Christmas and other things

This Christmas wasn't exactly the best for us. Us meaning the three of us. We didn't exchange gifts or get April anything. She got things from her family on both sides and that's really fine with me. She's not old enough to remember who gets her what, or really what she even got. I was hoping that I would get paid before Christmas but I didn't so that put a little damper on the mood. But for everyone else, I got some of the gifts a while back. But, hopefully next year will be better.

So... going back April was able to see her cousin for a few hours the day before Christmas Eve. I guess they had fun. I really wasn't there too long as I came from work and was pretty much ready to go home and go to bed. But, from what I saw they did fine.

Christmas Eve, we went to Jason's mom's house. She bought us food from Applebee's. April opened her gifts which she's pretty happy with. Jason and I got giftcards, and we got her a little bath set. I'm excited to use my Bath and Body Works gift card. I can't wait. I'm in need of some new good smelly stuff. Jason and I used our other gift card and actually bought groceries. It came in handy.

Christmas Day, the three of us went to the Waffle House. We went to the one in Kentucky which is the one we usually go too. Had a nice breakfast. I really enjoyed spending some time with just the three of us on Christmas Day. After that, we headed up to see my family. Had a light lunch and then hung out and talked with everyone. I had a lot of laughs with my sisters which was pretty cool. It's been awhile. I really hope I can start to see them more often.

I took tons of pictures. I'm happy, one of the gifts that I got, which my other sister also got was a picture frame that has the word sister's on it so we took a picture of the three of us and I'm going to get them printed up so that we can each have a copy.

We all gathered together in the basement and opened gifts. Again, I took lots of pictures. We all got really nice things. I got a gift card that I applied towards my new shoes that I got today. A really nice pair of Nikes. It's been awhile since I actually got a pair of shoes that cost more than 20 bucks. Jason's mom gave me a nice pair but with my new job I have to have a pair of shoes that have good traction. I also got a new pair of work pants. The shoes were originally 79.00 but they were on sale for 49.00, and the pants were originally 29.00 and I got them for 19.00. So it was 70 something after taxes and I only ended up paying 20 bucks. I really like the shoes. They are super comfy.

April got a new car seat. She's out grown the one in my car, so she got a new one. She got some clothes, toys, books, and some other things. Over all she did really good. I love the fact that what she got were mostly learning toys. Not just toys but learning toys. She got the fridge letter magnets. She loves them. She figured it out in less a few seconds. It's an awesome way for her to learn all her letters, and they're color coated so she can learn vowels and how to spell.

I always enjoy spending time with my family. There are certain things that go on in life that make me more happy to have them. I see other people and their actions and I just thank my lucky stars that my life isn't that way... or the fact that I don't act the way some people do. I'm glad that I don't broadcast certain things. Everyone doesn't have to read everything... some things should just be kept private. I don't think people really think about how the things they say make them really look. If you say one thing, that you don't want in your life then don't turn around and make it to where that's all you have. It's non sense.

I'm not perfect. I've said this time and time again. I'll admit it. I never preach to be perfect. But, there are some things in life that I don't do. I don't hate for sure. I don't want my daughter to grow up hating any one for any reason. I'll let her make her choices with out any influence from me to the best of my ability. I refuse to sit here and broadcast every little thing. I wish that people would realise how bad it makes them look. No one should have to be afraid to say normal things for how some one else might take them. It's unfair.

But anyways, moving on. Things are going pretty good here now. I'm working about 40 hours a week. I'm liking it so far. I got my first pay check today. It felt so good to have money come into my account. I wanted a job, so I looked. I kept looking. I got a call and I went. I'm not giving up on it. Regardless of what happens. I stayed at my other job for a year and a half. If it weren't for needing more pay, and the benefits well I would still be there most likely.

Well, that's about it for now. I need to get off here and hop in the shower before Jason gets off work so I can fix him food.

April 30 Month Check up

Took April to the doctor today. She received 6 shots. That was her vaccinations that she was behind on, due for and a flu shot. Not bad. She's almost 30 pounds. Couldn't get a height on her because she wouldn't stand still enough. But over all she's doing good. She's right where she needs to be in all places. We don't have to go back for a whole year. They even gave her a book she could keep. She loves it. It's a Snow White book. Over all it was a good visit. I felt bad that she had to get 6 shots. But she's all good now. She took it like a trooper. Took two of us to hold her down. But, she was jumping on the couch just a few minutes ago so I figure she's not in too much pain :)

First whole day by myself

So today was my first day working all by myself. I think I did pretty good. I got everything done with just enough time to restock my cart and clock out on time. I really like it so far. The residents are really nice. Well, most of them are. I'm starting to get my favourites. I really like it. It's a nice job. The work is normal. It's pretty easy actually. But it is real easy to get caught up in something. But I like it. If things continue this way, I could really see myself being there for a while. I'm glad that I made the change.

I'm so proud

It feels really good to be back working an 8 hour shift. It's different. I have to get back in the swing of things. But, when that pay check comes it'll be worth it. I can finally get back to getting things I need. Buying my own stuff, is a good feeling. Plus to be able to pay off bills and have money left over (hopefull lol) not squirming to get by like we are now. I'm so happy. It's been way too long and I have forgotten what it is like to have more than 20 bucks in your checking account with a week left until you get paid and your sitting on empty in your gas tank. I truly think that things are going to get better.

Potty Time

April is doing awesome on her potty. I'm so proud of her. She went potty today in her potty and boy did she fill it up... with one going. I was happy with how long she held it. We're progressing for sure.

April and her potty

April went to the potty twice today. I'm so proud of her. When she actually pays attention and listens she does so much. She sat on her potty and went twice. She was so happy with herself. She smiled and laughed. You could tell she was proud. I rewarded her with a cookie. She loved it.

Ugh..

I will most likely never see the point in doing things, doing what I'm asked to do, or what I feel like doing to have some one come behind me and either redo it, or take it upon themselves to finish something that I was to finish. Why waste my time?

I woke up this morning to bitching which really put me in a shitty mood. I did get an apology but guess what the damage is already done. Don't say you want me to do one thing one way and then when I do it, turn around and do it yourself another way. Ugh. I don't appreciate it. So now I'm stomping around making it known that I'm not in a good mood and I really don't give a rat's ass. Plus I tend to curse a little more :) Not towards people of course. Wow life can be a bitch sometimes. Oh well. I'll move on and get over it like normal. I'm just venting because I can. Sometimes I think it does me good to vent. I haven't been really venting lately. I should. It makes me feel a lot better when I do vent. So yeah.

What else is going on.... Mise well move on to a more positive note...

April is doing great with her picture books. She's identifying more and more objects. She is pointing out more and more things on the tv, and computer. She's really making more sentences actually make sense. If she needs help, she asks for it. She'll ask others if they need help. She says sorry, asks if your alright. Still working on the whole please thing. If she's not paying attention she'll say it. But when you address it, she won't say it.

I guess that is it for now. I really don't feel like writing anymore.

Good things... Being Hopeful and staying postive...

Tomorrow or Tuesday I should know for sure. I can't really say anything yet. I want to get the official answer first. There are some people who might see this and things might get a little sticky... so I have to wait and find out first then I can say something. I can't wait. I so can't wait. This is something that I need big time. We all need it bad for us right now. I can't wait until I have the opportunity to go and do things that need to be taken care of. Hopefully the stressful days will be over soon, or at least hopefully this helps calm things down to a good point.

So far things are going great. Things in certain areas are starting to improve just like I hoped. I am doing one step at a time. This is what I need to do. For me. For my family. This is a nice chance for me to finally get somewhere... I'm so excited. I feel so good about it.

I know that if this doesn't happen for some reason which I can't think of one, but if it doesn't, it's ok. I'm not going to sit on my butt and feel sorry for myself any more. I really didn't before, I just haven't really been active the past few months. I have given up on doing a lot of things. I need to get back into the swing of my hobbies. I've started a few things, but have never finished them. Well, it's time to get them finished.

I refuse to sit here though and bitch and complain. I'm going to look at things from a different view. I need to stay positive. I need to set my course of action and do it. If I want something, then I'm going to get it. I don't expect others to give it to me. Or to come to my rescue. Things are different, and are changing and I'm so excited for it.

Hopeful Course of Action

Well tomorrow I have a job interview. It's in a nice area. It is in a nice facility. And, it's with an old manager of mine. I can't believe that he called me. I'm very excited. I'm hoping that it all works out. It's not to far from here. I know it'll be better pay and they offer benefits. That's what I need. I need to be able to go to the doctor when I need to. I can't wait. I hope that it goes good. I'm only nervous because I have to get shots most likely. I hate shots. But another step towards the right direction.

New year brings new changes.

With the new year we all know comes new changes. We all set goals to do things or stop doing things. I have some too like everyone else does. Hoping to get back to school with in the new year. Also doing some job hunting.

Hoping to take care of some things here with in the first few months of the new year. I need too. I'm taking the steps that I need to, to make sure that it gets done. I think it'll do me some good too if I make some changes. I need some change and it'll do the whole family some good. I still want to make some changes that are more personal then anything else.

It's more about me as a person on the outside then on the inside and with personal choices. It's a new me in a way...and in a way it's the old me coming out again. I guess I have to truly let go of the past and totally and completely move forward for once in my life and get some where.

I know where I want to go here in the next few months so lets hope that if I can get there and get what I need, then I can get where I need to get after that. I need to start figuring out what all is holding me back, why and how to take care of it. I'm looking forward to getting back in the swing of motivation and self help activities.

