Bugs first time in the snow. He loved it! :)
January 10, 2010
January 9, 2010
{Survey Saturday- A baby was in my tummy!}
Any complications while in labor?
-Nope.-
Did you have any morning sickness?
-With G I had more night sickness than anything. I didn't have anything like it with Bug though.-
What sort of things made you sick?
-With G the smell of grease made me SUPER sick and anything that even smelled like a taco :(-
Did you have any weird food cravings?
-No weird cravings. Mainly just fast food and ice with both.-
Any mid-night food runs?
-Yeah. My grandpa made midnight runs to Steak-N-Shake ALL the time when I was pregnant with G.-
Who made them?
-My grandpa.-
Any thing you craved that wasn't so healthy?
-Everything I craved wasn't healthy lol-
How big was the baby?
-G was 6lb. 14oz. and Bug was 7lb. 12oz.-
How long were you in labor?
-With G all night and until the next night. With Bug, 6hrs.-
Where did you give birth?
-G was born at OSF and Bug was born at Pekin Hospital.-
Do you plan to have another baby?
-No. I can honestly say I don't.-
A Mom's World...
How many kids do you have?
-2 of my own. 2 step kids-
What kind of laundry soap do you use?
-Arm & Hammer-
What kind of dish soap do you use?
-Dawn-
Who does the dishes in your home?
-Me.-
Who takes out the trash in your home?
-Me.-
Do your kids do chores?
-Sometimes.-
How many times to you vacuum a week?
-A few.-
Do you make your bed everyday?
-No.-
Do your kids make their beds?
-No.-
What is the most annoying things your kids do?
-Keep saying "mom..mom..mom" when they can see I'm busy at the moment.-
Do your kids play sports?
-Nope. I want to get them into something this summer though if we have the money.-
How often do you get a manicure?
-Never.-
How often do have a girls night out?
-Never.-
Are you a single parent?
-It would look like it from the way this survey is going wouldn't it? But no, I'm not.-
Did you have both parents growing up?
-Yes.-
How often to do go to the grocery store?
-Probably once or twice a week.-
What is your favorite thing your kids have done for you?
-Gaige makes his own breakfast some mornings I love that :)-
How often do you sweep?
-I don't.-
How often do you mop?
-I don't. I get down on my hands and knees with a rag and a bucket. That's the only way to get it clean.-
Do you have step kids?
-Yes.-
Was your mom good to you?
-For the most part.-
Do you spank your kids??
-No. It's pointless.-
Did you get spanked as a child?
-Yeah.-
Did you have a good childhood?
-No.-
Do you think your kids have had a good childhood?
-I hope so.-
Do you spoil your kids?
-I think they are very spoiled.-
Do you smoke?
-God no. That's disgusting.-
Do you drink?
-Not usually.-
Do you bite your nails?
-Not any more.-
Do you yell alot?
-Yes. I'm trying to stop. It's hard.-
Are your kids well behaved?
-Better than most I've seen.-
What is your favorite thing to cook?
-Mac&Cheese lol-
What is your kids favorite food?
-Pizza and Mac&Cheese-
Do they eat veggies?
-Drama Queen will eat them if you don't actually tell her what they are. G will eat anything that isn't green. Bug will eat pretty much anything that I do.-
Do you give them soda?
-Sure.-
Do you drink soda?
-More than I should.-
What is your favorite movie?
-I have way too many! I love movies!-
When was the last time you went to the movies?
-Iron Man was in theaters the last time I saw a theater.-
Do you think you are a good mom?
-I think so yes. I could be better. But I could be a LOT worse.-
-Nope.-
Did you have any morning sickness?
-With G I had more night sickness than anything. I didn't have anything like it with Bug though.-
What sort of things made you sick?
-With G the smell of grease made me SUPER sick and anything that even smelled like a taco :(-
Did you have any weird food cravings?
-No weird cravings. Mainly just fast food and ice with both.-
Any mid-night food runs?
-Yeah. My grandpa made midnight runs to Steak-N-Shake ALL the time when I was pregnant with G.-
Who made them?
-My grandpa.-
Any thing you craved that wasn't so healthy?
-Everything I craved wasn't healthy lol-
How big was the baby?
-G was 6lb. 14oz. and Bug was 7lb. 12oz.-
How long were you in labor?
-With G all night and until the next night. With Bug, 6hrs.-
Where did you give birth?
-G was born at OSF and Bug was born at Pekin Hospital.-
Do you plan to have another baby?
