I know I've been slacking.. and more than just with my blog. I didn't go to the YMCA at all last week. I haven't been sewing as much either (I did mend a couple things but nothing like I usually do).
We've been busy on the rental house. I worked for a few hours on the back porch sorting threw all the craft stuff. There was a whole lot of nasty trash but there was also a lot of good stuff to put in the yard sale. There was lots of poo but I had the radio on and ignored what I was sifting thru. I would have puked otherwise. Work on Friday sucked but at least I got an extra 5 hours in.
I don't remember what we did on Saturday. I got some mending done but not sure what else was done. Joe just reminded me that we went to Twain on Main that afternoon. We took a walk later on in the evening and ended up at Cassano's for dinner close to 9pm. Nate wasn't in the best mood so we didn't finish dinner there. We went down easy so Joe & I finished eating.
Sunday after church at Presbyterian we went for a walk again. We left the car in the lot an went to Mike's shop to help Lisa, Joe, Luke, & Dad unload the UHaul. After that we loaded the stroller in Mike's truck and all of us plus Mike (minus Dad) went to lunch Rumor Has It. It was very good!! We walked around Twain on Main a little more and then walked 6 blocks to get the car at church. Then off to Monroe for the rest of the day. It was a gorgeous day and we had so much fun played in the sprinkler at Grandma's & Grandpa's. We had an awesome day until after Nate went to bed. He was sleeping for half hour or so and then he started throwing up in his bed. Joe took a quick shower with Nate to clean him off. He got a fresh diaper and was back in bed after falling back to sleep in our bed.
Happy Memorial Day!! Thank you to all the military people who have served/are serving this country. Shortly after 11am-ish we left the house to go to Monroe. We made it around the block before Nate started throwing up. We made a U turn back home to get some clean clothes. He thought it best to hand the rest of his banana to Daddy. We stopped at Walgreen's to get more meds & some Pedialite. Just after 1/2 way to Monroe, Nate throws up again. What fun!! Also on the way there, I called and got a Landing pass for me. Nate gets in free and Joe won't go enough times to justify getting a pass. Nate was very fussy & whiny all day. We finally left about 7:45pm-ish and went straight to the ER. There for 1 1/2 hours and Nate has a double ear infection. Soon as we got home we went to sleep. Didn't cry or fuss or whine or anything. I was very happy! Our internet on the laptop sucks so I'm gonna head outta here.
I'm thankful for the staff at the ER for making Nate feel better (even tho he didn't like the shots!)
Monday, May 25, 2009
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
What a day.
I'm trying to get back in the swing of blogging every night. We'll see how I do. Nate was warm when I first held him this morning. Laura then called to tell me that Logan now has strep throat. It started with him having a fever. Well we didn't measure his temperature, mainly because I never remember too. He took a shower fine without screaming but noticed he didn't eat much breakfast. He wanted juice all day!
We worked on the rental house for a little bit. (When I say "we", I mean Joe worked on it while Nate & I looked around.) Joe pulled up most of the carpet in the house and now the nasty smell is coming back. It's so gross. Nate & I took a break to go to Speech Therapy & he did so good today! He said "open!!!" It took him a couple times but he got it!! Later on in the day he said "Juice please" and "please mom." Now of course the words didn't come out clear like that but I knew exactly what he said!! It's awesome!!!

After therapy we came back and Dad put Nate on the riding mower with him. Nate usually loves it but not so much today. He cried and got a sad puppy face so I had to get him off. We came home and made lunch (turns out we just made strawberry shortcakes but Nate didn't eat anything) and then Laura and the boys stopped by. Her & I went to the rental house to see what crafty stuff will be worth saving to sell in a big yard sale. There's so much stuff left in that house and we're just gonna sell as much as we can and then get rid of the rest! If you are or know someone that wants to do crafty things, come to our yard sale in the summer!!!
Once she left I made pork burgers for lunch. I had all the good stuff to add to it: cheese, lettuce, tomato, onion, pickles, ketchup, mustard. It was very good!!! Nate had a tiny burger but didn't eat it. Whoops, it was good too!!! I did get a little bit of sewing in today. I mended 2 pair of jeans. It's not much but it was nice to be at the machine. And I didn't break any needles either!!
Work was pretty boring; slow but that's aiight. While at work, I found that Nate threw up. Poor little guy. Charlene & I left early as it was super slow. I dropped her off and home and then up the hill I went to come home. Or so I thought. I got almost to the top and the car won't go anymore. I push the gas and it doesn't do anything. I coasted down the hill while calling Ford. I got to the very bottom and he takes over the wheel. He got it going on the 2nd try. Up the hill and around the block he goes.

I get in the car again and start up the hill. Same thing but this time I stop at the top of the hill and call him. He & Brian come to my rescue. Ford gets in the car and goes the rest of the way up the hill and around the block and parks it in his driveway. I go with Brian in the truck back to the house. We all go inside and I get dinner. Brat, mac n cheese, and salad (very good by the way.) Ford went to check my car and then came back upstairs and told me that I could either try to make it home and leave my car stranded wherever it stopped, or I could just get a ride from him and leave my car in the driveway. I chose option B and made it home ok.
Joe got a brat when I got home. I've been blogging and chatting with my peeps (as Joe calls them). Now he wants strawberry shortcake so I better end this.
I'm thankful for Ford, Brian, & Charlene for helping me out with my car situation. Thanks guys!!
We worked on the rental house for a little bit. (When I say "we", I mean Joe worked on it while Nate & I looked around.) Joe pulled up most of the carpet in the house and now the nasty smell is coming back. It's so gross. Nate & I took a break to go to Speech Therapy & he did so good today! He said "open!!!" It took him a couple times but he got it!! Later on in the day he said "Juice please" and "please mom." Now of course the words didn't come out clear like that but I knew exactly what he said!! It's awesome!!!