Getting my baby back

I am so excited for tomorrow. It's been way too long that my baby girl has been visiting my mother. It has all been for good reason. But I have missed her so much and I want her home. I felt so bad Saturday when I saw her for a little bit, but she didn't come home with me and she was upset. She didn't understand. I know she most likely won't remember it, but I still felt so bad.

Tomorrow is Thanksgiving and weather permitting we'll be going to visit family. I hope that it's all clear in the morning because I want my little girl back. I'm also excited for the food lol. I'm glad that I will get to eat most likely anything I want tomorrow with out having too much of a problem.

I can't wait to get her back.... :)

Nervousness

Monday morning I head in for surgery. I will have my gallbladder removed. I'm nervous. Not for the actual surgery. But for the recovery. I don't look forward to the pain. But I know that it won't last long. I know that once this is done, I'll no longer have the pain.

It has been a struggle since I got pregnant. Of course my doctor assumed it be acid reflux. Now, it doesn't seem that way. I want to get through this weekend and Monday and just fast forward to Thanksgiving when I get my baby girl back. I can't pick her up for awhile so tomorrow when I meet my mom and grandma I'll see her and that's the last time that I get to pick her up for awhile. I can't wait to hold her again. Hopefully I can recover quickly and get back to normal.

Well my back is starting to really bother me. I think it's time to get dinner fixed for Jason and me head to bed

A Damper

Well the family gallbladder curse finally hit me. I have to have mine taken out. This past Wednesday I had some pain thinking that it was acid reflux which continued through to Saturday night where I eventually went to the ER. They did the tests, and I have stones. So with in the next week to two weeks I'll be having it taken out. This will hopefully take away the pain that I have been dealing with for the past two years. I'm still sore, and having slight issues eating. I have a constant pain that doesn't seem to ever go away. Usually worse after I eat. So now I'm on a liquid to low fat diet. Ugh. It sucks. I'm starving.

New Me

Well, yesterday after some difficult conservation with a few people I decided that a change is long over due. Starters, we need more activity. Family wise, and personally with me. I need to get out and do some stuff. I need to start exploring some things and find some things that are fun to do and gets me out of the house.

Also, the way that I look at things. That'll be changing. I let little things get to me that I shouldn't and then the things that should be getting to me, aren't.... So that's one thing that I need to be working on more. I have come a long way, but I still have some things to do.

Next, myself. Last night I coloured my hair. I went to a deep burgundy. I love it. Jason kinda likes. Says that it's better than the blonde because it doesn't wash out my face. I agree. I love it either way.

Next, which I haven't told Jason yet because it's a surprise in a way. I'm getting my nose pierced. Nothing dramatic. Just something small. Nothing to big, I would rather be smaller for discreetness for jobs and what not.

Then... I'm getting a tattoo. I have finally decided that I want one. I haven't told Jason either. I told him that I'll be making two changes that I can't really undo once I do them. He has no idea. I want to get something small and simple. I want to get April's initials in it somewhere. I'm thinking that I'll get it on my shoulder. That way it can be seen when I wear tank tops. I want a heart, but yet I want a dolphin. I found a really cool heart design that I like and I might be able to incorporate April's initials.

I'm so excited to get this stuff done. The nose piercing starts at 29 bucks and it's at a place that is health department certified. I'm so excited. I'm so excited.

I hate being sick

I hate being sick. The title says it all. I hate that I don't feel normal, or as close to normal as possible lol. I can't stand not being myself. I hate the aches. I hate the nose drips, and the stuffiness at the same time. How that's possible who knows. But it happens. I hate the pressure in my head trying to escape from what feels like through my eye balls. Ugh. Stupid sinus issues. Even my poor ear is what seems to be clogged up I guess. I'm tired of tasting the nasty drainage... Yuck. I wish that it would just go away. I was fine yesterday morning at work. Went to his moms and came home for a bit before heading back to work and boy my poor throat was on fire, and I literally had to blow my nose every ten minutes it seemed. Last night was worse. I ended up going to bed at 9:30 and sleeping through until about 8 this morning. I took some drugs and they knocked me out. I still feel horrible. Poor April is feeling it to now. She was sneezing today and her eyes looked a little red. Probably why she is still sleeping. Going on a three hour nap now. She was fussy a little more than normal too.

Well off to take a short nap....

October???

I can't get over how we're almost halfway through October. It seems like winter drags on and on, but then when summer comes, it comes and goes at the blink of an eye. I like the fall weather don't get me wrong, but I like the days where it's still pretty warm during the day. I'm not a big fan of cold rainy days especially with all these leaves falling. They're pretty on the tress. Not on the ground. Anyways, yeah before we know it Christmas will be here. I read it's around 70 days or something like that away now. Oh me.

I went shopping today. Got me a nice pair of dress pants for the wedding. Nice in style and price. I was able to fit into an 8. They seems a little loose, but with them being dress pants and the style that they are, loose actually fits. If I had gone any smaller they would be bunched up I think. But I only paid 5 bucks for them.

Work is going to be hectic this coming week. I will be working a few doubles. One of our people quit yesterday. I should say is quitting. Saturday will be his last day. Hopefully he shows up Saturday. I'll be working Monday and Wednesday both am and pm shifts. Doesn't bother me. Gives me more hours. It won't be like this though all month. We have a new guy in training right now, so hopefully here in the next week he'll be ready to go solo. Working a few extra shifts though will be nice income wise. I have to really start looking at tires for my car. As much as I dread it, I have to do it.

4 years :)

Oh my gosh I can't believe it. Jason and I have been together for 4 years. It doesn't seem like it. It actually seems longer. I got him a cute little card and left it in his truck for when he left for work he would see it.

So much has gone on in the past 4 years. I had just left Petsmart. Of course we had been hanging out all summer, but October is when it was made official. We moved in together. Then we moved into our own place together and not just me moving into his apartment. I started school. We moved due to issues that we could not control. Two car accidents, I was sick, became pregnant had a death of some one very close. Moved again after having April. Jason was on the road. I lost my job at Dillard's. Did some more moving lol. I think we're good for awhile... until this lease is up lol. There is so much more but I would rather not go into that. It's not really my business to tell. It did affect me though big time.

It just seems like a lot has gone on in the past 4 years. It's however made us closer I personally believe. Not just the whole having a child thing, but everything over all has brought us closer. Some of the stuff I don't think I would change that have to do with him and I. Some of the other stuff though yeah I kinda wish that I could. But you start changing even the littlest thing it could have a huge overall change. 4 years ago I never could have imagined that my life would turn out this way. I'm glad that it didn't turn out bad of course.

Another season gone

Well...with the change in season it's more real that winter is coming. Horse show season is over. The leaves are changing. The temps are dropping and it just seems more "fall" like. I'm not complaining too much. The only thing I don't look forward to is the bundling up to go anywhere. I work in the morning out side before the sun comes up and it's getting pretty cold out there. But of course when the sun starts to come up it does start to warm up so it's not that bad right now. Another summer has come and gone. It was a fun summer. We were pretty busy. We're still busy. But it's going to calm down a lot though. This fall the major goal is to get April potty trained. She knows how to sit down on it, she knows to pull her diaper down, and she knows to wipe. It's just she doesn't know when to do it all yet. She's just been mocking me. So the task of doing it this fall might not be that bad....

Off day.

I'm so glad that tomorrow is my off day. Getting up at 5:50-6am has taken a while to get used too. I'm used to getting up later, as is April. But I have to say I'm loving it. I get up and I get out the door and do my hours and then I have the rest of the day free. I love it. I get to work and spend time doing my thing, and then come home and spend time with my baby.

I got some veggies for a yummy new recipe thing I'm going to try tomorrow. Actually I'm going to just throw a bunch of stuff together and see how it goes... I'm not one for recipes. Some of the veggies I got were organic which should make it even better. I'm going to crock pot it for most of the day most likely. I can't wait... I got some yummy tortillas today also that are super healthy. They're pretty good too. Had a nice turkey wrap earlier today. It''s been awhile since I've had one of those.

Overall the past few days have been pretty good. Time seems to be moving faster this week for some reason. April has started saying a ton of new things this week. Out of no where. Thinking about that reminds me how much work I have to do on her baby book and her scrap book, and her photo album. I am almost dreading it in a way because I'm so far behind lol. But once I drag everything out, and dive into it, I love it.

Chaos

The title says it all. Today has been crazy. This morning we went over to Jason's moms house. He tore down the shelving in the garage that she didn't want there anymore. The people who put it up way back in the day sure knew how to build shelving.. that thing was solid. Milford is having a big trash day and Jason is trying to get everything done in time. April and Shaw were crazy and all over the place today.

I got my new plates today for my car. Even though my birthday was last week.... I didn't drive a whole lot, but I don't do things that would get me pulled over anyways... I went and got new plates because the fees for the personalized plates have gone up to 79 for me to renew... so I spent the 64 this year to get new plates and then next year it'll only be about 54. I knew they were going up. I held out as long as I could but they aren't worth that much money. When I first got them they were only 60... they have gone up 20 bucks.

Thursday April went and stayed with her grandma up in Troy. I worked pretty much the whole weekend but working in the mornings allows me to have the rest of the day.... Friday I went to the k9 and wine event for work. That was pretty cool. Got to sit around and laugh and talk to some nice people. Saturday as soon as I got home from work we basically walked out the door... we headed down to West Virginia. We found a new place and hiked for awhile. Didn't care too much for it though. But that's what we do... we like to go out and find new places... Shaw did awesome. We let her off leash most of the hike and she did great. We would walk so far and then turn around so we wouldn't get lost and she would follow the trail back that we took and she was always right on key. One point we switched which way we going back and it was so hard to break her from wanting to go the original way... she would run ahead and sit and wait for us. She's a great dog.