-No. I can honestly say I don't.-
A Mom's World...
How many kids do you have?
-2 of my own. 2 step kids-
What kind of laundry soap do you use?
-Arm & Hammer-
What kind of dish soap do you use?
-Dawn-
Who does the dishes in your home?
-Me.-
Who takes out the trash in your home?
-Me.-
Do your kids do chores?
-Sometimes.-
How many times to you vacuum a week?
-A few.-
Do you make your bed everyday?
-No.-
Do your kids make their beds?
-No.-
What is the most annoying things your kids do?
-Keep saying "mom..mom..mom" when they can see I'm busy at the moment.-
Do your kids play sports?
-Nope. I want to get them into something this summer though if we have the money.-
How often do you get a manicure?
-Never.-
How often do have a girls night out?
-Never.-
Are you a single parent?
-It would look like it from the way this survey is going wouldn't it? But no, I'm not.-
Did you have both parents growing up?
-Yes.-
How often to do go to the grocery store?
-Probably once or twice a week.-
What is your favorite thing your kids have done for you?
-Gaige makes his own breakfast some mornings I love that :)-
How often do you sweep?
-I don't.-
How often do you mop?
-I don't. I get down on my hands and knees with a rag and a bucket. That's the only way to get it clean.-
Do you have step kids?
-Yes.-
Was your mom good to you?
-For the most part.-
Do you spank your kids??
-No. It's pointless.-
Did you get spanked as a child?
-Yeah.-
Did you have a good childhood?
-No.-
Do you think your kids have had a good childhood?
-I hope so.-
Do you spoil your kids?
-I think they are very spoiled.-
Do you smoke?
-God no. That's disgusting.-
Do you drink?
-Not usually.-
Do you bite your nails?
-Not any more.-
Do you yell alot?
-Yes. I'm trying to stop. It's hard.-
Are your kids well behaved?
-Better than most I've seen.-
What is your favorite thing to cook?
-Mac&Cheese lol-
What is your kids favorite food?
-Pizza and Mac&Cheese-
Do they eat veggies?
-Drama Queen will eat them if you don't actually tell her what they are. G will eat anything that isn't green. Bug will eat pretty much anything that I do.-
Do you give them soda?
-Sure.-
Do you drink soda?
-More than I should.-
What is your favorite movie?
-I have way too many! I love movies!-
When was the last time you went to the movies?
-Iron Man was in theaters the last time I saw a theater.-
Do you think you are a good mom?
-I think so yes. I could be better. But I could be a LOT worse.-
January 8, 2010
{Another new one...aaal-right}
So how do we all feel about my layout? I liked the circles but I just bought this kit from Delicious Scraps for just $.99!! I LOVE it! I hate that she's closing though :(. She's one of my favorites along with Ellie Lash who closed her store in Nov-Oct. sometime. Sad to see such talented girls go. But there are plenty of ones still left. So yeah, run on over DS and get yourself some awesome (and way affordable) kits! :)
The 365 Challenge...Laughter. I never seem to catching my small people laughing but I can most certainly catch them doing something goofy or cheezin' for the camera lol. So here is one of Bug givin' me a big CHEEEEEZE LOL. He looks SO hilarious in this picture!!
Alrighty- I guess that's pretty much it. Later kids!
The 365 Challenge...Laughter. I never seem to catching my small people laughing but I can most certainly catch them doing something goofy or cheezin' for the camera lol. So here is one of Bug givin' me a big CHEEEEEZE LOL. He looks SO hilarious in this picture!!
Alrighty- I guess that's pretty much it. Later kids!
January 6, 2010
{A wedding..but not mine}
My mother and her long time boyfriend got married this afternoon. I was the maid of honor (cause I'm her favorite. Suck it up!) but it wasn't like you walk in and hold flowers and stuff. We just all went in and boom it started. Nothing too special. Super nice to know that they're finally married though lol. Hard to believe I have a step-dad. Weird. Anyway- here are some pics.
Yeah, I got some other ones, but my camera was giving me fits. So they sucked. The lighting in that space was horrible for picture taking with a regular camera.
And..for todays 365 Challenge pic, the hint was "Where you live" but no one wants to see my house lol. Trust me. So...instead a picture of 2 that I live with :)
Clock-wise starting down front: Bug, Me, Dustin (brother), Tim (BIL), Caleb (brother), Miranda (sister), Monkey (nephew), and in the center is my mom.