After therapy we came back and Dad put Nate on the riding mower with him. Nate usually loves it but not so much today. He cried and got a sad puppy face so I had to get him off. We came home and made lunch (turns out we just made strawberry shortcakes but Nate didn't eat anything) and then Laura and the boys stopped by. Her & I went to the rental house to see what crafty stuff will be worth saving to sell in a big yard sale. There's so much stuff left in that house and we're just gonna sell as much as we can and then get rid of the rest! If you are or know someone that wants to do crafty things, come to our yard sale in the summer!!!
Once she left I made pork burgers for lunch. I had all the good stuff to add to it: cheese, lettuce, tomato, onion, pickles, ketchup, mustard. It was very good!!! Nate had a tiny burger but didn't eat it. Whoops, it was good too!!! I did get a little bit of sewing in today. I mended 2 pair of jeans. It's not much but it was nice to be at the machine. And I didn't break any needles either!!
Work was pretty boring; slow but that's aiight. While at work, I found that Nate threw up. Poor little guy. Charlene & I left early as it was super slow. I dropped her off and home and then up the hill I went to come home. Or so I thought. I got almost to the top and the car won't go anymore. I push the gas and it doesn't do anything. I coasted down the hill while calling Ford. I got to the very bottom and he takes over the wheel. He got it going on the 2nd try. Up the hill and around the block he goes.

I get in the car again and start up the hill. Same thing but this time I stop at the top of the hill and call him. He & Brian come to my rescue. Ford gets in the car and goes the rest of the way up the hill and around the block and parks it in his driveway. I go with Brian in the truck back to the house. We all go inside and I get dinner. Brat, mac n cheese, and salad (very good by the way.) Ford went to check my car and then came back upstairs and told me that I could either try to make it home and leave my car stranded wherever it stopped, or I could just get a ride from him and leave my car in the driveway. I chose option B and made it home ok.
Joe got a brat when I got home. I've been blogging and chatting with my peeps (as Joe calls them). Now he wants strawberry shortcake so I better end this.
I'm thankful for Ford, Brian, & Charlene for helping me out with my car situation. Thanks guys!!
oyyy...
Why do I never want to blog anymore? I get home from work and come up to bed but Facebook takes up much of my time. Oy...
Laura brought the boys over this morning around 9am-ish. We had breakfast, played on the porch, fed the birds, played in the backyard, tried to nap in the backyard, played more on the front porch, and then played inside for a bit. We had strawberry shortcake and drank root beer. Logan also called my sister Lisa and pranked her a couple times. It was very harmless and he loved it. Lisa also got a kick out of it! Laura picked up the boys and then headed home.

Shortly after the boys got there, Joe left to go help on the farm. He also got some sunscreen from Dollar General and dropped off strawberries at Ian's. After the boys left Nate & I had lunch. Well I had lunch and Nate got up and played. We took a short walk and he loved it! Ford wanted me to take Charlene to work by 4. I took Nate to Monroe so they could watch him until Joe got back from the farm. While there, Charlene told me on Facebook (big shocker that I was on there!!!) that I didn't need to take her to work. Cool, no problem.

Joe got back to Mom's about 4pm-ish and I left there at about 4:20pm-ish. I had to get my stuff from home and then head to work. Work was super boring and the computers were super slow. Joe & Nate walked to the park in Monroe and then came home at about 9:15pm-ish. Here I am, been off work since 10pm and just now writing my blog. Damn Facebook.
I'm thankful for Nathan who keeps me going everyday!!
Laura brought the boys over this morning around 9am-ish. We had breakfast, played on the porch, fed the birds, played in the backyard, tried to nap in the backyard, played more on the front porch, and then played inside for a bit. We had strawberry shortcake and drank root beer. Logan also called my sister Lisa and pranked her a couple times. It was very harmless and he loved it. Lisa also got a kick out of it! Laura picked up the boys and then headed home.

Shortly after the boys got there, Joe left to go help on the farm. He also got some sunscreen from Dollar General and dropped off strawberries at Ian's. After the boys left Nate & I had lunch. Well I had lunch and Nate got up and played. We took a short walk and he loved it! Ford wanted me to take Charlene to work by 4. I took Nate to Monroe so they could watch him until Joe got back from the farm. While there, Charlene told me on Facebook (big shocker that I was on there!!!) that I didn't need to take her to work. Cool, no problem.

Joe got back to Mom's about 4pm-ish and I left there at about 4:20pm-ish. I had to get my stuff from home and then head to work. Work was super boring and the computers were super slow. Joe & Nate walked to the park in Monroe and then came home at about 9:15pm-ish. Here I am, been off work since 10pm and just now writing my blog. Damn Facebook.
I'm thankful for Nathan who keeps me going everyday!!
Monday, May 18, 2009
Still slacking.
I know I've been really bad about blogging lately. I get so super tired at night that I usually fall asleep at the computer. My laptop also makes a lot of very loud noises and I'm really not liking it much these days. Oh well.