Sunday after I got off work we headed up to grandmas. We had a family get together. Since there are a few birthdays all around the same time we usually wait and do them all together. My sister got me this really nice photo coaster set. It's really cute. I can't wait to get some pictures in them. I got a few gift cards and then some cash.. It was a pretty fun day. Had some good food. Had plenty of leftovers to bring home too. The girls had a blast with Shaw. She did great also staying in the yard and listening. I was really pleased.

This week it's back to work and who knows what else.... this coming weekend is a working weekend for Jason out at the farm. The last weekend of this month is our last horse show. Then we're done for the season.

April is making progress with her vocab. Of course she knows the word no. She's got that down good. She is learning her body parts pretty well. She can tell you where everything is on her face, her belly, and her hand and her feet. She's pretty funny. She knows what open and close means. She's my little girl and I'm so glad to have her back.

I'm debating if I want to get a tattoo or not. Since both my sisters have one, and my mom is going to get one I might get one too. Maybe when my mom goes I might go with her... I dunno. I'm a big baby sometimes. But I really do want one.

Ok that's it for now. Need to get off here and get some stuff done, even though I know I'm gonna end up not getting off and staying on here playing and being lazy... oh well.

Free time

April is with her grandma this weekend. My mom called a week or so back and we worked it out so that when they came down to Cincy for my sister's doctor appointment they would swing by and pick her up. Sunday we're meeting at my grandma's for birthdays. So I'll get her back then. I get to go through the clothes... I guess she has some bins of clothing for April. She usually stocks up and then I go through and pull out what she can wear. It's going to be hard this winter getting pants that fit her. She still has the waist size of 18 months, but the length of 24 months. Heck I have a few skirts that are 12 months that she still wears. Shirt sizes for her are in between 24 month and 3t.. I pulled out most of her fall stuff and she's not too bad off so far. The pants though are what concern me. I have plenty, I just don't know if they are going to fit.


Since I'm baby free tonight I'm going to go an even for CT. Working afternoons I never got to go to any of the events, and now that I'm on am shifts I can. It's in Mason Montgomery and it's at a high end pet store I guess. I'm taking Shaw. There is going to be drinks, and snacks provided by Claudaghs (spelling?) Irish pub. I'm pretty excited to go. We're going to have service dogs there.

Well that's it for now... gotta get ready to head out.

Huge accomplishment.

Today I gave in, and I weighed myself. It's been a few weeks since I have done it and I thought that I should check in and see where things stood. I was actually thinking that I had gained a few pounds. But to my surprise, I have lost. I'm almost to my last 10 pound mark. I have 3 more pounds to go before I hit that mark. So I guess that means I have only 13 more pound to go. I have been kinda bad though lately. I know that I have slowed down my progress by drinking the pop again. I know I have. I also know that by cutting out the amount of water that I have cut out, I've not only slowed down my progress but my energy level has slowed down a little bit. The past few days I have cut back on the pop and upped my water intake, just a few days and I can tell the difference.

I listen to people talk about how they can never loose weight. I honestly use to be like that. But one day looking a picture from a friends wedding back a year this past May, kicked me in the face... it was a huge wake up call. I looked disgusting. I was, for my height over weight. It was a very slow process. I started walking. Lots of walking. Not much happened that I could see. Over time I had to really educate myself on how to loose. It's made out to be so complicated when really it isn't. Smaller portions, cut out the seconds, do wheat instead of white, skim instead of vit d or 2%. Low this and low that, fat free here and fat free there really does help. I still eat fast food. Don't think for a second that I gave that up... but I cut back. I eat smaller and I never ever finish my fries.

Being active does help. But I never thought that I could ever do it. And now I can't believe that I have lost 40 pounds.... Determination and not giving up is so important. I learned the hard way that walking just isn't enough, but it's better than nothing. Hardest thing was giving up my iced coffees, milk shakes, and frappes. Every time Jason gets one, I want one so bad.... the other day though I did get a fruit smoothie...super good. I guess my problem was that I expected it to go faster than it was. But, I also want it to stay off. I'm more of a loose slowly but keep it off kinda person now. What sucks though, is that I haven't rewarded myself with any thing yet.... I'm a few over due but oh well. They'll come later some time. I'm just glad that I got to the point that I'm at now. You know you have lost weight when your bra size has gone down two inches and a whole cup size....

Another year....

Well come September I'll be another year older. I have to of course renew my tags, and because the 4 year mark is year, I have to renew my license too. Oh yay me. My tags are a little more due to them being personalized. I don't mind it. Of course I have to renew trailer tags also... They shouldn't be a whole lot this year... hopefully.

I am excited for this month to be over with. I start my new shift starting next month... plus I actually gain half an hour. I can't wait. I will be able to have my afternoons back again. I am so excited. Do I look forward to getting up at 6am??? No... but oh well that's why I make coffee.

Thinking about stuff... this time next year we might be in a much better place... I know I'm getting my hopes up big time.... well no matter what happens we'll be some place better but I really want this to come true.... this is perfect for us. Looking at the pictures I'm pretty happy. If it works out which would be awesome if it does, things would be pretty nice. It's all ready and has things that we would need right from the start coming with it. Thinking about it really makes me smile. We have to wait until next year until anything can happen so there's plenty of time for something to actually happen to where we loose out which would also be ok because then it wasn't meant to be.

I'll post more later, have to get off here and get things cleaned up. Then I'm heading off to bed. I'm so freaking tired...

For real

So where do I start let's see... we went to the fair this past weekend. I wanted to go up north and see my grandma since she was realized finally from having her surgery. She looks 100 times better. I'm sure that she was glad to be home. Since we were up there we went ahead and went to the Miami County Fair. Jason had to go look at Kyle's moms car. The brakes were feeling funny to her so he checked it out for her. My mom watched April and my youngest sister went with us to the fair. It was trying to rain when we first got there so I left my camera in the car. Plus we rode a few rides and it wouldn't have been easy to carry it. It was a bummer leaving it in the car, I could have always walked back and got it, but I really enjoyed not carrying anything lol. Except for my little purple fish I won at a game.

After we got our funnel cakes, we were heading over for the tractor pull and Jason see's this booth. So he goes over and talks to the guys. They were doing helicopter rides. Pretty cheap for a helicopter ride, but it was the first year that they have done them here. So we said what the heck. That was something that I can barely describe... it was just awesome. Jason who gets motion sickness very badly did awesome in it. It was way too cool. We went around the town and I think it was about 6-7 minute ride. It was so worth it. I would love to go up again. Of course I would like for it to be longer, but hey it was so much fun.

After the helicopter ride, we went and watched the truck and tractor pull. They had a pretty good one this year. Had some really good pulls. There were a few pulls where I thought they were going to loose control and go off the track. Over all it was a pretty good day.

After the fair we headed back to my moms to pick up April and while I was there I got to go through a bunch of clothes from sisters from a long time ago and take what I could wear. The biggest shocker was that I tried on a dress, and my new bra size... I use to be a 38 c I'm now in a 34 b... I could not get over it... I still am in shock. It fits so much better.... my other bra was like way to big.... That's when ya know you have lost some weight lol. I brought home a ton of clothes. Some are in really good condition still which is even more cool. I got a really cute skirt. Lot's of shirts. I'm pretty happy since I was not looking forward to going shopping and this saves me money lol. I like being able to wear smaller shirts.

What else.... my other sister is engaged. Found out the other day. Saw the ring Sunday and it's pretty cute. They make such a cute couple. He's very nice and kind to her. So I for sure approve. The wedding should be interesting....

What else... April has really started to like the camera. She wants to take pictures all the time. I keep it hidden as much as I can... she'll just walk about and take pictures of who knows what... I think it's time that we get her own little camera. She knows how to push the button and look at the screen to see what it looks like. She tried to change the channel on the tv too. She knows where the adapter for my mouse goes on the side. She always tries to put it in the usb slot. She can put the key in the ignition lol. Now, if it's the right key way to go, it's usually the other car key, but she has the general idea. She unloads the dish washer for me. She'll hand the dishes up to me and I'll put them in the cabinet. She helps put a new trash bag in the trash can. She even helps me with feeding the cat. She loves feeding the cat. She will try and scoop the litter box if you let her, so we try and stop that. Little too gross for her to be doing that. Yeah, if we let her in the bath room alone she will either start cleaning the toilet or climb up into the sink. Have to be super careful because she has figured out the child safety caps on medication. She will even help prepare her own bath water.

The newest and biggest thing I guess would be the new dog. Brought her home yesterday, and so far she's awesome. She's pure German Shep. She's about 6-7 months we think. She is awesome with April. She passed the food test right away. Not a bit food aggressive, or toy aggressive. She'll let me pull her tail and her ears while she's eating and I can grab the bowl with no problem. She does great with the cat. Great in the car, great on the trailers. the tractors don't scare her, the horses make her bark but that's about it. She doesn't try and play with them or anything. Over all she is great. She loves the pond. They are almost positive that she has been spayed, found what appears the be the spay line. Little scar tissue not a whole lot, but a little. But, if for some reason she hasn't been and does go into heat then we will be getting her spayed but good thing is, we won't have to pay for it.

She knows some basic commands. The only thing that we haven't done is the boundary test which won't be for awhile, until we trust her a little more. She's mostly house broken too which is even better. She stays off the furniture and hopefully we can keep it that way... over all we really like her. She's going to be a very active dog. She loves running so that right there will make sure I keep my butt moving. I can't wait to take her to the dog park and let her run. She will hopefully make a good camping and hiking dog too.

