comparing my son to an Astros player). I mean, every baseball player starts somewhere and falls in love with the game. I remember playing softball and thoroughly loving the sport. I can see my son’s love for game as he grabs up the ball, steps on second and makes his out, or when he gets up to bat and twirls his bat around just daring the opposing team to get him out. I have seen my son catch pop fly’s, stop hard hit grounders, and hit triples when it really counts. Ryan is only six. I can’t wait to see what kind of a player he will be when he is 10 !! Who knows if he will continue loving the game. I hope he does. I see the boys on all the teams and I applaud all the parents for taking the time out of their hectic days to introduce this amazing game into their lives. It is not about winning or losing. We should know, we are playing up in 7U this summer and keep getting demolished by the boys that really ARE 7 and who are going on the 2nd grade. We won almost every game this spring and it gave the boys a taste of victory. Now it is their time to taste defeat,

Okay, so off of baseball, but on the subject of Ryan. As parents we all love our children with all our might, but have you ever had a time in your life where you felt like you fell in love with them all over again? That is kind of the way it has been with Ryan and I lately. I was off last Wed-Friday and Ryan was sick. I made Rae go to school and Bubba stayed with me. We had so many conversations and just cuddle time. Oh and if any of you REALLY know Ryan, he doesn’t just “have” conversations. Ryan talks when necessary. He is not now and never has been a chatterbox. ( That is Rae’s department) I always knew Ryan and I were a lot alike, but it finally hit home this past week. He is an amazing child. He has a sense of humor that strikes at the oddest of moments. He is VERY loving and cuddly. He is also energetic and appreciates the time we spend with him. Even while he was sick he was asking me to play catch with him. ( Chris throws him heaters, so Ryan would rather play with me !! I am accurate, just not as hard ) I guess the point of this paragraph is that if you have a child who you usually butt head’s with, spend some extra time with them. You will probably realize how lucky you are !!

Okay, so a few petty things before I go. Chris starts his baseball ( softball) league on Tuesday. He is looking forward to it. He is on a team with his friend Dennis and some boyfriend’s of a few girls I have known through Dennis. It should be fun. I am sorry for not posting a lot of pics lately. I have not been taking them like I should. Hopefully that will change this weekend now that the rain has let up a little. I guess my little break is over and it is time to turn my attention back to my paperwork.

It is Saturday night and we have been watching movies on the couch all day. I am tired of having rain cancel every baseball game. Ryan did have tryouts for a the tournament team today. It went okay. The trouble was that he has had a viral rash for 3 days and I have to keep him hopped up on Benadryl to keep the rash and itching at bay. Needless to say he was a little loopy at tryouts today. The coach having the tryouts knew that of course and was really nice about it. Ryan did well, just not his best.

The fourth was pretty good. We went over to the rents and then shot fireworks at a friend's house. I have been off work since Wednesday and it is going to SUCK going back, but I know I must do it. LOL That darn paycheck !!

Okay, can I just say that the movie Eight Below is REALLY sad. We are in the middle of it and that is why I am on here writing instead of watching the movie. Animals and death is soooo sad.

I will hopefully update more tomorrow !!

Holidays=sick around my house....

You read it correctly. If there is a holiday coming up then one of us WILL get sick. It never fails !! Ryan and I are sick. We are both running fever, cough, sore throat, etc etc...
This sucks. The only good thing is that I am off Wed-Sunday so after today I can rest.

I knew I was getting sick yesterday, but we went to a friend's house to hang out last night anyway. At about 9:30 I thought I was going to keel over from exhaustion. I took the kids home, got them showered and in bed and then I took my nyquil. Who takes this stuff? Seriously, Nyquil knocks me out in about 5 minutes. You would think I took some high powered sedative. Nope...just Nyquil. I don't even take the whole dosage. I usually take a tsp of the stuff. Needless to say I am groggy and out of it today. I am here at work and about to dive head first into a massive pile of bank statements and invoices.

Hopefully Ryan and I will start feeling better. Just in time for Rae to get it !!

All is quiet...

It is 9:50 in the morning and all is quiet !! Chris took the kids fishing last night and didn't get home until about 4 this morning. Needless to say I think they will be sleeping for awhile today. That is fine. I am about to start laundry and go tackle the kitchen. We have NOTHING to do today which means LOTS to do around the house. You know how that goes !!