We spent most of the weekend in Monroe City. We came home every night but went back. My sister Lisa and her family are moving back to Monroe soon and have been looking for a place to rent. They're pretty sure they've found a place but we'll see. It was a pretty good weekend. Friday Joe worked on the farm and got a check!! WAHOO!!! We went to the food pantry and got lots of stuff. It rained like crazy while we were there. We had Nate with us but Joe took him back to Mom & Dad's and then came back. He was being bad; well just being 2. Since we didn't make it to the Y, Sarah & I walked/jogged 1.3 miles. Saturday we worked around the house for a little bit and then off to Monroe for the day/evening again. Again we got home late and then to bed later. Sunday at church Nate was just horrible. We were in the cry room in the back and he just screamed and wanted to run everywhere! Once he got out of the cry room and then made his way out to the load/unload area. Luckily there were no cars going thru there. Don't worry, Joe was about 2 feet behind him. I was ready to leave church early but we didn't. Shortly after we got in the car he fell asleep. We drove around for a little bit and then decided to head to Monroe again. Laura was making a big breakfast for everyone so we stopped at C&R to get some bacon, milk, & bread. We all just hung out for awhile. I finally got Mom's scanner to work and then she made a roast dinner. Joe was a little upset about something so he left and went for a walk. A little bit later Nate & I left took off on a walk to join Joe. We ended up going to the park. Nate LOVED it!!

Finally on Monday's events. Mom called and said they were coming down and had Beau with them. Beau is my 4 1/2 year old nephew for those that don't know. We went to the rental house and did a little bit of work and got to look in the attic. It's all open and clean (needs flooring and a way up) but it could be a bedroom. It more than likely won't get turned into one, but it could be used for storage. When it was time for Speech Therapy I took Beau along with me & Nate. Beau had no trouble talking but Nate wanted nothing to do with it. Oh well, we try. Work was pretty boring. The computers were going super slow and keep clocking. Fine by me if they wanna pay me to sit while I have to reboot the computer 4 or 5 times a night. Once I got home I made some awesome sundaes!! Strawberry & banana chunks in the bottom of a tall dessert glass. I then layered neapalitin ice cream, more banana & strawberry chunks and topped with whipped topping and more chunks! Next time I'll add sprinkes! I'm super tired so I'm heading to bed!! Good night!!!

I'm thankful to have a job!! (I don't remember writing that.) I'm thankful that Lexus was able to babysit for us!

We spent most of the weekend in Monroe City. We came home every night but went back. My sister Lisa and her family are moving back to Monroe soon and have been looking for a place to rent. They're pretty sure they've found a place but we'll see. It was a pretty good weekend. Friday Joe worked on the farm and got a check!! WAHOO!!! We went to the food pantry and got lots of stuff. It rained like crazy while we were there. We had Nate with us but Joe took him back to Mom & Dad's and then came back. He was being bad; well just being 2. Since we didn't make it to the Y, Sarah & I walked/jogged 1.3 miles. Saturday we worked around the house for a little bit and then off to Monroe for the day/evening again. Again we got home late and then to bed later. Sunday at church Nate was just horrible. We were in the cry room in the back and he just screamed and wanted to run everywhere! Once he got out of the cry room and then made his way out to the load/unload area. Luckily there were no cars going thru there. Don't worry, Joe was about 2 feet behind him. I was ready to leave church early but we didn't. Shortly after we got in the car he fell asleep. We drove around for a little bit and then decided to head to Monroe again. Laura was making a big breakfast for everyone so we stopped at C&R to get some bacon, milk, & bread. We all just hung out for awhile. I finally got Mom's scanner to work and then she made a roast dinner. Joe was a little upset about something so he left and went for a walk. A little bit later Nate & I left took off on a walk to join Joe. We ended up going to the park. Nate LOVED it!!

Finally on Monday's events. Mom called and said they were coming down and had Beau with them. Beau is my 4 1/2 year old nephew for those that don't know. We went to the rental house and did a little bit of work and got to look in the attic. It's all open and clean (needs flooring and a way up) but it could be a bedroom. It more than likely won't get turned into one, but it could be used for storage. When it was time for Speech Therapy I took Beau along with me & Nate. Beau had no trouble talking but Nate wanted nothing to do with it. Oh well, we try. Work was pretty boring. The computers were going super slow and keep clocking. Fine by me if they wanna pay me to sit while I have to reboot the computer 4 or 5 times a night. Once I got home I made some awesome sundaes!! Strawberry & banana chunks in the bottom of a tall dessert glass. I then layered neapalitin ice cream, more banana & strawberry chunks and topped with whipped topping and more chunks! Next time I'll add sprinkes! I'm super tired so I'm heading to bed!! Good night!!!

I'm thankful to have a job!! (I don't remember writing that.) I'm thankful that Lexus was able to babysit for us!
Thursday, May 14, 2009
I'm a slacker.


So I know that I've been a slacker this week. Tuesday I didn't blog because Ford gave me permission not to blog. So instead of blogging that night, I folded 3 1/2 baskets of laundry and mated up lots of white socks. We finally have clean clothes in the drawers. I know, it's pathetic. Last night I came home after work and noticed a huge puddle of water in the middle of our bed. Yup, another leak! And earlier in the day I had washed & dryed the sheets and blanket and made the bed all nice and pretty. I pulled all the sheets back to dry and put the beach towel blanket over the wet mattress. We slept on the mattress and covered up with a larger towel. It sucked. That's why I didn't blog last night.
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Here's today; no reason not to blog. Joe got up about 8am-ish and had a meeting with Fr. Mike about Communion. No idea what they actually talked about for an hour but oh well. Nate & I had breakfast on the porch while reading the mail. Ruso even got a little bit of breakfast as Nate spilled some of his cereal on the porch floor. Joe came home to change while I made him some lunch. He went to a farm to do some work. When he was gone we went to the YMCA. Nate was pretty good about being leftt the nursery there. It was probably just because right as we walked in, they had snack!! I did my mile all by myself! I think it took a couple extra minutes but not much more. Joe wasn't there to push me to go a bit faster. After the gym we came home.