Over all that's about it. Talking to some older friends again... not sure how it's going to go but we'll see. I guess the one thing that people don't understand with me is that I am not the type of person who feels like they have to talk to their friends every single day. You do that with me and I'll get annoyed super quick. Sorry but I run out of things to say and talk about when I talk to the same people every day.... I guess that's why I get along better with some people than others... the ones I get along with best, are the ones I don't talk to every day... some of my friends I don't talk to for days... but it's ok. The world won't come to an end. No I don't rush over and grab my phone first thing in the morning and start texting people. I don't even know where my phone is half the time.

Since I've cut back on that I feel closer with April and even Jason. Also, I have limited text... why am I going to waste all my messages having the same conversation every day? One word answers kill me too.... But I'm guilty of it too some times. With limited messaging you would think you would try to combine messages but no.... we can't do that for some reason... ugh oh well the world isn't coming to an end so it's not that big of a deal. I'm not big on being super close to people... I don't like it. Does that mean I don't like you?? No, it just means that I don't really want you that close to me lol. That's just who I am. I've gone months with out talking to people and then we start talking again, but that's from people who know me and understand.

Wow ok, I think this is long enough for now lol.... didn't realize I was writing a book...

Excited

Well Jason is one step closer to us getting a dog. It's something that we've talked about since we got together. We've had strays in the past who weren't for us, and were crazy and too old... or too hyper... since I started working at CT I've wanted to have the chance to at least foster one of our dogs. Never really put too much thought into it. But, the more we talk the closer we're getting.

Jason wants one, he's admitted that he wants one and with me working at CT we have the opportunity of fostering the dog for awhile before we decide if we want to adopt it or not. Good thing, is that as long as we're fostering we don't have to pay anything. I get food from work and everything that we need until we adopt. Plus, the dog will already have been fixed, and have shots. That's one good thing. If we want, we can also micro chip.

Right now we have a german shep. at work. She's new for us. She's about 7-8 months. Her canines are in I guess. She's so cute. I'm pretty sure she's a mix, but mostly gsd. Her name is Shaw. Not too sure if we would keep the name or not... Haven't really used her name with her yet because she just got a name the other day. So she doesn't know it yet. But during the training we would be using it and I don't want to confuse her later if we change it.

I'm glad about one thing, she's mostly potty trained I think. She sleeps in a crate at night and I'm pretty sure it's dry in the morning. We want a puppy but not a young puppy. I do not look forward to cleaning the crate all the time, plus taking it out as often as a young puppy needs to be taken out. She's at a good training stage right now. Her attention isn't all over the place. She can direct it more closely to the person who is with her at that moment in time. Plus, I want to do remote training. Remote training on a puppy isn't very good though. I would still wait until Shaw is a little older until I started her on it. It would mostly be used for hiking purposes and out at the farm.

I am so excited. He asked me when we could start. We have to wait for new dogs to go through an isolation period I guess you could call it. Some of the dogs that we bring in have kennel cough which is so common from the pound. We actually have a pregnant dog fight now who tested positive for heart worm and it's so sad. After her puppies are born, if she makes it through labor because the heart worm is so bad, she'll be humanly euthanized. She's old. It's so bad that they have serious doubts that she will even make it through labor. She looks so sad...

But anyways... brighter note, hopefully next week we have a dog. Even if we don't adopt her we'll still be working with her to make her more adoptable for the right people. Heck, we just brought back 9 puppies from the prison... there is always another one... we just want to make sure that we have the one who is right for us...

Apri's check up

Went back to the hospital today for her one week check up. they took another chest x-ray and they said that it looked good. There is still some bruising on her lung but it looks good and is going away. Her entry point from were the chest tube was looks excellent they said. Over all she is back to normal. She still wants to be carried and held way more than she ever has. They told me to start trying to get back to normal. Which means to cut down on the baby stuff. Anytime a child suffers trauma they can resort back to baby like tendencies. Her independence is very slowly coming back. She's waking up much better in the morning now. For the first days she would wake up crying in the morning. Even if she woke up on her own.

Things are getting back to normal slowly. The other thing that we have to work on is her fear of being around the horses. the other day when we took her she was afraid of the big horses. That's good to a degree. She has recognized that she was hurt by one of them. But she also has to over come the fear at some point and just be cautious rather than afraid. We don't want her taking that fear with her as she grows up and becoming worse rather than better.

I would prefer that she becomes cautious instead of staying afraid. She needs to develop that cautious attitude at some point. With most animals she's not afraid. That's how kids get injured and this is the prime example. With dogs and cats she's not afraid to put her face in their personal space and that's how kids get bit... or the not being aware of causing the animal pain or discomfort. I went to school with some one who was bit by a family pet who turned on her because she wasn't aware. She was pretty young but much older than April.

Over all things are going good. Let's hope that they stay good...

April's check up

We take April back to the hospital tomorrow to have her follow up apt. They will do a x-ray and see how everything looks. They will also look at the entry point where her chest tube was. It looks pretty good. She doesn't really act like she's in pain at all. She is very active, and doesn't cry or whimper at all. She even wants to jump on the couch and the bed... It's hard keeping up with her.. with in a matter of seconds she's up and jumping... Her appetite has returned completely. Over all I think things are going great. I'll update after her appointment tomorrow...

Other than that things are going really well as best as they can... I've got my car back Jason is getting lots of hours and enjoying his job... I'm looking forward to having this coming weekend off. We get to spend the whole weekend together. It's hopefully going to be great. There is a fair coming up... Maybe we can get to that one since we couldn't do Clermont County. There is a Wild West one coming up in September also that looks pretty fun. Plus, the W.E.B.N fireworks are in September... yay can't wait for those either... April had such a blast last year at them.

Well that is about it for now...

One relief...

Well good thing, I got my car back in working order. Well Jason did along with Chris's help I think. I know Chris cleaned my head lights but I'm not sure if he helped Jason... well in a way he did because he ;ets us use the garage and the tools lol. It was a stupid little wire.... it singed or fried off or something like that... so it wasn't recognizing the alty to charge it I guess. Of course every time you look at that car something needs to be added to the fix list.... Majority of the stuff is stuff that Jason and Chris can do. I have to get tires soon.... real soon.

Another relief is that my grandma should be coming home this week. After having her surgery she had to do physical rehab for a few weeks. Hopefully if everything goes right this week she will be coming home. I'm sure that she is missing home and wants to get out of there asap. Hoping that we can get up there and see her soon.

I have really enjoyed being home with April in the afternoons. I realized after going back to work for two days, that the week I've spent with her I've missed it. One more good thing about me going to mornings come September. Plus the weekends that Jason doesn't work we'll be able to get out and do some things together. I want to try and do some fall things this year. Go to the hay rides, and the pumpkin patches and things like that. It's only August and I really don't want to be thinking about that stuff yet lol but I want to be able to do it this year. Last fall Jason wasn't home enough to do anything.

April will be going to his moms house this week so I can go to work... I wish we had more notice for him going on second shift, but oh well. She really likes going over there. She has different toys for her to play with. Different house, and a different yard. It does her good to have different surroundings.

Well that's about it for now.... I'm sure I'll be doing more blogging since I'm with out Jason in the evenings to hog the computer lol.

End of the summer...

Well we're in August already. That is just crazy. This summer has flown by so far. So many things going on. Last few weeks we had been busy work on the farm. Well, we haven't been out there for over a week to work. April was kicked by a horse and was hospitalized for a few days. She's ok. She's out now and walking around and doing great. She has 4 fractured ribs and had a collapsed lung. Like I said though she's ok now. It was pretty freaky to go through that trauma with her. But I"m so tired of talking about it and explaining what happened...

Moving on... Jason loves his new job. He is starting to drive the forklift now. He comes home happy and he is happy through out the day and looks forward to going to work. He's making decent money too which is even better. Things will be even better I think when I switch to mornings at work. I can't wait. I look forward to having my afternoons free to spend with April and being able to do things... like this weekend there was a really cool fair going on down at Newport and we couldn't go because I work and by the time I get off work and home it's too late to do anything by the time we get there. Plus there is a lot of stress of working a shift alone that sometimes needs two people when we are super busy.

My poor car. It's sitting in the parking lot now. Just sitting. We have to take the alty off and switch it out. We're thinking that the voltage regulator has gone out. It's running completely off the battery now. With everything that goes wrong I'm one step closer to making the decision to get rid of the car. My next car though will be an upgrade in size. I drive Jason's truck and I love it... I'm tired of little cars. I never have enough room it seems. Now, don't get me wrong I love my car I just don't feel as secure in it as I should.

Last night we tried some new food. I tried some new cooking for sure... we had crawfish and fried plantains and steamed artichoke. It was super good. Then to top things off, I made a fresh blueberry pie. I didn't make the crust. I'm not ready for that yet lol. But picked the blueberries and made the filling that goes in with it. It turned out really good I think.

The Fair and all sorts.

Well this is the last weekend for the fair. We;re hoping to get out there tomorrow. We have stuff to do out at the farm today. The demo derby is tomorrow. The fair is one of the first places that Jason and I went to when we first got together. So it's special to me in that kind of way. I look forward to it. I am excited to take April also. This will be her first fair. I can't wait. I really hope that we get to go. We haven't been to one in a few years so I want to go really bad. We were going to go last year but we didn't make it.

