So today is my last day at work... its pretty surreal. I don't even think I've wrapped my brain around it yet. Tonight after I get off I think a bunch of us are gonna mosey across the parking lot to Applebee's. I know they've interviewed a few people so far. I hope whoever they choose will do a great job. But I am SO happy to be moving on. I welcome the change of pace, no more running around like a chicken with my head cut off trying to please EVERYONE in the entire town. I think people in Cartersville don't realize that we don't really have any other competitors in town and everyone needs their job like, right now. I know there will be crazy days at the new job, but maybe it won't be every day. And I'm definitely okay with that!
I'm taking a week off between jobs. During this week I plan to clean, organize and plan. I need to really deep clean my house. When I'm at home with the kids I really don't have a chance to do that. Room by room with my cleaning supply bucket... I need to organize my office big time. There is old mail that needs to be shredded, I need another bookshelf. I can probably get by with a small cheap-o one from Walmart. I'm going to sit down a write out a budget finally so I can figure out how much I can start putting into savings. I know I'll be taking my lunch everyday to the new job so I know I'll have at least another $20-30 a week there. I'm going to start giving myself a weekly cash allowance. Anything other than bills, necessities and gas will have to be bought from my allowance. (Needs = Debit Card / Wants = Cash)
I also made a doctor's appointment. Its been almost a year since I've seen a doctor, and the last time was when I was in the hospital having Vance. I didn't even make it to my 6 week post check up. I've noticed that since having kids my digestive system has been really out of whack. I get awful stomach aches almost daily and I constantly feel bloated, among other symptoms. Every once in a while I get pain so bad I have to stop what I'm doing just to get through it. I've been reading up on my symptoms and I came across Celiac's Disease. I think it's a possibility but I will probably have to go through some testing to be sure. My appointment is on Tuesday, so maybe I can get on the right path to some answers.
Thursday, September 8, 2011
Friday, September 2, 2011
4 Day Weekend!
So today is my 5 year anniversary, but Bobby has to work because someone else is on vacation. (insert sad face) I guess we'll just celebrate some other time. But I DO have a 4 day weekend, then only have to work 3 more days until I am DONE with Staples. I get the whole next week off for my vacation, then start at Gerdau on the 19th. I am SO excited to start my new job! I just wanna get in there and rock it so they give me a nice raise after my 90 day review and hopefully I'll be able to get in on the 401k and they also hold status at a credit union, so I WILL be switching as soon as I become eligible to.
I just found out that my bank will be charging me a fee to use my debit card! WTF? Yep, but I can write unlimited checks if I want to! There's another monthy fee but it doesn't apply to me since I have direct deposit. I think if you signed up at a bank based on their services, you should be granfathered into those rates/or lack of. I could understand making changes for new customers, but someone that has been there since they were 18 years old? I'll listen to Clark Howard on this one and go with the Credit Union.
I just found out that my bank will be charging me a fee to use my debit card! WTF? Yep, but I can write unlimited checks if I want to! There's another monthy fee but it doesn't apply to me since I have direct deposit. I think if you signed up at a bank based on their services, you should be granfathered into those rates/or lack of. I could understand making changes for new customers, but someone that has been there since they were 18 years old? I'll listen to Clark Howard on this one and go with the Credit Union.
Thursday, September 1, 2011
My Boys!
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| They sure do love to swing! |
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| Deagan giving Baby Melody kisses... he's so sweet! |
Seriously this time...
I WILL BE BACK TO BLOGGING!! I PROMISE THIS TIME!
A lot has gone on in the past few months. My grandma was visiting for a couple of months, my schedule has been all over the place, Van's been teething like a mad man (which means no sleep for me), and my brother and his wife had a beautiful baby girl! Oh, and... I GOT A NEW JOB! No more nights, weekends and holidays for THIS girl! I will be working for a company called Gerdau (formerly Gerdau Ameristeel) in the office. It's monday thru friday, 8am to 5pm. Which means I can hit the gym down the street for 30 mins before picking the kids up and hopefully finally get myself on some kind of schedule. Yay!
I will post some recent pics right after this post. And speaking of pics, I have booked family portraits with possibly the best photographer in ALL of Georgia! She was booked on weekends for the next 2 months, but Sunday December 4th is our day! So excited, especially because she gives us the rights to reproduce anywhere we choose AND edits 20-35 pics included on the CD. If you wanna check out her website it is www.carissayorkphotography.com. She did some maternity pics for Ronnie and Yoxy and they were gorgeous! I'll post some of those too... She'll be taking Melody's newborn pics next Friday, and I start my vacation that day so I'll be here to see her work her magic!