Dad was working in the rental yard with all the tree parts that were dissected the other day. Dad, Joe, Bob, & Mike cut down a bunch of the trees in the yard as they were very near to the foundations to the house and the garage. Nate & I went down to help Dad. Nate walked around and kept trying to get in the street while I helped move all the tree parts from the side/middle yard to the very back of the yard. It was a pain in the tush. Nate really wanted to help saw some of the branches so he started dragging around Dad's big red saw. It's bigger than Nate. He was pulling it around and tripped over it. He now has a big scrape right above his eye brow. He cried for about 30 seconds and that was it. He's good now.


Dad left just before 2pm. Just before 3pm I got to babyskype Natalie. You're prolly wondering what in the world I'm talking about! Lisa made up the term "babyskype". Lisa had to get Luke from school but didn't want to wake Natalie. Natalie has been sick for a few days and was sleeping. Lisa & I were on Skype chatting back and forth and then Lisa asked if I wanted to babysit Natalie. Aiight, I guess. Lisa took her laptop back to her room and pointed the webcam right at Natalie. Don't worry, she's 9 and was just fine. I could have called Lisa if anything happened, but I was there to watch her and make sure nothing happened.


Work was pretty boring and slow tonight. I really wanted to sign the happy book but I didn't. We're broke! After work I finished off the steak that we had on Mother's Day. It was pretty tasty! Then I got the privilege of making the bed... again! I was going to call the employee line to maybe order a camera but decided to wait until tomorrow when I'm more coherent. I'm going to add some much needed pictures!
I'm thankful for Bob & Regina for helping with the roof and trees & for watching Nate!.
Monday, May 11, 2009
La de da...
I really don't want to blog. I won't go into details on this, but I'm sure it'll be better than my recent attempts. At least I'm awake and not about to fall asleep.
We had cereal for breakfast and it was yummy. I had frosted mini shredded wheat! Joe also had me a glass of juice ready but I had to drink it about 10 minutes after I ate cereal as I had brushed my teeth shortly before. Freshly cleaned teeth and oj don't go together. We ate breakfast on the porch and then fed the birds they very last of the bird seed. Since we were out of bird seed. And since we had to go to the store to get more, and since we have a membership to the YMCA and haven't used it yet, we went today. Nate went to the free nursery for kids and Joe & I walked/jogged a mile around the track. It's a start and that's what matters.
Then off to Wal-Mart and then to Speech Therapy. Nate is getting more sounds out which it awesome. The therapist is working on getting him to say "more, in, out, down, pop". Also animal sounds and mainly the first sounds of most words. Then of course since Joe & I did a mile, we had to get milkshakes after Speech. At least we did the track! I'm wanting to go every day but we'll see how life unfolds this week.
After milkshakes we came home and had lunch. Nate had ham sammich and I had turkey & roast beef sammich. We also shared an apple and an orange. We were playing on the porch for awhile and then I got sleepy. Joe came outside to watch Nate while I (tried) to snooze on the porch swing. Work was pretty slow but I made it thru the night. I got a bad headache at work and I also got a bad stomach ache and got really cold. I still have my headache but otherwise I'm ok. I hope I feel better tomorrow. I'm gonna head to bed now!! I can't post pictures tonight. There is routine maintenance with Sprint & I'm unable to upload pictures. Kinda irks me but oh well.
I'm thankful for Joe. (Even tho I wanted baked steak fries after work & he didn't make them. He's says they're unhealthy for me so late at night. He's right but I don't want to hear it.)
We had cereal for breakfast and it was yummy. I had frosted mini shredded wheat! Joe also had me a glass of juice ready but I had to drink it about 10 minutes after I ate cereal as I had brushed my teeth shortly before. Freshly cleaned teeth and oj don't go together. We ate breakfast on the porch and then fed the birds they very last of the bird seed. Since we were out of bird seed. And since we had to go to the store to get more, and since we have a membership to the YMCA and haven't used it yet, we went today. Nate went to the free nursery for kids and Joe & I walked/jogged a mile around the track. It's a start and that's what matters.
Then off to Wal-Mart and then to Speech Therapy. Nate is getting more sounds out which it awesome. The therapist is working on getting him to say "more, in, out, down, pop". Also animal sounds and mainly the first sounds of most words. Then of course since Joe & I did a mile, we had to get milkshakes after Speech. At least we did the track! I'm wanting to go every day but we'll see how life unfolds this week.
After milkshakes we came home and had lunch. Nate had ham sammich and I had turkey & roast beef sammich. We also shared an apple and an orange. We were playing on the porch for awhile and then I got sleepy. Joe came outside to watch Nate while I (tried) to snooze on the porch swing. Work was pretty slow but I made it thru the night. I got a bad headache at work and I also got a bad stomach ache and got really cold. I still have my headache but otherwise I'm ok. I hope I feel better tomorrow. I'm gonna head to bed now!! I can't post pictures tonight. There is routine maintenance with Sprint & I'm unable to upload pictures. Kinda irks me but oh well.
I'm thankful for Joe. (Even tho I wanted baked steak fries after work & he didn't make them. He's says they're unhealthy for me so late at night. He's right but I don't want to hear it.)
Sunday, May 10, 2009
Happy Mother's Day!!
Joe brought me breakfast in bed. Tomato & cheese omelet, buttered toast, grapes, juice, & milk. It was so good!! We made it to church a little bit early bot not a lot... just a few minutes early. Nate went down to the nursery very soon after! After church my bladder was very full so we went home. Joe changed his diaper and I called mom. Ends up they were coming to Hannibal. We did a mad dash to get the kitchen looking somewhat decent.
Saturday, May 9, 2009
Vince Graduates!!!
Today my little brother Vince graduated from UCM with a degree in Broadcasting. Nate & I were planning on going to the graduation, but there weren't enough seats in the van. That's cool tho. Nate was up at 7am-ish but we watched PBS until about 9am. We got up and showered and then headed downstairs. We let Daddy lay in bed and rest. When he came downstairs, Nate & I were ready to leave to go see Ashley. I took a suitcase & a cd/book rack thing to sell in her yardsale. The suitcase sold for $1 & the rack thing will be a toy for Shrek, her bird. Me, Nate, & Ashley made a trip to Wal-Mart. I bought $108 worth of food stuffs. We haven't been "grocery" shopping for about a month!! No, I'm not kidding. Once we finished shopping and dropping off Ashley, we went home to get ready to go to Monroe.