Jason is at orientation for his new job. It pays a little better than his last job and he's home at night. So hopefully things are going to get way better.... :)

Feeling great

I have not updated in a while. I've been very busy. Things are going really good right now. April went and stayed the whole weekend with my mom. I will tell you that it was a much needed break. Plus we had a lot of getting ready to do for the horse show, and we wanted to go out and do some stuff alone. The show was pretty good. Got to see one of our horses have a baby. It was cool. I missed the actual birth which is ok with me, but I saw it literally a few minutes after it came out. It's very cute.

Jason and I went to the movies for the first time in the whole 4 years that we've been together. It was so nice. I really enjoyed it. We went for a swim and just relaxed and hung out. We needed it for sure.

I have once again, for the second time shingles. It isn't nearly as bad this time. Just on my arm and hand really. They are tiny too. Good thing is that the last time that I have them, I was pregnant so April has already been exposed and most likely immune. Since Jason has already had the Chicken Pox he's safe. At first we thought it was poison ivy, but I've been working in the ivy for almost 2 months now, and I'm not allergic to it, so it isn't that. Plus it looks just the shingles that I had before except they are smaller. They don't hurt though nearly as bad. But I'm taking amoxicillian for my teeth which is what happened the first time. I was on a different kind, but I broke out. But they have almost dried up thank goodness.

What else.... we got some more parts for the Vette. They are cleaning out the apartment and we were able to get in and find them. No title. It probably got thrown away. Which really sucks. But oh well. We'll just have to do it the long and hard way. It is so sad to see what these people have done to the apartment that no one was supposed to be in. People got in some how and tore it apart. So sad. Some one was living there after they moved Maddy out. Then the workers went in and really tore up. the electric was cut off months ago, but yet there was still food in the fridge. Not sure if it is from the original people or the other people who got in. But it was nasty. The apartment was clean when the owner died. Now it's sick. I didn't want to touch anything.

I called the power of attorney to let him know what's going on. I hope he calls me back soon. It just makes me sad. I hope if some thing ever happened to us that doesn't happen where ever we are. Ugh.

Well that's about it for now. I need to get out and do some stuff in the yard I guess.... I'm being lazy and I gotta get moving!

One more to go...

Well I have one more pound to go before I hit my 40 pound mark. It's taken me a year and a half almost to do it but I've done well. It's staying off very nicely. Now that I'm aware of what I was doing to myself it makes me sick thinking about it. I'm so happy now and proud of what I've done. I haven't been below 130 since the beginning of high school. When I saw the number on the scale last week I was amazed. I'm excited to weigh in this week... two more days to go.... yay.

More fun

Today since I was off from work and Jason didn't have to go to the farm, we went out. Once he got up we headed to Loveland. Went down by the river. or stream as some might call it... we walked along the banks for awhile. April did pretty well. Was very unsure about the water and all the rocks. But she seemed ok mostly. She got soaked. She was the most happy standing on the bank throwing rocks into the water. We saw a mama duck with babies and a little water snake. It was fun. Then we went to Blue Chip Cookie and got some ice cream (gelato) so much better than ice cream. It was super good. We got a free cookie. Then we headed over to the park and let April play for awhile. She had a blast going up the rock wall and down the huge slide that's steep and almost straight down. She wouldn't really go on any of the others. Just the big tall one. She cried when we left lol.

I wish that I had taken my camera but I was afraid that it might get wet. Oh well. We'll be going back again sometime this summer lol. I love little day trips like this. Loveland is so cute. Next time we're doing the BBQ place... can't wait.

That's about it for now.

Doing good with updates...

Well, I think that things are going pretty good here. Been working lots, as has Jason also. He's been getting a good amount of hours in at the farm. I was able to get a few in also. Come July I have a few more days off, and we're hopefully going to go camping. Nothing to fancy, or extreme. Just a little get away for a night or so. I can't wait. Something that doesn't cost a whole lot of money and something that is so simple is usually the funnest....

April is still being goofy... she's learning more and more... now knows what trees and the sky is... knows some more numbers... and a few animals... can say do it again...where's it at.... I don't know... and a few more things. She's so funny sometimes. Still helps me unload the dishwasher. Now she tries to help me cook.

I'm almost to another goal with my weight loss. Less than two more pounds to go.... then I can get a hair cut. That's a reward that I set up for myself. I need one too.... badly. I'm excited. I haven't been this low in weight since high school.... yay. I only have 15 more to go once I meet my goal. The last ten though as usual will be the hardest..... I might not even go that low... I don't know yet.



Okay, so I started this post like two days ago and then wasn't able to finish it. Well, I made my summer goal challenge. I wanted to loose a certain amount by the first day of summer and I actually made it. I lost two more pounds. It feels great. Now I can go get my hair cut... I promised myself that I wasn't going to get it done until I lost the pounds.... bringing my total amount lost to 38 pounds... yay me. I have so much more energy it's insane. I move faster, I'm not as sluggish and unhappy anymore. I feel so happy.

I started applying to some places for part time. We'll see how that goes. If the wage is worth having to pay for day care meaning if all the money I bring in from another part time job is wasted all on daycare, then it's not worth it.

Last night we went down to Cincinnati. Walked along the river with Andy and Chris. Had fun driving there... three speed demons on the open highway... ha. It was fun. Had some laughs. I enjoyed being out. Tomorrow I'm off, and we're hopefully going to get out and go do something. It's going to be so hot we might go swimming some where Jason said. I can't wait.

So yeah I think that's about it. I've been trying to get to bed at a decent time lately. Makes me feel better in the am. So that's where I'm getting ready to head off too soon.

Later.

April is two

April is now two years old. We had her party on Saturday. A few people came. Those who said they would and didn't show up I'm pretty much done with. A few people had other plans that weren't breakable, which I understand. Others though... I've gotten to the point where I have to stop caring. I know that sounds bad, but I'm not like them. They have problems, as do we all but they're just plain stupid now. They act like everything has to do with them. Everything has to be about them... you should be at their beck and call... biggest thing that upsets me, is that we let them borrow stuff and they returned in a careless way, and they damaged it. I had to basically beg them to return it. The question was asked why can't we come get it... hm well let's see here... we didn't borrow it, we lent it out to them... so why should we have to go get it? Anyways, we've been done with them for a long time... I mean months.... we had been trying to keep things civil but not any more. We just don't care anymore.

Anyways, her party was fun. She had fun, and enjoyed opening her gifts. My sister came down and stayed the weekend. That really helped me out a lot. April got some really cool toys. We got her a bike that she's starting to get really curious about. She's trying to pedal but she can't quite figure it out yet... she's trying though.

Sunday we went out on our friends boat for the first time. My sister got to go out for the first time on a boat. I think we all had fun. Got to listen to a concert at Riverbend. It was nice. The water felt good. The current was super strong though so I couldn't really swim swim. It was still nice though.

Well that's it for now. I can't type too long right now, getting a headache... sucks.

It's almost here

Well, April will be two years old in less than a week. I'm so excited for her. I can't get over that it's been almost two years since she was born. She's changed so much. We're seeing more of her personality come out everyday. She's stubborn. She's smart though, and catches on to things pretty quickly. I can't wait to see her on her bike. We got her a cute little helmet also. I'm going to get a ton of pictures hopefully. I have to dig out her scrap book again and finish the last page... so that I can start her new book. I got it on sale super cheap. It's a basic purple one, where you can put a picture in the front cover. I have to play major catch up though. I have like a whole year I have to do.

She's at her grandma's house now. She's spending the weekend. Usually we pick her up Sunday night, but she's staying until Monday morning. This is much needed me time. I love her, but sometimes I enjoy a break from the madness. I work this whole week coming up, it's nice to be a little prepared and have a little relaxation before it. The heat is what does it. Plus my mind is so scatter brained and all over the place it's crazy. Always so much stuff to do. But I enjoy it.

Well, it's way past my bedtime. I'm beat. Not too much else going on right now.... same old stuff.

That time is coming

Well, since there is nothing on tv I figured I would do an update. It's been awhile. One month away April will be turning 2. I can't get over how fast time as flown by. Doesn't seem like she's turning two already, but then when I watch her run around and jump on the couch I think she sure does act older than two years old. We're trying to work details out for her party. Hoping to have it at the park. Just depends on how many people come.

She is finally starting to feel better. All the sleep that she has been getting has been helping her out tremendously. I can't wait to get her in for her first real hair cut. She needs one so bad... It's going to be part of her birthday from mom and dad. I'm so taking pictures too. If she holds still long enough lol. We got her fitted for her first helmet. We're looking into getting her a bike with training wheels. She can reach the pedals even as they go around so it's the perfect size for her. It's a little 12 inch I think. She knows the pedals move, and she knows her feet moves them. I think she'll get the hang of it fast. She nailed the ATV pretty well. So, we got her a pretty red helmet with flowers on it. It's adjustable and fits her great. Plus it grows with her for awhile. It's pretty nice. Then Jason and I looked at bikes. It'll be awhile before he and I get bikes again but she'll be getting hers for her birthday most likely.

I finally made it below 135. I'm so happy. It's not by much but it's something. I'm happy. I only have 19 more pounds to go before I hit my final goal weight. Only 4 more pounds to go before I can get my hair cut. Yay. I'm not getting it done until then.

Jason and I were talking and I think come August we're going up to Maryland to visit my aunt. I have yet to see her new place and I've only been up there to visit once. That was almost 4 years ago... oh wow. This will be like our first mini vacation. I can't wait.

Been super busy lately so I'm taking it easy. I feel like I'm non stop lately. Work has picked up, been running around with April. Walked a little over two miles the other day. Then April played for awhile. I might have kept going if I hadn't had to go to work and do it all over there lol. I'm gonna hop off here and go crash. We have church in the morning. Jason is changing the oil in my car tomorrow. Yay for being off tomorrow.

Later

Say what?