PawPaw Ivan and Bug
Yeah, I got some other ones, but my camera was giving me fits. So they sucked. The lighting in that space was horrible for picture taking with a regular camera.
And..for todays 365 Challenge pic, the hint was "Where you live" but no one wants to see my house lol. Trust me. So...instead a picture of 2 that I live with :)
January 5, 2010
January 4, 2010
{Here I go again on my oooown}
First things first; todays picture :) She said a picture of you, yourself, and nothing else. No one mentioned when it had to be taken lol. I was about 16mo. here. It's at my parents wedding. How many people my age can say, "Hey, I was at my parents wedding." Check out those adorable fat cheekers! I was a damn cute kid if I say so myself. ;-)
I guess that's it for today kids.
I guess that's it for today kids.
{Well it IS tomorrow..}
I try not to post more than once a day, so I'm making my post for the 4th at 12:33am =P. Stop your whining.
So I designed my first blogger layout for someone else today! I'm pretty excited about it. I love designing them and there are only so many that I can do for myself lol. So here it is! What do you guys think??
So that's pretty much all I have to say I suppose for right now. I'm sure I'll have to break my '1 post at a time' rule tomorrow and let ya'll know how it went at court. Wish me luck!
So I designed my first blogger layout for someone else today! I'm pretty excited about it. I love designing them and there are only so many that I can do for myself lol. So here it is! What do you guys think??
January 3, 2010
{Back to Reality}
Good-bye sleeping in. Good-bye spending time with D. Good-bye cuddling all morning with my baby boy. It's time to say hello to 6:30am, homework, and fights between two 7yr olds. *sigh* As much as I hate to go back to the grind, I'm actually glad that the drama queen will be going back. She is clearly bored at home since it's too cold to play outside. She was bored with Christmas gifts about 2 days after she opened them *eye roll*. So I'll be glad to get her out of the house and back to her regular schedule. G has been with my grandparents most of this break so really, I haven't spent a whole lot of time with him.
Last night I got to clean up puke. Bug had been feeling bad all day yesterday, very clingy, and pretty much just wanting to sleep. I gave him some meds but they weren't helping. He didn't have a fever until last night and it was 100. Then at about 3:00am he coughed and ended up losing his tea all over my pillows and a little on my sheets. I gave him a bath and got him cleaned up. He slept after that. I think something was upsetting his belly. He also hadn't gone #2 all day yesterday and he usually goes at least once in the morning. So I figured that was part of his problem too. Luckily I had a clean set of sheets ready to be put on the bed, so I didn't have to sleep with nothing (I hate that). He's feeling a ton better today though and even went potty in the potty..like..POOP! Woohoo! lol (Only a mother could get that excited about poop in the potty lol)
Now on to something fun! After stumbling across this blog/digiscrap design site I decided to participate in her challenge! So fun! I love taking pictures and this will expand my picture taking from the kids and dogs to other things! This weeks challenge: Collections. I collected barbies, american girl dolls, and backstreet boys stuff through out my childhood and teen years. Now I seem to be just collecting books :). All kinds. I love to read!
I guess that's pretty much all I have to say today! Hope you enjoyed reading about baby vomit and all that mommy jazz :)
Last night I got to clean up puke. Bug had been feeling bad all day yesterday, very clingy, and pretty much just wanting to sleep. I gave him some meds but they weren't helping. He didn't have a fever until last night and it was 100. Then at about 3:00am he coughed and ended up losing his tea all over my pillows and a little on my sheets. I gave him a bath and got him cleaned up. He slept after that. I think something was upsetting his belly. He also hadn't gone #2 all day yesterday and he usually goes at least once in the morning. So I figured that was part of his problem too. Luckily I had a clean set of sheets ready to be put on the bed, so I didn't have to sleep with nothing (I hate that). He's feeling a ton better today though and even went potty in the potty..like..POOP! Woohoo! lol (Only a mother could get that excited about poop in the potty lol)
Now on to something fun! After stumbling across this blog/digiscrap design site I decided to participate in her challenge! So fun! I love taking pictures and this will expand my picture taking from the kids and dogs to other things! This weeks challenge: Collections. I collected barbies, american girl dolls, and backstreet boys stuff through out my childhood and teen years. Now I seem to be just collecting books :). All kinds. I love to read!
I guess that's pretty much all I have to say today! Hope you enjoyed reading about baby vomit and all that mommy jazz :)
January 2, 2010
{Survey Saturday Folks!}
Does the last person you kissed know what color your eyes are?
I doubt it he doesn't even know his colors yet lol.