We put Ruso outside for the day and went to Monroe. Once we got there, Joe left to go work for an old co-worker on his farm. Nate & I went to Laura's. Soon after I was sent to the store for the fixin's for chicken nachos. They were good but I still like my nachos better. And besides, no one in their house likes sour cream or guacamole! Crazy people. I also made a banana nut muffin bread. It was pretty good. We played outside for quite some time. While Laura & Logan were playing ball and Frank was working on the Slushie cart thing (he worked on it the whole day), I took Nate & Beau for a wagon ride. We walked about a mile. About 1/2 way thru, Nate decided he didn't want to ride but wanted to pull the wagon. He was pulling rather slowly but then thought it would be more fun to run in people's yards. He ended up on my shoulders & I pulled Beau by himself in the wagon. Joe came back around 6pm-ish. Soon after we went to Mom & Dad's.
Not much happened there. Mom had tea in the fridge so I decided to make popcorn in her Stir Crazy. I'm jealous of her as her popper works great! Mine makes popcorn, but hers is so quiet and works awesome!! We hung out there until about 10pm-ish when Mom, Dad, Judi, & Jack got back from Warrensburg. We stayed around for about 10 minutes or so and then left. Nate was so tired that he passed out within about a minute of being on the road. We're home now and Nate is in his pj's & in bed. I'm conked out but I knew you probably wanted a full blog, unless like last night.

Yesterday I did a lot of sewing, broke a lot of needles, only finished 1 sewing project out of the 3 that I started, and then worked from 2pm - 6pm. Close to 7pm we got Ava and went to Breadeaux's for Cheeseburger pizza! Cindy came and ate with us while Little Mike saw Star Wars and Mike and Pat were in Texas getting a trash truck. After pizza we went to the park by the river and played for awhile. We saw Lexus, Charlene's daughter, while there and she played great with Nate & Ava, mainly Ava. We came home, Nate was passed out, put him in bed and then finished watching Narnia: Prince Caspian.
I'm thankful for Little Brothers who graduate and also give me an extra phone case & stylus!

We put Ruso outside for the day and went to Monroe. Once we got there, Joe left to go work for an old co-worker on his farm. Nate & I went to Laura's. Soon after I was sent to the store for the fixin's for chicken nachos. They were good but I still like my nachos better. And besides, no one in their house likes sour cream or guacamole! Crazy people. I also made a banana nut muffin bread. It was pretty good. We played outside for quite some time. While Laura & Logan were playing ball and Frank was working on the Slushie cart thing (he worked on it the whole day), I took Nate & Beau for a wagon ride. We walked about a mile. About 1/2 way thru, Nate decided he didn't want to ride but wanted to pull the wagon. He was pulling rather slowly but then thought it would be more fun to run in people's yards. He ended up on my shoulders & I pulled Beau by himself in the wagon. Joe came back around 6pm-ish. Soon after we went to Mom & Dad's.
Not much happened there. Mom had tea in the fridge so I decided to make popcorn in her Stir Crazy. I'm jealous of her as her popper works great! Mine makes popcorn, but hers is so quiet and works awesome!! We hung out there until about 10pm-ish when Mom, Dad, Judi, & Jack got back from Warrensburg. We stayed around for about 10 minutes or so and then left. Nate was so tired that he passed out within about a minute of being on the road. We're home now and Nate is in his pj's & in bed. I'm conked out but I knew you probably wanted a full blog, unless like last night.

Yesterday I did a lot of sewing, broke a lot of needles, only finished 1 sewing project out of the 3 that I started, and then worked from 2pm - 6pm. Close to 7pm we got Ava and went to Breadeaux's for Cheeseburger pizza! Cindy came and ate with us while Little Mike saw Star Wars and Mike and Pat were in Texas getting a trash truck. After pizza we went to the park by the river and played for awhile. We saw Lexus, Charlene's daughter, while there and she played great with Nate & Ava, mainly Ava. We came home, Nate was passed out, put him in bed and then finished watching Narnia: Prince Caspian.
I'm thankful for Little Brothers who graduate and also give me an extra phone case & stylus!
Friday, May 8, 2009
Holy cow -- so busy!
We got up at about 9ish. Joe & Nate went downstairs while I got to shower by myself. We finally got Joe's unemployment money for the past 4 weeks, I think. It's nice to not be holding on to the last thread. We had a quick lunch at El Vaquero and then back home. We were going to do some grocery shopping but I had to get back home to try and finish Lori's potholders. I worked on one pocket and I kept breaking needles. I've broke 5 size 16 needles in 2 days.
I fell asleep while blogging. I'm super tired so that's all you get. Night.
I fell asleep while blogging. I'm super tired so that's all you get. Night.
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Beautiful day.
We had our Parents as Teachers visit today. I finished Plum Spooky about 20 minutes before!! That's what you call cutting it close! After our visit we played on the front porch for awhile and then I was able to take a shower. Joe made us peanut butter & jelly sandwiches, got a water bottle of lemonade, & then we went for a 45 minute walk. When we got home, we chilled on the front porch for over an hour. The weather was perfect!!!

