Swallet

Friday was declared a snow day for me. We had a drift that trapped us in from the back entrance (that's what shes said) and from the garage. After about 45 minutes, I just gave up. Spent the day playing with a 2 year old! Always fun. Also got a little farther into Season 1 of SATC. One highlight, Jake and I were reading Curious George. He was holding my hand and looked up and said, "Oh how I love you mommy." That was worth a day off right there!

Saturday Michael went to a friends house to re-wire. Jake and I spent the day playing and running around the house. I so can't wait for Spring. We need the outdoors! A Jake moment eventually came out. He informed me that he needed to go potty. So we went to the big potty. He took off his diaper and there it was. 47 cents. The boy is hiding money is his diapers. I asked him why, he informed me that "I don't have any pockets Mom." Oh kids, you have to love them. We spent the rest of the day reading and playing some more. Saturday night Jake got to spend some time with Nana and Papa. We headed to game night. It was so nice to have the group all together again. Well most of the group! Some people couldn't come but they had a good excuse!! New Baby Chase decided to makes her appearance! It was a good time full of laughs and some interesting Boulder Dash scenarios. Swallet, did me in!

Jake came up with a new Jakeism. Butt Sundae. It means to put Desitin and Powder on his butt. This is now called a Butt Sundae. I would love to know who taught him that. We got ready and headed over to the Trimbles for a afternoon of football. Things started off interesting! You know the saying "Friends don't let friends drive drunk", well I have a new one. "Best friends let best friends hit your car and you say 'Oh Well' and laugh!" I still think it's funny. The game didn't go as anyone wanted it. The Packers just didn't bring their A game. Sadly they didn't have the strength to pull through. Jeff was more entertainment that I was anticipating! Although they lost, it was still a great afternoon with our favorite family!

Ooo lala, gaga ooo lalala

Another lovely storm has blown threw. Now comes the best part, negative temperatures. This is a time where I do wish I lived somewhere warmer! It is incredibally sad that I get excited when I see that the high today was 15 and that I am looking forward to the 20's this weekend. It's been a long winter already. Too bad we aren't even half way through. Wow. We aren't even a month into it. We got another 6.2 inches. Zoey gets lost in the snow again and she comes back in with this "I hate you humans" look. I feel bad for the little booger but then her co-workers act up and I forget that. She is the instigator in the house. I think hot chocolate is needed tonight. It didn't help that Jos had some today.

Lady Gaga. She will not leave me alone. She is stalking me yet again. First Poker Face then Paparazzi. Now, I can't get away from "Bad Romance". Today, D and I totally broke out into this song. Mike even joined. We were good entertainment. Especially when D started singing it like Cher would and I started singing it like B-Spears. When Mike and I were leaving yesterday we both started singing the song in the elevator in the exact same spot. It all started with Matt getting this in my head weeks ago. I had this song in dreams and every where I turned it would be on. This week has been just the same. Every time I got into the car, it was on. I turned my iPod on shuffle, it was #4, and Michael being the person he is, had VH1 on and the video was on the morning. Sad part is, I actually like the song. I just need to stop getting it stuck in my head for weeks. Almost as bad as when I had "Christmas Bells Are Ringing" stuck in my head for a month. Fantastic. Now I am singing that!

Well I had about 7 inbox messages about updating my status on FB to what color of brassiere I am wearing. It is in support to breast cancer awareness. I wasn't quite sure how I felt about it. It was just interesting and quite comical seeing about 100 statuses saying: Black, Hot Pink, Silver with Black stripes, Push Up, etc. For the record mine was black with pink flames. I like to live on the wild side. SSSSsssssssss

SATC. Thank you Jos. I can honestly say I had only seen 1 episode of this. I watched it 3 times and saw the same episode. Now, I didn't have HBO when it was on and I am not much of a TV watcher unless I can keep up with it. Good ole Target had the season on sale and Mrs. F happened to buy them. I have only watched 3 episodes and I am now hooked! I guess it's payback from getting a few people stuck on Glee. This happened with HP too. A friend and I swapped Twilight and HP series and I swore that I would never like it, and I did. I can't wait to be able to sit on the couch for a few hours and cuddle up and watch them!

I never thought this would happen either. I am getting ready to watch the Texas vs Alabama game. Good ole BCS Champoinship game. I would have normally just watched but now that we have befriended a few people from TX, I am proud to say "Hook'em Horns!" Even though they are the underdog, it should be a good game to watch! Yet another late night, which equals another day at work "tired". Entertainment for people around me!!