A lot has gone on in the past few months. My grandma was visiting for a couple of months, my schedule has been all over the place, Van's been teething like a mad man (which means no sleep for me), and my brother and his wife had a beautiful baby girl! Oh, and... I GOT A NEW JOB! No more nights, weekends and holidays for THIS girl! I will be working for a company called Gerdau (formerly Gerdau Ameristeel) in the office. It's monday thru friday, 8am to 5pm. Which means I can hit the gym down the street for 30 mins before picking the kids up and hopefully finally get myself on some kind of schedule. Yay!
I will post some recent pics right after this post. And speaking of pics, I have booked family portraits with possibly the best photographer in ALL of Georgia! She was booked on weekends for the next 2 months, but Sunday December 4th is our day! So excited, especially because she gives us the rights to reproduce anywhere we choose AND edits 20-35 pics included on the CD. If you wanna check out her website it is www.carissayorkphotography.com. She did some maternity pics for Ronnie and Yoxy and they were gorgeous! I'll post some of those too... She'll be taking Melody's newborn pics next Friday, and I start my vacation that day so I'll be here to see her work her magic!
Saturday, June 11, 2011
Saturday Mornings
Even though my kids wake me up super early on weekends (6:30am this morning), I love spending the day with them. We played with toys in their room for a little bit then went upstairs for breakfast. Deagan had a bagel with cream cheese and grapes. I gave Van a bottle then he had oatmeal and applesauce. I had pancakes with sugar free syrup and a piece of sausage. (I'm not going super strict on the weekends...)
Deagan wanted to go outside so we did diaper changes and got into clothes for the day. I took Deagan outside while Van stayed inside with his aunty Yoxy and PawPaw. Deagan and I played with sidewalk chalk: we wrote the ABC's and numbers 1 thru 10, then I had him point to whatever letter/number I told him to find. He is so smart... he amazes me. We looked at the "back-berr-bees" (blackberries). The ones on the shadier side of the house are getting ripe, the ones on the sunny side are still mostly red. Can't wait to make some blackberry cobbler and jam! I'm determined to do it this year... I want the satisfaction of picking something from a bush on our property, and making something yummy completely from scratch.
Van still won't drink from a sippy yet, so I gave him watered down juice in his bottle before his nap, he seemed to like it. I'm glad I finally have another option now besides formula especially when it's just SO hot outside. He's still babbling away. I need to raise his bouncer up to the next notch because that little dude is tall!
The kids are both down for their nap, I still got a lot to do. #1 on the list is sort some laundry! So I will keep this short. Oh, I decided to get Deagan's hair buzzed short, it's just too hot. Even though I LOVE his long hair... sad face.
Deagan wanted to go outside so we did diaper changes and got into clothes for the day. I took Deagan outside while Van stayed inside with his aunty Yoxy and PawPaw. Deagan and I played with sidewalk chalk: we wrote the ABC's and numbers 1 thru 10, then I had him point to whatever letter/number I told him to find. He is so smart... he amazes me. We looked at the "back-berr-bees" (blackberries). The ones on the shadier side of the house are getting ripe, the ones on the sunny side are still mostly red. Can't wait to make some blackberry cobbler and jam! I'm determined to do it this year... I want the satisfaction of picking something from a bush on our property, and making something yummy completely from scratch.
Van still won't drink from a sippy yet, so I gave him watered down juice in his bottle before his nap, he seemed to like it. I'm glad I finally have another option now besides formula especially when it's just SO hot outside. He's still babbling away. I need to raise his bouncer up to the next notch because that little dude is tall!
The kids are both down for their nap, I still got a lot to do. #1 on the list is sort some laundry! So I will keep this short. Oh, I decided to get Deagan's hair buzzed short, it's just too hot. Even though I LOVE his long hair... sad face.
Thursday, June 2, 2011
Crazy around here...
Wow, it has been a LONG time since I blogged last. I really need to keep up. Well, I guess I'll just give you the run down of the past 6 months since that's about how long it's been since I was on here last...