Joe did some dishes while I worked on potholders for Lori, Vince's girlfriend. I broke 2 needles while working on them. That's a pain in the tush. The previous owners also were at the house again getting more stuff out. I really hope they're almost done. It's taken them so long.

Work was really slow but I did find some good jokes for the Booster Committee. Once I got home from work I straightened the kitchen a little, started a load of laundry, then made microwave popcorn. It is no where near as good as what my Stir Crazy makes!! We started watching Narnia: Prince Caspian. I was getting super tired so we stopped it at chapter 12. The first 2 paragraphs were written before the movie and this one is now being written while I'm laying in bed after watching 11 chapters of the movie.
I'm thankful for the awesome weather that we had today!!!

Joe did some dishes while I worked on potholders for Lori, Vince's girlfriend. I broke 2 needles while working on them. That's a pain in the tush. The previous owners also were at the house again getting more stuff out. I really hope they're almost done. It's taken them so long.

Work was really slow but I did find some good jokes for the Booster Committee. Once I got home from work I straightened the kitchen a little, started a load of laundry, then made microwave popcorn. It is no where near as good as what my Stir Crazy makes!! We started watching Narnia: Prince Caspian. I was getting super tired so we stopped it at chapter 12. The first 2 paragraphs were written before the movie and this one is now being written while I'm laying in bed after watching 11 chapters of the movie.
I'm thankful for the awesome weather that we had today!!!
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Super quick.
This has to be super quick as I have about 7 chapters left to read in my book by 10am. Then the book goes back to its owner.
Speech Therapy was at 11:30am today. Joe stayed at the house as my dad came up to work in the rental backyard. Nate played an awful lot and is saying the first sound of a few more words. Nate & I had lunch with Bob at the hospital, we stopped at Goodwill to get Beau, then came home. We were home about 10 minutes and then I took Beau & Nate on a walk to the dentist down the street to get Logan & a tenderloin for Joe. We walked (the boys ran most of the way, I only ran a little bit while pushing Nate in the stroller) home and then played in the backyard while Logan and Nate had fudge pops. A little bit later we had S'Mores with strawberry marshmallows! They were very good. (Dad had a fire going again today to burn scrap wood.)
Frank picked up Logan to take him to the doctor and Beau stayed with us and we played on the front porch some more. Joe did a bunch (I hope) of homework and helped Dad in the yard a lot. Laura picked up Beau after her root canal and then it was just me & Nate left by ourselves to play!! I got a little bit cleaned up in the basement before therapy this morning but not much. There's still a lot to do but we're getting there.
Work was super slow most of the night and pretty boring. I had some chips & salsa that was leftover from Cinco de Mayo. There were pretty good. I also had a headache most of the night. Nothing else too exciting. After work I called my cousin Jeremiah and I got to listen to Jason Mraz in concert for a few minutes!! It was pretty cool but I didn't know the song that I listened to. Still totally cool tho. I just wish I knew how to record conversations on my new phone. Note to self: figure that out!!!
There were no pictures taken today. I know they're fun to look at, I'm sorry. Oh, and the previous owners were at the house a couple times today taking a bunch of stuff out. They are also leaving the cabinet that I really like. I'll take pictures of it once I can get to it.
I'm thankful for my Dad who comes and helps us so much on the rental house. Without him, this project would be non-existent for us. Thanks Dad, I love you so much!!!!
Speech Therapy was at 11:30am today. Joe stayed at the house as my dad came up to work in the rental backyard. Nate played an awful lot and is saying the first sound of a few more words. Nate & I had lunch with Bob at the hospital, we stopped at Goodwill to get Beau, then came home. We were home about 10 minutes and then I took Beau & Nate on a walk to the dentist down the street to get Logan & a tenderloin for Joe. We walked (the boys ran most of the way, I only ran a little bit while pushing Nate in the stroller) home and then played in the backyard while Logan and Nate had fudge pops. A little bit later we had S'Mores with strawberry marshmallows! They were very good. (Dad had a fire going again today to burn scrap wood.)
Frank picked up Logan to take him to the doctor and Beau stayed with us and we played on the front porch some more. Joe did a bunch (I hope) of homework and helped Dad in the yard a lot. Laura picked up Beau after her root canal and then it was just me & Nate left by ourselves to play!! I got a little bit cleaned up in the basement before therapy this morning but not much. There's still a lot to do but we're getting there.
Work was super slow most of the night and pretty boring. I had some chips & salsa that was leftover from Cinco de Mayo. There were pretty good. I also had a headache most of the night. Nothing else too exciting. After work I called my cousin Jeremiah and I got to listen to Jason Mraz in concert for a few minutes!! It was pretty cool but I didn't know the song that I listened to. Still totally cool tho. I just wish I knew how to record conversations on my new phone. Note to self: figure that out!!!
There were no pictures taken today. I know they're fun to look at, I'm sorry. Oh, and the previous owners were at the house a couple times today taking a bunch of stuff out. They are also leaving the cabinet that I really like. I'll take pictures of it once I can get to it.
I'm thankful for my Dad who comes and helps us so much on the rental house. Without him, this project would be non-existent for us. Thanks Dad, I love you so much!!!!
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Cinco de Mayo.
Did you have nachos today?? I did!!
Waking up to a jackhammer is not a fun way to be woken up. Of course it was at about 8am but you know me, I hate getting up before 9am. Now that I was awake, Nate & I watched some PBS for about an hour and then headed downstairs. Half way down the steps, the doorbell rings. Nate freaks out from excitement and tries to run down the steps. He's a little too young to be doing that!! It was the jackhammer guy asking if I could back my car up a little. The city is fixing the water pipe or something to the rental house. Once back inside I made breakfast. Over-easy eggs, biscuits & gravy from a couple days ago (it froze/thawed out fine), and milk. Joe slept until breakfast was ready.