Yesterday Ryan played two baseball games. The first one was so so. It started raining in the middle of the first inning so the boys weren't all that focused. The second game was really good. Ryan played pictcher and 2nd during this game. He made 3 outs, including a high pop fly to second base. We were really proud. He has baseball camp this Friday. He is going with quite a few of his friends.

We went to our Friend's son ( Kody's) b-day party. It was fun. Kody is too cute. He was so excited about his presents and getting to ride the roller coaster at Itz. Dennis did a great job showing him a good time.

Time to go enjoy my Sunday and the peace in quiet in my house right now !!

Rudeness much !!!

Okay, so I log on to my blog today to do my daily post and some person with ( excuse my language here !! ), NO BALLS decided to leave me a comment that said, "Get a Life." As far as I can tell I have a life, in fact one that I write about in my blog. If I didn't have a life then I wouldn't have anything to write about. Also, I think it is really cowardly for someone to post under ANONYMOUS. If you are going to be rude... do it with your real identity loser !!
The last and final thing I will say about this is that this blog is based around CHILDREN ! I think only a total low life would post "Get a Life" to a MOTHER who posts about her CHILDREN and her life !! If you don't like it... don't read it !!! Period !!

Okay, on another note, anyone who knows me knows that I love clothes for my kids. I love Gymboree, Baby Lulu, Janie and Jack, Gap, etc.. etc.. I have always been this way with them and as long as I can afford it I always will be !! I don't pay full price for their clothes as I have learned to shop sales. For example, right now is gymbucks earning time. I spent a mere 50$ to get one gymbuck the other day. However I bought stuff that was already clearanced. Fro 50$ I got a dress, a nightgown, 7 prs of panties for Rae, two shirts and a pair of shorts. Not bad huh? You couldn't do any better at wal-mart !! Plus, I earned a gymbuck.
Anyhoo, there is someone on here that has a blog who is bashing mothers who buy gymboree.
http://www.theantigymboree.blogspot.com/

I totally think it is her right to post HER opinions on HER blog spot, but I find it really funny !! I mean, it seems like she truly has a grudge against mothers who buy nice clothes for their kids. Her and my husband would have a lot to talk about. Just kidding. Chris likes it when the kids ae nice and cleaned up.

Tonight is my bosses last day of work. We are having a party for her tonight !! Chris found a babysitter ( sorry sis, had NO clue he asked you !! LOL ) and he is going out w/ the guys and I am going out w/ people from work. Oh oh oh, I got the promotion. I will be transitioning into the new position in the next two weeks. I still have to train my replacement. They met me a little more than half-way on my salary request. I am satisfied w/ their offer !!

Okay, I really have to get back to work !! Friday is always a madhouse here !!

Better Mood...

I am in a better mood today. I refuse to be in a bad one ! I always love Thursdays because it means the weekend is closer than it was on Wednesday !!

Okay..funny Rae story....

Last night Rae had cheer and gymnastics. Coach Tracy coach both of these. I think Reagan drives her nuts during class b/c I can see Rae ( can't hear her b/c we are upstairs and she is down stairs in the gym) talking NON-STOP !! Well, at the end of the classes Coach Tracy said, "Reagan said the funniest thing tonight" Apparentley Rae told CT that " She does not pick her nose at gymnastics and that she only picks her nose at home !! " EWWWWWW !!! Where does she get these things? I need to install an off button on her. However, she is SOOOO close to having her cartwheel mastered. She has the momentum, but she needs to straighten the legs just a tad bit more. I am hoping that by the end of the summer she has the cartwheel and roundoff down. Technically she is "supposed" to be in the preschool tumbling class in the fall, however if she masters these things then I can put her in tumbling I. She was on the show team last year at the age of 3.5 and was on there with all 5 yr olds. She will be doing the show team and tumbling this fall. Then in the spring we will probably cut back to just tumbling ( because her first season of baseball will start !! woo hoo ) and then she will try out for the Level I competition team. What am I getting myself into????

Ryan is keeping on with baseball. He is going to a baseball camp next Friday. I think he will really enjoy it. Plus, he has tryouts for a new team next SAturday so that should get him primed and ready !! LOL Ryan is sooooooo excited about the possibility of being on a tournament team. He really likes that coach ( he has played with that coach a few times this year ) and likes the boys on the team. Ryan has been practicing with them this summer and they are really organzied and put together.