Me: I'm still working at Staples as the lead in the Copy and Print Center. I am really getting burned out. Something that started as a part time gig after high school is looking too much like a career at this point, and I will NOT be a retail lifer! Scary... I have decided that I do want to go back to school, however, unless Bobby gets a promotion or we win the lottery that won't be happening until the kids are out of daycare and in regular school. It will be so nice to have to only pay yearly dues instead of weekly day care tuition. Since January I have been working on my weight loss. I started in January at 196lbs and I am currently 171lbs. I am reading "The 17 Day Diet" by Dr. Mike Moreno and I really am enjoying the progress I see on the scale and in the mirror. The one thing I absolutely won't give up is my coffee! He does say no more than 2 cups a day so, I'm good. My travel mug is about 2 cups. I did 2 fit camps, each one was 4 weeks long. Had a lot of fun and sweated my booty off. It reignited my love for the gym...
Bobby: Bobby is still loving Best Buy. He closes a lot of nights so our schedules aren't really the most desirable right now, but hey, he gets paid the big bucks so can't complain too much... Bobby's been losing weight too, he packed on a few pounds with me during my pregnancies. He's looking very good these days. :o)
Dad: Dad is doing well. In February we found out he had prostate cancer. I couldn't believe it. I know cancer becoming more and more prevalent and sadly very common these days, but when it's YOUR family member it just sneaks up and punches you in the gut. My daddy is the sweetest man that ever lived... why him? He had surgery in April to remove his prostate, he's still in recovery, but is doing very well. Today was his first day back to work. I know his boss and coworkers will be very happy to see him!
Mom: I can't say enough about my mommy. She is the trunk of our family tree, she is the glue that holds all the pieces together and I love her more than anything. She has taken care of all of us; helping me with the kids ALL the time, taking off work to care for dad after surgery, being there for my brother and his wife as they experience the rollarcoaster of emotions during her pregnancy. She really is amazing. Currently she is in Alabama with her sister whose husband was hospitalized yesterday. His heart stopped beating and his lungs started filling with fluid and by the time they called 911, the ambulance took him to the hospital (all the while doing CPR) he had been without oxygen for a long time. They got his heart beat back but the brain scan showed no brain activity, his kidneys failed and he is on life support. I believe there will be some discussion today about taking him off the machines. Mom has been there the whole time trying to comfort her sister and her mom (who just had surgery last week and really doesn't need this stress).
Deagan: Deagan is doing amazing! He is learning more and more words every single day and he surprises me with something new. He loves to fwing (swing), look at hairpanes (airplanes), and eat i-keen (ice cream). I just LOVE that little monster! I would say he had a 3-4 month period of when the tantrums were just so random and brought on by anything, but lately his behavior is very good! If he gets upset it's usually because he's tired or hungry so I try to prevent him from getting overtired with regular nap times and feed him anything his little heart desires since he's still underweight for his age. My favorite time of the day is right after Deagan's bath, I get him out and dry him off then he runs out of the bathroom stark naked, into the living room and races to the door of the stairs. Then I come around the corner zombie style with the towel yelling, "I'm gonna get YOU!!!!" As soon as I make it halfway across the living room he squeals with delight and runs towards me. I wrap the towel around him, lift him up and smooch every inch of his face, then it's PJ time, night-nights, book and bed. It is the perfect ending to every day...
Vance: He is just the happiest baby that ever lived! I thought Deagan was a happy baby, which he was but Van is literally the happiest baby that EVER LIVED! Lol... He just loves being loved on and kissed and hugged. He sits up by himself and is eating baby food. No teeth yet but those bad boys will be in before we know it. He's working his toys over his gums pretty good these days. His little baby babbles just warm my heart. He says Da-da, but doesn't really associate it with Bobby yet, he just says it to repeat me. We're working on Ma-ma, but it's a little harder to say. He has the best laugh ever.
Me: I'm still working at Staples as the lead in the Copy and Print Center. I am really getting burned out. Something that started as a part time gig after high school is looking too much like a career at this point, and I will NOT be a retail lifer! Scary... I have decided that I do want to go back to school, however, unless Bobby gets a promotion or we win the lottery that won't be happening until the kids are out of daycare and in regular school. It will be so nice to have to only pay yearly dues instead of weekly day care tuition. Since January I have been working on my weight loss. I started in January at 196lbs and I am currently 171lbs. I am reading "The 17 Day Diet" by Dr. Mike Moreno and I really am enjoying the progress I see on the scale and in the mirror. The one thing I absolutely won't give up is my coffee! He does say no more than 2 cups a day so, I'm good. My travel mug is about 2 cups. I did 2 fit camps, each one was 4 weeks long. Had a lot of fun and sweated my booty off. It reignited my love for the gym...