The previous owners had the utilities shut up yesterday (5-4-09) so we're going to go to the Board of Public Works and have the electricity turned on in our name. And since they had it turned off, we went over and finally were able to get the windows all open to start airing it out. Then we got to go outside and rake the yard. Well we got to rake the dirt where the yard will eventually be. I raked with no gloves and now I have calluses and blisters. Oh well. Dad came down with a firepit and burned some wood. I grilled some hotdogs on it. Joe & Dad worked in the yard while Nate took a nap and I read. Mom was on her way to our house when I went to work.

At work I was on nacho duty most of the night. Now that I'm on the Booster Committee I get to do all that fun stuff. (It gets me off the phones so that's cool!) I made some guacamole and took it in. Everyone that tried it, loved it!
I'm thankful for Cindy because she watches Nathan once or twice a week.
Waking up to a jackhammer is not a fun way to be woken up. Of course it was at about 8am but you know me, I hate getting up before 9am. Now that I was awake, Nate & I watched some PBS for about an hour and then headed downstairs. Half way down the steps, the doorbell rings. Nate freaks out from excitement and tries to run down the steps. He's a little too young to be doing that!! It was the jackhammer guy asking if I could back my car up a little. The city is fixing the water pipe or something to the rental house. Once back inside I made breakfast. Over-easy eggs, biscuits & gravy from a couple days ago (it froze/thawed out fine), and milk. Joe slept until breakfast was ready.

The previous owners had the utilities shut up yesterday (5-4-09) so we're going to go to the Board of Public Works and have the electricity turned on in our name. And since they had it turned off, we went over and finally were able to get the windows all open to start airing it out. Then we got to go outside and rake the yard. Well we got to rake the dirt where the yard will eventually be. I raked with no gloves and now I have calluses and blisters. Oh well. Dad came down with a firepit and burned some wood. I grilled some hotdogs on it. Joe & Dad worked in the yard while Nate took a nap and I read. Mom was on her way to our house when I went to work.

At work I was on nacho duty most of the night. Now that I'm on the Booster Committee I get to do all that fun stuff. (It gets me off the phones so that's cool!) I made some guacamole and took it in. Everyone that tried it, loved it!
I'm thankful for Cindy because she watches Nathan once or twice a week.
Monday, May 4, 2009
Weekend events.
I know I haven't blogged for a few days and there's been so much that has happened. I'm gonna give you a quick synopsis of what has happened. If I told you everything, this blog would go on for days.


I'm not sure what all we did on Friday but at night Joe went to a meeting at church and I stayed home with Nate. He still wasn't feeling the best and I didn't want to leave him with anyone. (We also didn't have anyone to watch him.) The meeting lasted much longer that we planned. Once he got home, we headed to Monroe to spend the night. We got there close to 10pm. Nate fell asleep on the way there and stayed asleep once we arrived. Me, Mom, & Joe stayed up and had chips, salsa, & guacamole! Next morning was City Wide Sales in MC. Mom & I went to a couple. I got a serger for $10. No clue what it is or does but I'm super excited to figure it out! I also got some fabric & scraps for a few dollars. Made a super quick trip back to Hannibal to get medicine and a mower. Then made a trip to the Debonair's yardsale and the KC hall. There I got a movie for $1 (Without a Paddle -- super funny) and 2 old style sewing tables with the machines inside for $5 total!!!


We went to Columbia to see Natalie's play "Goldilocks." It was really good but very hard to hear. It was also Luke's 15th birthday party and Andrew was home for the week. I gave them all their towel and they loved them! We had a really good party. After we left there we stopped at my nephew's apartment. His roommates 2 oldest kids (ages 5 & 7) asked if I was going to make them each a towel. They're now on my list. We spent the night at mom and dad's again and went to church with them. My cousin's son received his 1st Communion. I got a card for him but I got a confirmation card instead. Oh well. After church we went to Mike & Cindy's house for another party. Mike & Pat received their 1st Communion on Easter Sunday. It was also for Ava's 4th birthday. I gave Bre her towel and she loved it! We were there for quite some time. Nate had fun playing and Joe & I jumped on the trampoline with Nate. Joe also played some basketball with the boys. I have never known him to play!!


And now for today. Nate & I started cleaning the basement room. This will be my new sewing room & I'm totally psyched!! We had Speech Therapy at 1pm and then went to the park for a picnic lunch and to play ball with Nate. Nate did NOT have fun. He screamed most of the time so we left after about 10 minutes. Well he did have fun for a few minutes but that was it. We came home. Nate & I played in the backyard for awhile and Joe came inside. We got popsicles and ate them on the porch. I was so tired and I tried to sleep on the porch swing but I didn't as I had Nate with me & Joe went to the store. He got a 1st Communion card for my cousin's son. At least one of us can read. Work was ok but I was pretty bummed. I've been slowly gaining some weight back. Not much but I can feel it. Today on break I walked 2 laps around the parking lot. I did this last summer on my breaks and I'm going to start doing it again. I also need to start going to the YMCA since we have a membership now.