Permanently Cold

Today we are supposed to get another 4-6 inches of snow. First off, if this is true, I will not be at work tomorrow. I have days to use for this reason alone. I am not looking forward to more snow. I feel that we have enough. It hasn't melted from the first time so I would love for it to just go away. There is no room for it. Have you looked around lately? There are piles everywhere. This makes for major headaches! Being the queen of lists, here is yet another:


1) Where to put the snow? Everywhere you look there is a mountain of snow. Have you seen JC Mall? Try parking there on the weekend. The piles of snow are everywhere and are causing major pain in my backside. Last weekend we went to a movie and we drove down a lane, that use to be two way, and it was blocked. Yes, blocked. There was a huge pile of snow at the end. I had to reverse backwards until I could do a 10 point turn to get out. Another time we went someone parked behind Andy's truck. He has a ginormous truck that will eat my SUV so why would a Civic park behind it? So odd.
2) Driving in residential areas. First you a better to travel via ice skates. Kingman is a ice trap. I have to make sure to not go a certain way to my parent’s house because it's downhill on their street. If you go that way, you will pass their house and not collect $200. You will slide into Crocker. My house is the same way. I would have better luck putting on skates, attaching my vehicle to a rope, wrap it around my waist, put it in nuetrul and skate out. It's like that till I get to Meredith. Another hazard of residential is the piles of snow that are blocking your viewing. Again, I am going to use Kingman. They have all these medians to cross traffic to side streets. You can't see over them. I almost got hit by a school bus because that is how high the piles of snow are. Half the time I feel like just closing my eyes and seeing where I end up. It's a hazard and it's getting worse!!
3) Bitter cold. Frigid. Artic. So cold that the snot that doesn't even egsist in my nose freezes and I feel like I have a bat in the cave. It's so cold. I was honestly excited that it was 3 degrees outside this morning that I walked outside into work. It didn't feel warm but it sure felt a whole lot better than the past few days. I guess I better enjoy the heat wave since the high for Friday is -3! Yes, the negatives! Spring cannot come soon enough at this point. I don't think I should complain about being too hot. This winter is changing my feelings on being cold. I just cannot get warm and I think I am going to be numb from the cold for quite some time.
4) Work. Not only do we not have any still but it's freezing in this joint as well. We are constantly wearing blankets and fleeces. It's called heat. I know we have it because you get blasted with it when you come in the door. Crank it up. Who cares if floors 1-3 sweat...up here on 5, we are freezing! I finally remembered to grab a blanket from home. Now, if only I had work to do. I could be sleeping instead!


Well here is to another snow storm! I hope everyone has safe travels! Stay warm!

Underdogs? Psh.

And that is how it's done!! I still love McNutt and Stanzi...I was so glad to see you back!

McNutt's touchdown!

Clayborn was a major weapon!

Congratulations Ferentz!

Way to go and Congratulations Hawkeyes!!! Can't wait till next season! This has been a fantastic season and there have been a few heart aches this year but the excitement was never ending! Proud to be a Hawkeye!

N a d a

That is the amount of work we have. Are you kidding me? We have nothing to do. I hate just sitting there, doing absolutely nothing. I would leave but the year just started and I do not want to use up time so early in the year. Someone better find us something to do! I guess we will have to resort to playing Phase 10 and other games until the work starts to flow in. I could play with my new phone. That sucker is so handy dandy! I love it! The little guy can load so fast and sometimes is smarter than me. I will over come it!!

Well that is all for today. No work. Maybe tomorrow will be a different story!

Not ready for reality

Tomorrow starts the the regular schedule of work. This past month has been so amazing. Once Thanksgiving hits, man, you get so use to taking time off or getting time off. I have a feeling this first week will be pretty hard. Just getting into the groove of things again will take some getting use too. I have a feeling I will be overly tired.

This weekend was pretty good. Did two things I love to do. Spend time with friends and lounge around! Friday we spent the day with the Olsens! Marilyn watched the boys and we went to a move. We attended "Sherlock Holmes". Now, this was an okay movie. I did not like the "Black Magic" part of it at all. Even having it implied, just irritates me. I guess you can call me a hypocrite due to the fact I heart me some Harry Potter, but still. This was throughout the whole movie and it was just dark magic. Maybe it was my mood also. It was okay, but I would have rather just rented it. After movie, walking around the mall, ice cream and a few laughs later, we went back to the boys. That night also was the last night David stayed over! He has been staying with us for almost 2 weeks!! We woke up Saturday and he was gone! =( Sad to see him leave but somewhat glad to have my house back! We spent the day Saturday running errands and cleaning up the house! We got new phones!! Scary. I got the Droid and Michael got the mini Droid. Insane. It does so much but I am slowly learning! I love it! As we were getting ready for an evening at Becky's house, the whole house went dark. The power froze. The whole block had nada. We left early over to the Trimbles and warmed up a bit! The power was turned on a few hours later! Thank goodness! We had a wonderful evening with friends and I think Jana introduced me to my new favorite cocktail. We don't drink often but this was pretty amazing. I enjoyed spending the evening and part of the morning with all of them!! They are fantastic!