Well, time to get off the blog and get back to work. Is it 4 yet??? Seriously !!

I need a vacation...

Next Wednesday can not come fast enough. I will be off Wed-Sunday next week and I couldn't be happier. Chris's brother will be in town so I am hoping that he can come over and do something fun with the me and the kids.

Work can't make up their mind about the promotion thing. I think they are going to ssssllllllooooooowwwwwwwllllllllllyyyyyyyy transtion the postion. That is fine, but I do not intend on doing both jobs for them !!

The drama of little league baseball is also draining me. I am to the point where I am going to step away from it all. Meaning I will tell Chris to let me know when to show up. As many know, Ryan is playing on his regular team this summer, plus practicing with another team, and preparing for tryouts at the same time. Somewhere in there schedules are going to overlap. I give up trying to make everyone happy. Chris is being a butt head saying that he feels like he is stuck in the middle. Personally there is ONE person here that needs to be happy and it is Ryan !! I don't care anymore who gets mad at who. It is all petty and I want my son to be happy regardless of the team he decided to play on. I am also annoyed b/c I feel like Ryan "might" be getting left out of things b/c of the team switching thing. That truly hurts b/c Ryan loves his friends and doesn't understand why changing teams would affect that. The same goes for the friendships that are between all the adults. I guess it is times like these when you find out who your friends really are.

My gym partner is out of town this week so I haven't been good about going :( OH well, there is always next week. Rae has cheer and gymnastics tonight so that should be fun. She is doing well mastering her cartwheel. She can do her jumps and is working on being sharp and hitting her moves. It is just too cute.

Like I said I am tired and need a vacation. Being a parent can really drain you sometimes !! ( but in a good way of course !! )

Early Morning Ramblings...

Well, it is close to 7 a.m and I am already at work. It always takes me a couple of hours to get my head out of the clouds and get focused. Does this really surprise anyone? As I was driving in this morning I heard that Paris Hilton is free from jail. My life is now complete now that the pampered princess is out of Lynnwood !! Seriously... I could care lesss. However I will watch the post jail interview to see what comes pouring out of her mouth !!

On a different note, why is it that companies INSIST on keeping the office 65 degrees? I am not kidding, even when it is 95 degrees outside I have my space heater on. Oh, speaking of work I should find out today about the promotion.

Not much else is going on. Ryan has baseball practice tonight, however I would not be surprised if it gets rained out. This practicing with two teams thing is killing me !! I actually feel bad for Ryan b/c there is one team that he REALLY REALLY wants to play on, but he has to finish up his season on his current team. This leads me to another uneasy situation. I have become good friends with the mothers of Ryan's current team. I hope that Ryan changing teams will not affect these friendships. I guess time will only tell.

Oh, do you ever have days where you want your hubby to just leave you alone? I think I am emotional or something right now and Chris is NOT helping !! He keeps asking me if I am mad... um no, but if he doesn't leave me alone then I have a feeling I will say something I shouldn't and then we will both get mad !! LOL I know it won't last, but he is just on my nerves right now.
Also, if he doesn't quit smoking then I am going to have to pull some drastic cards. Seriously, it drives me crazy !! I mean, anyone who knows me knows that I have smoked on and off for years, but never all the time everyday. I can smoke one when I am out with the girls or having a bad day and not pick one up for weeks. I can easily go without them and it doesn't phase me. Chris's smoking has gotten out of hand and I want it stopped !! ANY SUGGESTIONS???

Okay, enough ranting and raving for right now. I will update about the job when I hear something !!

Another weekend gone...

The weekends are WAY too fast. Rae and I had a blast hanging out together this weekend. This morning we woke up and went swimming at my sisters. I have never heard two little girsl squeal and giggle like Jenna and Rae. We came home and Rae has been driving me crazy ever since. She is SOOOOO ready for her Daddy to get back home. Chris called and he should be home around 6. I think I am going to force him to take me out for some Mexican food tonight. I really want some grilled chicken and onions. ( fajitas w/out all the fattening stuff !! ) I think a Corona Light is also on order !!

Seriously, I miss being able to spend my days with the kids. They would be sooo bored at home with me though. They love their preschool, so that makes work a little easier.

Well, time to go do some Laundry so Rae has her field trip shirt for tomorrow !!

The rest of them...

Okay, I tried to finish these as fast as possible. Here are the rest of them. Well, not all of them, but I won't bore you with them all !!