Let's see here.... I feel like it's been so long since I've blogged....probably because it has been....

Been working, both at work and at the horse farm. Getting ready for the upcoming shows. Been very busy. Lots of stuff getting done. Jason has been working his butt off out there. But we love it.

Working little at a time on the Corvette. Not a whole lot that we can do because the title hasn't been switched over yet. But Jason was able to work a little on it and now has all the gears. That's awesome. A few major things need to be replaced but that's long down the road.

We got a horse trailer off our boss from the horse farm. Turning it into a utility trailer for the ATV. It's older but it's the perfect size for the ATV. It's covered too. It already looks a lot better than it did before. We painted it and got the lights working. It'll be much better for the ATV having a covered trailer.

Let's see.... been trying to get to church every Sunday. Started going to a new one where April is actually watched in a separate class room where she can play with lots of kids her own age. I don't have to worry about her being loud or being disruptive. Plus it's good for her to play with kids. She is getting much better at being left. Been there a few times and I really like it. It's not your normal church at all. I really like it. Of course Jason doesn't go with me, so I go with Chris. It's fun though, and you can drink your free coffee in the service too.... lol I really like it, it's much easier to fit it in with my lifestyle. They tell you that you don't have to be perfect. You can have a normal life, and still practice a religion. Plus the music is awesome. Our series right now is called Christian Atheist. It's very interesting.

Well that's about it for now. My shows are about to come on and I seem to get distracted if I try to continue blogging while my shows on... so later

What it be?

Couldn't really think of a good title for this one. I really haven't been blogging at all lately. I haven't really felt the need or the desire too. There are a few things that are going on right now and I'm a little uneasy about some of them. Most I have no control over. It's ok. Life goes on. Things happen in life that sometimes we don't understand. It's not a bad thing it's just well a thing. It more has to do with my and my feelings than anything physical. But it's something that I must do. For health and money of course. Over all life is good. I can't really complain. Most of the drama is gone. In a way though it is still around. Trying to create new drama I think. But that is ok, I'll find a way to work through it and deal with it. I have made it this far. I can't give in to the temptations of wanting to act like a little brat and kick the dramas face in.... ugh.

Okay I just lost the blogging flow I was in... I should really write but I don't feel like it... I'll be back later though I'm sure.

Lost track of time

Wow, I lost track of time majorly. It's been a few days since I have updated.

Last weekend... April went and spend the night with her grandma. Jason and I went to a little get together at Chris's house. I ended up drinking way too much and we both crashed there.

Spend most of last weekend working on getting the car moved. The corvette I should say. We ended up doing it the day before dead line. As soon as we had verbal permission we were on the roll.

Worked at work, and horse farm a couple days. Jason mostly works the horse farm because I have to watch April but on mornings where I can leave her with his mom I try to get out there.

Not a whole lot of other stuff going on. I'm sure there is, but I can't remember at the moment.

Go Go Go

Well...now that the weather is getting warmer when I'm at work I need to drink water big time. So I'm trying my hardest to keep my water bottle with me and my goal is to fill it up at least three times. That's the recommended amount of water right there. Of course the more water I drink the more I have to go obviously. I've filled it up twice now, and I have already gone several times.... but it's ok. It's worth it. I feel like a good flush is in order... I go a few days drinking as much water as I can with no pop at all and I feel really good usually. I worked out a little this morning. Reverse crunches are awesome on my legs and my lower tummy. I feel like I ran a mile after doing a really good set of those... I also got my weight lifting in. I'm really feeling it in my arms now. It feels great...

Goodness

Today was a pretty good day. I let Jason sleep as long as he wanted today. I was off so I kept April and let him catch up on sleep. After he got up we headed over to see Chris. We got back home a little after 9, because Jason had to work. I helped Chris clean out the pond because April had a fight with the rocks around the pond and of course all the rocks ended up in the pond lol. I cleaned out all the rocks. I helped him get some leaves and gunk out. It looks better now. I even saved a frogs life from being cut short from the dog lol. Then Chris helped Jason work on the trailer. It looks awesome thanks to both of them. It's really come a long way. Jason wants to buy another atv next year so we both have one to ride. He wants a sport for him, because it's a manual and I won't ride one. I have no real strong desire to learn how to drive manual. Plus it's a sport and it's handling is a lot different than the grizzly. I'm ok with that.

Tomorrow is Easter. I'm excited. I have a cute dress for April. We're going to try and get some pictures done if my sister reminds me this time so we don't forget lol. I'm excited. I'm also hoping that some of my friends get some answers to their prayers tomorrow. They are religious and will most likely be in church tomorrow praying and asking for guidance with their family problems and I pray they get it. They don't deserve what is happening. No mother should ever do what theirs is doing right now. I've seen mothers from other families do things, but nothing like this. There comes a point where enough is enough and she has crossed this line. There is no need to purposely upset and hurt your children. If you can't say anything nice, don't say anything is how I feel these days. Let your past stay in the past ya know? These things that she said were things that had to do with them being born and years ago... there is no point in bringing it up especially when they are lies. Anyways... I hope they find some answers with what to do. I know one wants her to just disappear and I can't blame her. What was said was very cold hearted and cruel. But I know the girls are strong and can stick together...

Let's see.. my other drama issue hasn't really gone anywhere. I made it known that we needed to talk and of course because I made first contact it was the highlight... then of course it went back into the problem that I have with everything being about them.... they just don't seem to get the hint. I am seriously losing hope, and only really doing this because it affects some one else who I care about. If it weren't for the fact that I care about them I wouldn't bother because it's not just my problem.. There are other friends involved but yet I'm the bad person for taking the stand against the problems... right... I just hope that gets the help that she needs. Her kids deserve more.

I think that's it... it's taken like two hours to write this lol. Cheaters is such a stupid show but yet I'm still watching it. Oh well, it's time for a shower and to get stuff ready for tomorrow.

I feel good

I feel really good. Just woke up, about half hour ago. I feel good. I did some weights last night and some crunches, and I feel good. I gotta work on my toes... I got a pair of cute flip flops yesterday and I realized my toes look a little rusty from my pedi.. so I need to redo them. I haven't decided what color though. I need to get my camera ready and my batteries charged for tomorrow. We're gonna do some pictures. I need to get some new pictures, I haven't really been taking many. I haven't decided what I'm going to put April in yet. I have several really cute sun dresses but nothing fancy. We're not going any where out nice, just family and my grandma's house. I hate those fancy foo foo dresses... those are so not for April. Besides April would get it dirty in no time.

I so want to go walking today but it's going to rain and plus April is still asleep. It's after 9 and she is still in bed lol. She's been outside almost everyday this weeks and there were a few late nights so she's probably catching up, and she rarely takes naps.

well I need to hop off here and start some house cleaning before she wakes up....

Oh yeah

Well I just did a check in. It's been a few months since I have measured everything. My total loss in inches for my body is over 30... That includes both arms and both legs. 33.5 inches total. Of course I think it's higher because I didn't start measuring until after I started losing. So I don't know my true loss in inches. I can't get over how much has changes in some areas. My waist alone I've lost 6.5 inches. I've lost 5 inches off both my legs and 6.5 off my hips. Amazing. When I look at these numbers the numbers on the scale kinda loose meaning to me. I'm more satisfied with these numbers. These numbers are what make the jeans fit better.

I have way more energy than I did last summer. It's been almost a year since I officially started this. Well in May it will be. I just wish that I knew what my numbers were when I started doing this in May. I need to sit down and do my weights. I haven't done them for a few days. Jason did his today and it reminded me.

He's looking pretty good also. His tummy back to being flat.. his over the road tummy is gone. He's lifting again to get back what he's lost in his arms. I'm proud of him.

I rarely ever get my acid reflux anymore. Since I've cut a bunch of food out that I know will cause it, and the other problems which actually my sister deals with I maybe get an episode once a month now. Another (strange) thing is that my eyes are getting better. But I'm not complaining.

I lost 3 inches off my waist alone this month. I've been doing crunches a lot more this month. That's usually what happens when I really keep up on them, I loose a nice amount right away and then I slow down... which reminds me I need to do those tonight too...

I better get off here and get to it. I'm off this weekend so I have to get my work out in for my calories. We were going to go to the park tomorrow and we might still but it all depends on the rain. I have a mile down under 17 minutes. That's with pushing a stroller. Not bad...

Good smells

My kitchen smells super yummy right now. I got out the crock pot today and in the process of making a pot roast. It's been going for a few hours, and already it smells so good. I just got done adding the veggies. It should be nice and done and ready to eat when I get home from work. I haven't made any thing in the crock pot for awhile. I thought it was time.

I got my new water bottle the other day. I used have a bunch when I worked at petsmart but they have disappeared. So I got a new one. It's nice because it's unbreakable. It's pink too so it's cute. It's one of the nalgene bottles. I love them. They are great to keep ice in so that your water stays colder longer. I can also clip it on stuff too. I love them. I drink so much water when I carry one with me. It's great to keep at work. It's a great way for me to start cutting out my pop for this summer. I try not to drink a whole lot when it's hot. I hate how it makes me feel.

Softball starts in like two weeks. So exciting. It's going to be fun to watch them play. I told Jeff I would try and come even if Jason can't go to all the games. Least April and I can go and have fun and get out. I like wearing her out before bed lol. She slept good last night. Of course so did I. I think I fell asleep before the late show came on. I was beat. It sucked though because Jason got called into work at the last second. So... he only got one day off instead of two. I'm off this weekend. Sunday we're going to my grandma's for Easter and then my sister's birthday.

Well time to get ready for work..