Today, well today. We woke up at 9:30. We didn't get to bed till 1:30 so we were extremely tired. I felt a little guilty but man, we were just exhausted from the past week. Then we proceeded to do nothing. We watched the Vikings and Green Bay kick some booty and played with Jake and his train for hours. We just needed a day at home, alone. You need that sometimes. Plus with it being so cold outside, I have no motivation to go out and about on days like this if I don't have to. Not looking forward to how cold it is going to be all week either! Not looking good for a while.

Well I think we are finally going to watch the Hangover!!

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Well it is officially 2010! That is so crazy to me. I have no idea where the last year has went! I look back and man, I have so many amazing memories and a few heart aches.

Concerts:

2009 had to be the concert tour for me. NKOTB (still sad I went but Jana and I had a blast), Nickelback, Coldplay (the most amazing by far! Next to Mr Michael Buble), David Cook (freezing on a July night!), B-Spears and a few other ones. I had the best company for all of these and I am lucky to have some pretty sweet friends to share these with! Can't wait for 2010 concert tour to begin! Black Eyed Peas!

Broadway:

Jana and I have been obsessed with Wicked since, well 2006. We finally got to experience it together. It was by far the most amazing show I have been to Broadway wise. I have seen my fair share and I just loved it! Got the privileged to see Spring Awakening earlier in the year. It's a pretty depressing story, but was still done beautifully. Then RENT, oh RENT. You keep my jingle bells ringing all year round. The whole evening was hilariously awesome for RENT. I will never forget it! Again, I had some great friends that I got to experience these with! Thanks guys!

Family:

Michael and I each lost a grandparent this year. Eventhough it was tough, and sometimes still is, we are thankful for our Faith, Family and our Friends. Without these, the process would have been so much harder. We know they are both in a better place and we are both thankful we were able to be so close to them and that Jake was able to meet them and spend time with them. I also think our families have come around a little this year. We still have our ups and downs like all large families but I am thankful for everyone of them.

Work:

This year has had it's challenges. We survived! That is all that matters! I am so grateful for the people I work with. They are some of the greatest people I have known and I am so thankful for them!

My Boys:

I am thankful to have a happy, healthy family! Michael and Jake are the greatest gifts God has given me. I can't thank Him enough for the two of them. They are my world and I love them both so much. This year has been an exciting year with Jake. He started talking and now can count to 20 and do his ABC's. He goes in his "big boy potty" when he is at home and he loves to play with his ever-growing train. It still takes my breath away and melts my heart when he kisses everyone goodbye and says "Love you mommy". He is truly a blessing and I couldn't have asked for a better child. Michael. Oh my little Michael. He is a kid at heart and I love him for that. He is such an amazing father and is always there to play games with and sports with. Even today, he was just sitting there, coloring with Jake and Jake had the biggest smile on his face. It almost brings me to tears knowing how fantastic of a father Michael is. It makes me even more in love with the man. Something I still can't believe can keep growing this much after so long.

Friends:

This is a tough one! We have met and got to know so many new people this year. I have personally also reconnected with some of my greatest friends from the past. It's amazing when you can be away from someone and when you get back, just pick up where you left off and everything is so easy. I am thankful for those friends and am so glad to have them! It's probably safe to say that our Bible Study group is completely awesome. It's great to be able to get into the Word with these people every week and be able to open up the way we do at times. They are all amazing people and I have learned so much from them and learned so much about myself this year. There are quite a few people that have been there for not myself but for Michael and even our family. I can't thank them enough for all they do and for being our friends. We gained a few babies a long the way and each of them has been a blessing! Of course Jana. This lady is an amazing mother, wife, daughter, and sister to me. She always seems to be on my wave length and always knows what I am thinking. She is someone I can always look up to. Literally. I am so thankful that 3 1/2 years ago, Nationwide did something right and sat us next to one another! It changed history and I am so happy for her family! They are like our 2nd family and we enjoy being a part of their lives! Thank you to everyone for this year! We have had so many amazing memories, laughs, tears and dreams with you!

Pretty much all other:

It has been exciting seeing David graduate, get a job and move into his own house! We sure do miss him but he comes home quite often and we are always excited to see him and spoil him! We will be having a new nephew and FINALLY a niece this year! I cannot wait to get my hands on them and love them! Which leads to our #2. We think it is in the cards and that it is probably the right time. We will keep you posted and see where God leads us!

All in all this has been a great year. We have learned a lot and grew from many experiences that were given to us! I am excited to see what 2010 will take us! We actually stayed up till midnight this year! Hooray for us old folks!!