Do you have the boobs to work at hooters?
Yes. Yes I do.
What time did you go to bed last night, what time did you wake up?
I crawled in bed around 1am, didn't fall asleep until 2am. Woke up with Bug around 11am. He wasn't feeling well last night I guess.
Do you feel more comfortable with a male or female doctor/nurse?
Mine is female. I prefer a female. They know what we're going through.
Do you miss anyone?
Nope.
You've locked yourself outside and no one will be home for a few hours, you?
Call D to come unlock the f'ing door!
In the past 48 hours have you hung out with a guy?
Just the ones I live with :) They're my favorite :)
Looking back, did you ever think you would be where you’re at in life now?
No.
Are you in a good mood?
Sure.
Is there anyone getting on your nerves at the moment?
Not really.
Does anyone hate you?
"Frankly my dear, I don't give a damn" :)
Are you wearing a ring, if so who gave it to you?
Nope. I haven't worn my ring in about 2yrs. :(
Do you remember the first time you kissed the last person you kissed?
I sure do. 10/3/07 at 6:30am :)
Have you ever walked on the beach at night?
Not that I know of.
When was the last time you talked to your best friend?
She MySpaced me today.
Is there someone that makes you happy every time you see them?
A few someones actually.
What was your last thought before you went to bed last night?
"Please don't let this kid wake up every hour on the hour to nurse." Bug does this EVERY time I leave somewhere for any length of time. I think he's punishing me.
What color is the shirt you are wearing?
Black with Nick Carter on it.
Do you like being kissed spontaneously or asked?
Spontaneously I guess.
Are your nails painted?
No.
Ever kissed in the rain?
Probably.
Are you wearing jeans, shorts, sweatpants, or pajama pants?
Sweatpants tonight.
Your last kiss, what does it remind you of?
Well, his face was all sticky from the sucker he was eating..soo..
What are you excited about?
I don't really think there is anything to be excited about at this point.
What are you not excited about?
Same as above.
I doubt it he doesn't even know his colors yet lol.
Do you have the boobs to work at hooters?
Yes. Yes I do.
What time did you go to bed last night, what time did you wake up?
I crawled in bed around 1am, didn't fall asleep until 2am. Woke up with Bug around 11am. He wasn't feeling well last night I guess.
Do you feel more comfortable with a male or female doctor/nurse?
Mine is female. I prefer a female. They know what we're going through.
Do you miss anyone?
Nope.
You've locked yourself outside and no one will be home for a few hours, you?
Call D to come unlock the f'ing door!
In the past 48 hours have you hung out with a guy?
Just the ones I live with :) They're my favorite :)
Looking back, did you ever think you would be where you’re at in life now?
No.
Are you in a good mood?
Sure.
Is there anyone getting on your nerves at the moment?
Not really.
Does anyone hate you?
"Frankly my dear, I don't give a damn" :)
Are you wearing a ring, if so who gave it to you?
Nope. I haven't worn my ring in about 2yrs. :(
Do you remember the first time you kissed the last person you kissed?
I sure do. 10/3/07 at 6:30am :)
Have you ever walked on the beach at night?
Not that I know of.
When was the last time you talked to your best friend?
She MySpaced me today.
Is there someone that makes you happy every time you see them?
A few someones actually.
What was your last thought before you went to bed last night?
"Please don't let this kid wake up every hour on the hour to nurse." Bug does this EVERY time I leave somewhere for any length of time. I think he's punishing me.
What color is the shirt you are wearing?
Black with Nick Carter on it.
Do you like being kissed spontaneously or asked?
Spontaneously I guess.
Are your nails painted?
No.
Ever kissed in the rain?
Probably.
Are you wearing jeans, shorts, sweatpants, or pajama pants?
Sweatpants tonight.
Your last kiss, what does it remind you of?
Well, his face was all sticky from the sucker he was eating..soo..
What are you excited about?
I don't really think there is anything to be excited about at this point.
What are you not excited about?
Same as above.
December 31, 2009
{It couldn't have been 7yrs already!}
Just 6wks out of the womb. Precious isn't he?
1st birthday! That's his (bio) dad. It's one of my fave pics.
Mommy and baby :)
First fish!
First motorcycle ride!
My little devil (I was prego with Bug)
He looks more like me than ever with glasses lol.
My little police officer in training.
There is no denying it. PawPaw is his favorite person on earth.
His 7th birthday cake (Happy birthday officer G)
His remote control Police Car! He looooves it!