Bobby: Bobby is still loving Best Buy. He closes a lot of nights so our schedules aren't really the most desirable right now, but hey, he gets paid the big bucks so can't complain too much... Bobby's been losing weight too, he packed on a few pounds with me during my pregnancies. He's looking very good these days. :o)
Dad: Dad is doing well. In February we found out he had prostate cancer. I couldn't believe it. I know cancer becoming more and more prevalent and sadly very common these days, but when it's YOUR family member it just sneaks up and punches you in the gut. My daddy is the sweetest man that ever lived... why him? He had surgery in April to remove his prostate, he's still in recovery, but is doing very well. Today was his first day back to work. I know his boss and coworkers will be very happy to see him!
Mom: I can't say enough about my mommy. She is the trunk of our family tree, she is the glue that holds all the pieces together and I love her more than anything. She has taken care of all of us; helping me with the kids ALL the time, taking off work to care for dad after surgery, being there for my brother and his wife as they experience the rollarcoaster of emotions during her pregnancy. She really is amazing. Currently she is in Alabama with her sister whose husband was hospitalized yesterday. His heart stopped beating and his lungs started filling with fluid and by the time they called 911, the ambulance took him to the hospital (all the while doing CPR) he had been without oxygen for a long time. They got his heart beat back but the brain scan showed no brain activity, his kidneys failed and he is on life support. I believe there will be some discussion today about taking him off the machines. Mom has been there the whole time trying to comfort her sister and her mom (who just had surgery last week and really doesn't need this stress).
Deagan: Deagan is doing amazing! He is learning more and more words every single day and he surprises me with something new. He loves to fwing (swing), look at hairpanes (airplanes), and eat i-keen (ice cream). I just LOVE that little monster! I would say he had a 3-4 month period of when the tantrums were just so random and brought on by anything, but lately his behavior is very good! If he gets upset it's usually because he's tired or hungry so I try to prevent him from getting overtired with regular nap times and feed him anything his little heart desires since he's still underweight for his age. My favorite time of the day is right after Deagan's bath, I get him out and dry him off then he runs out of the bathroom stark naked, into the living room and races to the door of the stairs. Then I come around the corner zombie style with the towel yelling, "I'm gonna get YOU!!!!" As soon as I make it halfway across the living room he squeals with delight and runs towards me. I wrap the towel around him, lift him up and smooch every inch of his face, then it's PJ time, night-nights, book and bed. It is the perfect ending to every day...
Vance: He is just the happiest baby that ever lived! I thought Deagan was a happy baby, which he was but Van is literally the happiest baby that EVER LIVED! Lol... He just loves being loved on and kissed and hugged. He sits up by himself and is eating baby food. No teeth yet but those bad boys will be in before we know it. He's working his toys over his gums pretty good these days. His little baby babbles just warm my heart. He says Da-da, but doesn't really associate it with Bobby yet, he just says it to repeat me. We're working on Ma-ma, but it's a little harder to say. He has the best laugh ever.
Sunday, December 26, 2010
Sad Face
I got a WiiFit for Christmas! I've wanted one since I got my Wii for Mother's Day this year. I got Deagn bathed and in bed, mom bathed and fed Van, I got him in bed. I turned on the the tv and was getting ready to boot up the Wii and realized I was pointing the controller in the direction of a Wii that is NO LONGER sitting there! Bobby took apart the gaming and stereo setup so he could get ready to hook up his new 50" Panasonic tv. Booooooo! Of course, it is not hooked up yet, and we have to listen to the old tv through the tv speaker... so different than surround sound. I know what he will be doing on his next off day!
Friday, December 24, 2010
My Resolutions for 2011
5. Be more financially responsible, including paying all bills on time, paying extra on my car payment and starting a savings account.
4. Take more pictures and videos of the kids.
3. Read at least 4 books this year.
2. Get up when my alarm goes off instead of hitting snooze 3 times.
and this one tops many lists every year...
1. Lose weight and live a more healthy lifestyle.
The first 5k I'm signing up for is March 26th - 2011 Atlanta's Women's 5k
4. Take more pictures and videos of the kids.
3. Read at least 4 books this year.
2. Get up when my alarm goes off instead of hitting snooze 3 times.
and this one tops many lists every year...
1. Lose weight and live a more healthy lifestyle.
The first 5k I'm signing up for is March 26th - 2011 Atlanta's Women's 5k
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