Crispy

I am so freaking burnt. We were outside most of today at Chris's working on the fence for his yard. I later went to work and I got more sun... I was even wearing my sunscreen like I did all last summer.... It hurts. We were at his house last night until 4am. We finally got in the hot tub. It felt so freaking good. We just hung out and relaxed. April fell asleep in the stroller and we had a nice fire too. It felt so good to just sit and relax... Jason and Chris drank a little, I was the dd to get home lol. It's ok, I really wasn't in the mood to drink anyways, I rarely ever drink anymore. We got home after 4 this morning. April slept the whole time... she did awesome. She behaves pretty well, and listens to Chris too when he tells her what she can't touch in the garage.

We went to park the day before so I could get my extra walk in. April played for awhile on the swings and the slides. She loves the slides.

We got some awesome news today from Jason's mom... we are so happy for her. I can't wait to see it. She's been in this house too long, it's falling apart I swear.

I'm so tired I don't think I'm gonna make it to midnight lol.

Good times

Today April and I went out after I got some laundry done. We went to Batavia to drop some stuff off and then headed to the library for a while. April likes the library. She likes all the books. After we checked out we swung by the park for awhile. April loves the slide. There is a double slide, so we went down it together over and over. I didn't get to go walking or stay long because I had to work. But man o man I walked lots at work. I burned according to my calorie counter over 800 calories... yay. That's so good. I love it. This week we have a few volunteers working my shift and it's a huge help. They can't do a whole lot, but there help is better than nothing lol. They high school kids. I actually got to leave at a decent time today. It was nice. After the park we swung by and got April's Easter gift from Jason's mom. It's so cute. April loves it. April got a new book from her too. April would rather sit in her room and "read" her books.

We tried some new fries today. They are sweet potato fries and they are pretty good. They are so much more healthier than regular fries. I really enjoyed them. Jason and April both enjoyed them too. They are different though....

I think that is about it for now. We'll be going to the park most likely tomorrow. April has a blast and I enjoy being out too.

New

Today over all was a good day. This morning we kinda were lazy... I was in no hurry to do anything. So, we eventually headed out. I had to go to April's old doctor to get a copy of her shot records. They actually don't make you pay like the other one tried too. She never had shots through the other one so I said screw it and went to the older one. Stopped in at the bank to update my address once again... they didn't have the new one for some reason even though I updated it the first of the month. Oh well.

Hopefully, I can get April in Friday for an appointment for shots before day care. She has to have a flu shot before she goes into daycare. They don't require it but I want her to have one. Plus, there is another shot they may require. Most doctors don't give it unless the parent requests it, so we're going to go ahead and get it.

We stopped in and saw Jeff for a bit. It was on the way so I figured why not. It was nice to talk for a little before he had to go back to work. After we got home we went to Chris's after Jason woke up. That was fun. So muddy... poor guy tries so hard to get rid of the water in his back yard... he went through and put new drains in. That's really helping.

I can't wait until summer comes... I'm tired of all this rain and crap weather. It's gonna be nice tomorrow thank goodness. I need to get my hair cut so bad... I'm loosing so much in dead hair. It's been over 6 months since I last had it trimmed. I like long hair but I'm tired of keeping up with in the summer. I'm going to get a few inches off. Getting my hair cut is one of my rewards for loosing weight. My next reward is some new make up. Then my final one will be a new wardrobe. I will for sure need one by the time I'm done. I already need a new belt and work clothes. My poor belt is ripping.

Let's see here... the drama. It's been pretty good lately. I've been stress free for a few works. It's been nice. It's nice to focus on other things besides other people and their same problems. It's nice to breathe for once. Some people can't let it go though and have to bring it up which I think makes more drama. I'm not into this whole fake relationship thing. Been there done that, got along with others to make others happy and in the end it didn't work out and it was not worth the pain and misery. It will only end badly.

Moving on... last week we went to Jungle Jims and tried some awesome shrimp while we were there. We went and ahead and bought the seasoning. Tonight we tried it for the first time and it was awesome. It turned out really good. It had some kick to it, but so worth it. I love trying new stuff. So awesome. I'm glad Jason loves to try new food with me. I can't wait until we get our crab cakes my aunt had sent in from Maryland. I can't wait to do my pot roast... Mmm... it's gonna be good. I can't decide which one though I wanna do. I have a few different recipes. I love cooking. We got our grill too, so now we can start grilling again. Jason made an awesome steak the other night. One of the few times I will eat red meat is when it's made at home.

Easter Sunday should be fun. Hoping it's nice weather wise. We're doing my sister's birthday I believe which is actually today. She's 19. Still deciding if I wanna go to church or not. I most likely won't go because Jason won't go with me and I don't wanna take two cars. Plus I would have to get up early lol. Which lately I haven't been doing. April actually let's us sleep in.

Gotta hit the library up tomorrow. We didn't get around to going today. So we'll go tomorrow before I go to work. After we go to Batavia of course. I'm so not looking forward to it, but it shouldn't be that bad.

Oh well, that's enough rambling for now. I need to hop off here and get some stuff done real quick before I head to bed. I've been stayin up way too late the past few days. I need to get back on track of going to bed at a decent time.

Things are rolling....

Well I got the forms that I needed for April's daycare. I have to go drop them off tomorrow when I go get my paycheck. Shouldn't take them too long, but what sucks though is that an interview is required. That sucks, but oh well. If they only cover my working hours then she'll be going to a friends house most likely who charges 15 for half days which includes a meal... then she would be going to daycare when I leave for work. With the possibility of working on two farms this summer plus my regular job, it's going to get crazy. Plus softball starts April 12th. It's going to be a crazy active summer hopefully. We got April her life jacket today for the pool/boating. She looks so cute in it. I still have to get new swim suit bottoms, they are too big. The top fits great but the medium bottoms are too big.

Gotta hit the library up tomorrow. I already finished my biggo book. It was super good. I'm gonna start making a list books that I've been wanting to read. I can cross one off the list lol. I love the library. I'll take April and let her pick out a few more books. She had a blast last time. Ugh, I gotta do laundry too. The life of a mom... I love it.

Maintaining

So I checked in this morning. I've been maintaining at 135 for about a month now. It feels great. I'm still waiting to get another pair of pants. I'll be getting summer clothes soon so I don't want to waste a whole lot on clothes.... But the next pair that I buy will most likely be a size 7 depending on the brand. I am thinking though that my next pair will be capris. I can still wear them to work and be ok. I'm jst excited to be down to this size. I haven't been this small since before I met Jason... I should say pants size... I was slimmer when I met Jason but I was in a 9 when I met him and now my 9's are too big... My poor belt has had so many holes punched in it that it's literally ripping.

One thing that really sucks though is that after I got pregnant I gained in my fingers... and usually that's something that goes away with weight loss but they really haven't gotten back to where they use to be. When I got my high school ring I was in a 5. I'm now in like almost a 7 I think. I can kinda squeeze my ring on further than I could a few months ago but my knuckle area is too big.

But anyways I'm pretty happy with what's been going on and my progress. This summer I know I'm going to drop in numbers for my inches because of all the stuff we're going to be doing this summer.... working alone was my huge jump start last summer. Then of course the horse farm stuff, being at the parks for softball games, and who knows what else... I can't wait. It's going to be a fun summer.

We are getting info on a friend who does child care. If we do half days she only charges 15 and that includes a meal... a full day is 25 I think and that includes two meals. We're hoping to use her this summer. I can't pick April up in time for day care because of what time I get off so we're hoping Brit can watch her until I get off, because she is actually on my way home... so it might work. Plus with us working on the horse farm we don't claim it because she does all her tax stuff at the end of the year. So it might mess her up if we claim it for day care. Plus we get paid together instead of separate. But April is getting way way too clingy and it's driving me crazy. She needs to get out of the house but away from us for awhile too.

But that's about it for now. It's some ones nap time so I need to get off here and get some stuff done before I go to work.

Where does the time go?

This April Jasmine is going to be 5... I can't believe it. Her party is on the tenth. I'm hoping that I get the day off so I can go. If I don't, then I'll just go over earlier before I go to work. It seems like just the other day she was going to turn 4.... I'm trying to decide what I wanna get her... I think I might get her stuff she can play with outside. It's going to be getting and staying warm soon so she might like that.

I can't believe that April is going to be 2 in June. Man...time has flown by. She is growing up. She understands so much more and it seems like it happened over night. Her coordination is really good. She knows how to put her shoes on, shapes and all kinds of other things. I'm so proud of her. She knows when it is dinner time or food time I should say, she gets up in her chair all by herself. We decided not to go with a high chair or booster seat right now. She does really well sitting in a regular chair. I think she actually eats better. She's a big seafood eater like us. We love seafood, plus fish is really good for you.

I've gotten to where I really don't eat red meat. At first I wanted to cut it out because of the health problems and the pain. But now I kinda have lost the taste for it. I try not to eat it too much fast food style. But I do eat it here and there for the protein. With summer coming I need to get back in the swing of drinking water and not pop. I still don't drink as much pop as I used too, but I could always cut out more. Most likely this is going to be a busy summer. Jason may be taking a summer job at a really nice barn this summer. The pay is freaking awesome. Way more than trucking and warehouse pay. He would get paid weekly too.