I started to read last night but I was so pooped that I feel asleep before I even got the book open. I hope I can get more read. I've had the book for a couple months and must get it done by Thursday. The owner will be coming over and I'm not gonna keep it any longer. Oh, and Friday I dropped my Stir Crazy popcorn popper lid and broke it. I was so sad. I'm still sad but I found one in the rental house. It's so dirty but I'll get it cleaned up.

I'm thankful for my family. No matter hard life is, they are always there to help out in times of need. This isn't directed to anyone in particular or any specific occasion, but I know you are all there when/if we need you. I love you all dearly!!!


I'm not sure what all we did on Friday but at night Joe went to a meeting at church and I stayed home with Nate. He still wasn't feeling the best and I didn't want to leave him with anyone. (We also didn't have anyone to watch him.) The meeting lasted much longer that we planned. Once he got home, we headed to Monroe to spend the night. We got there close to 10pm. Nate fell asleep on the way there and stayed asleep once we arrived. Me, Mom, & Joe stayed up and had chips, salsa, & guacamole! Next morning was City Wide Sales in MC. Mom & I went to a couple. I got a serger for $10. No clue what it is or does but I'm super excited to figure it out! I also got some fabric & scraps for a few dollars. Made a super quick trip back to Hannibal to get medicine and a mower. Then made a trip to the Debonair's yardsale and the KC hall. There I got a movie for $1 (Without a Paddle -- super funny) and 2 old style sewing tables with the machines inside for $5 total!!!


We went to Columbia to see Natalie's play "Goldilocks." It was really good but very hard to hear. It was also Luke's 15th birthday party and Andrew was home for the week. I gave them all their towel and they loved them! We had a really good party. After we left there we stopped at my nephew's apartment. His roommates 2 oldest kids (ages 5 & 7) asked if I was going to make them each a towel. They're now on my list. We spent the night at mom and dad's again and went to church with them. My cousin's son received his 1st Communion. I got a card for him but I got a confirmation card instead. Oh well. After church we went to Mike & Cindy's house for another party. Mike & Pat received their 1st Communion on Easter Sunday. It was also for Ava's 4th birthday. I gave Bre her towel and she loved it! We were there for quite some time. Nate had fun playing and Joe & I jumped on the trampoline with Nate. Joe also played some basketball with the boys. I have never known him to play!!


And now for today. Nate & I started cleaning the basement room. This will be my new sewing room & I'm totally psyched!! We had Speech Therapy at 1pm and then went to the park for a picnic lunch and to play ball with Nate. Nate did NOT have fun. He screamed most of the time so we left after about 10 minutes. Well he did have fun for a few minutes but that was it. We came home. Nate & I played in the backyard for awhile and Joe came inside. We got popsicles and ate them on the porch. I was so tired and I tried to sleep on the porch swing but I didn't as I had Nate with me & Joe went to the store. He got a 1st Communion card for my cousin's son. At least one of us can read. Work was ok but I was pretty bummed. I've been slowly gaining some weight back. Not much but I can feel it. Today on break I walked 2 laps around the parking lot. I did this last summer on my breaks and I'm going to start doing it again. I also need to start going to the YMCA since we have a membership now.


I started to read last night but I was so pooped that I feel asleep before I even got the book open. I hope I can get more read. I've had the book for a couple months and must get it done by Thursday. The owner will be coming over and I'm not gonna keep it any longer. Oh, and Friday I dropped my Stir Crazy popcorn popper lid and broke it. I was so sad. I'm still sad but I found one in the rental house. It's so dirty but I'll get it cleaned up.

I'm thankful for my family. No matter hard life is, they are always there to help out in times of need. This isn't directed to anyone in particular or any specific occasion, but I know you are all there when/if we need you. I love you all dearly!!!
Friday, May 1, 2009
Feeling blah.
Today was a busy day with sewing/towels. We got up and didn't shower. We all went down for breakfast and then I started making some letters. Joe was doing homework, I think, I hope. Nate was helping me. We hemmed up a pair of his sweats that are super long and then hemmed the ends of a towel as it had come unsewn. I worked on letters and more letters. I finished Andy & Natalie's letters. I took stuff for Luke's name to work. Work was super slow. The first hour I couldn't get onto the system as Bluezone (work program) was down. I was glad it was slow because I had plenty of time to get all the letters cut out.
Nate is feeling much better. Joe said he had a couple of small spit-ups earlier in the morning but that's all. He ate crackers & toast with apple sauce and drank PediaLite most of the day. Nate had a pb&j on rollup just before I left for work. For dinner he had 1 1/2 corndogs. When I got home from work I went straight to the sewing machine. I finished Andy & Natalie's towels. I don't like the towel that I have Luke so I'm gonna take it back tomorrow & get a better one.
That's pretty much all we did today. Oh, we were suppoesed to have Parents as Teachers come over at 10am but since Nate had been sick, we rescheduled for next week.
I'm thankful that I have plenty of nieces & nephews which will keep my busy.
Nate is feeling much better. Joe said he had a couple of small spit-ups earlier in the morning but that's all. He ate crackers & toast with apple sauce and drank PediaLite most of the day. Nate had a pb&j on rollup just before I left for work. For dinner he had 1 1/2 corndogs. When I got home from work I went straight to the sewing machine. I finished Andy & Natalie's towels. I don't like the towel that I have Luke so I'm gonna take it back tomorrow & get a better one.
That's pretty much all we did today. Oh, we were suppoesed to have Parents as Teachers come over at 10am but since Nate had been sick, we rescheduled for next week.
I'm thankful that I have plenty of nieces & nephews which will keep my busy.
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