Busy busy

The past few days have gone by super fast... We really haven't spent a whole lot of time at home... which is fine with me. We've spent some time at Chris's, Jason's moms, and just out and about the rest of the time. We've been making targets at Chris's house for shooting. I got the learn how to shoot the handgun and the rifle. It was so cool... the rifle was super easy to aim and shoot. It has a scope on it so it helps. The handgun though was a lot harder. It was super loud too. The rifle wasn't that loud, but my ear was ringing for a few hours afterwards. So, I need to get our ear muff things out for the next time. Chris actually bought a 22 also, I was quite surprised. You can buy them at Dicks. It's not like they are sniper rifles or anything. They are your basic back yard guns. It was so funny though Sunday I left to go see Nicole from Chris's house. When I came back they told me that some one called the cops on them. I guess the cops laughed, because there is no ordinance at all saying we can't do it. So as long as we aren't drunk and being careless we're ok. It was kinda funny because we are pretty sure we know who called and we think it's funny...

Monday I worked and went back over to Chris's house. Hung out there for awhile. Then went and got some pizza and went home. Chris came over and we watched tv for awhile and just relaxed. Tuesday I was off, and we went out for a bit. Ended back at Chris's house. Did a little shooting, and helped Chris a few things. Made more targets.. got some clay targets. Jason ended up cleaning out his truck and then we eventually went home. Had diner and got done just about in time for Michelle to come over. She brought a movie over and we talked and laughed and watched the movie. It was great to see her. She brought me my new Vera Bradley bag. She even bought April one. It's so cute. It's a smaller version of mine. She wants to go with us one day and learn how to shoot. It's cool to have friends that are interested in learning new things.

Today was kinda slow... today was a cleaning day and organizing day. Bathrooms were both cleaned, kitchen, storage closet was re-done. Then I went through a few boxes of April's clothes and tried anything on her that looked like it might fit.. packed up what didn't and it went to storage... she has a whole laundry basket of stuff that fits her that I didn't realize actually fit her. She's pretty much set for summer. She could use more shorts but I think she's good. She has two bathing suits... they are super cute. Then I had to go to work and man was I busy... more puppies.... oh well. I came home to an awesome dinner made by Jason. He's really good at fixing fish... it's so yummy. That's it for now.... Time to make some coffee and wake Jason up so he can go to work. Third shift can suck but hey it's work.

Fun days

Yesterday and today have been so much fun.... yesterday we went out for like the whole day. We went to Jason's moms house so Jason could finish the strut work on my car. Runs so smooth now. After that we went to Chris's house to hang out for awhile. Ended up making a run to Home Depot for him to help him to get more siding for his house. After that we ended up at the park to wait for Jeff to get off work. We played softball and let the kids run around. Amber was there with her kids. We had a little drama... kinda sucked. All we wanted to do was play some softball. We got new bats, and gloves and all we wanted to do was play. So after that whole ordeal, we played some more but eventually gave up because the kids were kinda getting in the way and we didn't want any one to get hurt. So we came home and relaxed for awhile, played some video games. Went to bed kinda early, since we had been out all day literally.

Today we got up and headed to Walmart. Got April some shorts and sandals. Jason got some cleats for softball. Then we headed over to the church to help set up for Jeff Sr's birthday party. I couldn't stay because I had to work. So I missed out on the pizza, white castle and kfc.... what a great combo. There were so many awesome gag gifts too. I heard it was awesome. I kinda wished that I could have been there, but work is work. After I got off work I met the boys at the softball field. Matt is in town and was out there playing too. My pitching is getting better. I really enjoy playing. Of course we're just practicing with a few people. I have a blast and I get in some running too. I'm doing really good at catching also. I have to get a glove though, because Jason's is a little too big and Jeff's is way too big. Matt didn't bring his so we only have two. But I'll get a female one, hopefully a cute one. I actually got some sunburn yesterday. Crazy. Anyways, today was so fun.

I enjoy being out with people who like to have fun...leave the drama at home. No one needs, nor wants it. Drama yesterday about ruined an awesome day... totally sucked. But we bounced back... it wasn't our drama but I felt bad for Jeff. I really did... one day he'll see.

April did awesome though yesterday and today being outside and active all day. No naps either. She really doesn't take naps... she does but she doesn't. She rests, more than sleeps. She lays in bed for awhile and then gets up and usually "reads" her books. It's usually something quiet. So she rests and refuels. Tomorrow she'll be out again most likely. We're going to Chris's after Jeff and Matt get out of church. They wanna go shooting. Jason finally got the lock off his one gun and they want to try it out. It hasn't been shot in a long time. Being out in the middle of boo foo we can do it. I'm so use to it where I work, I hear it every day almost. Then I gotta take some stuff to Nicole. It's been over three years since I have seen her.... going to be strange seeing her... hopefully this goes smoothly. Jason won't be with me so it shouldn't be too awkward for her I hope. I really do wanna see her. It's been way too long.

Let's see... Tuesday I get to see Michelle. She's coming over and hanging out. We're gonna watch a movie and chill. She is bringing me my Vera Bradley make up bag... she gets one hell of a discount... I need something to put my make up in to keep it all together because we decided to retire the storage thing it was in when we moved.

Other than that nothing else new...

April's new bookshelf and stuff

This is the bookshelf that Jason's mom's boyfriend made her. He built it, stained it and did the design with her name it. It was not originally going to be this big... but she said that he got carried away because he was really enjoying making it for her. I love it. It's all real too... I gotta find all her books to put on it... this will be around for awhile.

I finally took some new pictures of April. It's been a few months since I have taken any. Time flies by these days... especially with summer coming. Jason is going to be playing softball... i"m so excited for him. He got some stuff today for it. I got some weights that I'm excited to use.

Last night we had the boys over. Jeff brought his girls and Chris came over. I made what I think is the best batch of chicken and dumplings I've ever made... tried some new dumplings this time and they were awesome... April ran around with the girls for awhile. After Jeff left we watched a movie with Chris. My kitchen looked horrible this morning... but it was so worth it.

Lately I've been reconnecting with some old friends. It feels really good... I haven't talked to them in a while... one has a baby who is ten months, and then the other one has two girls who are a few years older... Tuesday I am hopefully going to get to see Michelle. She's going to bring a movie and popcorn over.... and my new vb bag... so excited.

Today we went to Jungle Jims... there a few things we wanna try- mostly seafood... I have become a huge fan of seafood lately. I really like it. Jason wants to try craw fish and lobster. I want to make my own crab cakes....I love crab cakes... they are so yummy. I'm so happy that Jason makes me try new food... I'm glad that he likes to explore his taste buds...

Well that's about it for now. I'm off to watch a movie and relax...

Library

Today this morning I took April out to lunch. Chris came and joined us for awhile. It was nice talking and getting out for awhile. I can't wait to see his house when he is finished with the siding. It already looks awesome. I can't wait to see the finished product. After lunch we went to the library. We got a library card for Clermont County. April had a blast picking out books and movie. Their childrens selection is huge. I really liked it. I got a book for me. I'm gonna enjoy taking her there and letting her pick out books... I did it when I was little with my grandparents and I loved it. Those are memories that I cherish and I hope I can do the same with April. I want her to like reading, I love it. At least for school I want her to like it, if she doesn't turn into a big reader that's ok but for school I want her to at least enjoy it.

Well, I have to get ready for work now. It's a pretty day outside, work is going to be great.

Feeling good

I just did my new Taebo dvd. It kicked my butt. I am so worn out. I feel good but dang I am worn out. I am doing good with the losing weight, I'm actually doing really well. Better than I thought. I'm losing the inches and the pounds, I just have to lose the skin which always sounds gross when you say it. But, the cardio will help along with some other ab stuff. And it feels good. Also with it getting warmer at work, I'll be more active. There is always lots of stuff to do when it's warm at work. My 9's are getting too big... the brand that I went with when I bought my last pair of jeans are known to be a little bit smaller so I didn't want to go to small... so I stuck with my 9's. Well.. they are to the point where I need to wear my belt which doesn't really help because my belt needs new holes punched in it... or I just get a new one. But I don't know if I'm really ready to go down another size... maybe it's out of my comfort zone... I don't know... I haven't been in a size 7 since before I got together with Jason... It's kinda scary in a way. I never plan on getting back into the size that I used to be in... I'm actually to a safe place where I can just maintain my weight and be happy. The inches though, I still plan on loosing a few more. My healthy weight range for my height is 104-140. I'm in there, which is good. My bmi is really good too. I still have some work to do, but it's a lifestyle change, not a diet. I have the power to change my eating habits, work outs, everything... It's not that easy for some people... some have to work a little harder but in the end the results are so worth it...

I look forward to summer clothes shopping. I donated all my summer clothes from past summers... all my jeans that no longer fit... all my capris, and other stuff. It was a crap load of stuff. I'm excited. I can't wait to shop. But, I am not buying any summer clothes yet.. I want to hold off as long as I can. It's almost spring but I still have some time. I don't want to waste any more money on clothes...

I'm proud of myself though for keeping up with my loss during the cold season. Just because it was cold doesn't mean you have to stop or give up. I do want to start running again but with the way my knees are feeling, I think it's going to take me longer than I thought. Plus I have to get my endurance level up which is the part that really sucks...I have always struggled with that. I'm hoping to maybe be able to swim this summer. I should say like more than twice the whole summer lol. I'm hoping we get to go out on the boat this summer.

I know April is all set for summer clothes... we have way too many clothes for this child... but she's in between size.. it sucks. I hate this transition period because nothing really fits her right. She can still wear 18 month pants... but she is starting to wear 24 month shirts... She loves her pull ups. I put pull ups on her at night because they don't leak. We have been working more and more with the potty. She's been sitting on her potty seat for months now... Since she sleeps all the way through the night and she goes to bed kinda early, night time is going to be hard for us when it comes time for potty training. But oh well...

That's it for now. I need to shower and get to bed. I was up way to late last night with April and I need to get some rest.