Mindless monday

I got this shirt for mike's birthday....  its totally him.  His sarcastic attitude drives me nuts!!!! He liked the shirt :)

Have u ever...


clicked...   Next Blog.. at the top of the page?

Its really interesting. I noticed over the past week. Depending on where i start... (my blog) determines what blogs pop up.  Last week.  They all lead to religous family blogs. One was 2 gay guys raising two kids and they were christians. It was so cute. :)  there pictures and stories were funny and inspiring.  .  Today was odd..  started off with weight loss healthy blogs.  Then veared off to furnature. Antiques and a site called the best ever chairs blog.  Then went to a woman named paige's blog..  she was truely delightful in everyway. I am hoping to come across her blog again.   Then followed by. 2 professional photo blogs (i love pictures they tell so many stories)  then ended on an entire blog dedicate to the 60's.. it was cool. :)  
Try it... see what u stumble upon..

there are some amazing. Crazy. Interesting. And inpiring peopleb in the world... and i love that some of them have blogs.  :)    i wish more had the 'follow me' lonk set up though.  And i love that the blogs i find are from all over the world!  

Im wondering if i put random words about things i like..    daisies. Dancing. Movies. Ice cream. Smiles. Nice people. R ainbows. Clouds. Rain. Kindness. Sunshine. Pickles. Sketchers. Digital scrapbooking. Reality shows. Laughing. Police officers (a select bunch)  crime scenes. Hammocks. Squishy babies. Marilyn monroe. Hippies. Retro stuff. Hippos. Turtles. Country music. My total gym. Taco bell..mmmm. which clearly doesnt get along with the total gym...  but my belly and thighs bring them together for the common good.  Hello kitty she is cute and doesnt stink or scratch my couch.. i would trade her for my cat phose anyday.. eventhough i love her so, she drives me nuts..  sometimes i find myself bark @ her.... it doesnt appear to phase her though, her snotty little glare and she prances by me...  then rolls over exposing her belly as if she deserves scratch'n after that meany look she just gave......  

Hmmm. Got a bit off track. :)   welcome to mindless monday morning...   its 1am...   i have an excuse...

new things to share :)

I'm so happy its Aug! and it is Crazy Ridiculously hot outside! When its Hot it makes everything you do harder. & our garage stinks so bad!, which in turn makes my car stink... then I feel weird stinky everywhere I go! So I cant wait for the season to change!

Brady had his first baby food, I think he liked it... maybe.. well.. I think he is quite confused about it really.. he ate it, then starts to fuss until I give him another bite, then about 1/2 a jar down he wont even open his mouth anymore..
He is just a baby who knows just what he wants, and istn afraid to share it with the Whole world! :)

I found this neat-o site called Funky Photos! Its so much fun! :) its so easy to use, and you can make Art out of your picures!
this is the original picture..

this is the new one.. it actually looks like this could have been a pic of one of my uncles when they were a baby.

Nearly 4 months

My little turtle,

my sweet baby. I cant believe u are 4 months already! The time has flown by and you change a bit everyday. I love that you wake me up in the morning. Whatever time it may be.  That some days you whine a bit... others u wake me up by singing and talking and giggling.   Your smiley face that early warms my heart and lets me know all the tough times  were worth it. I hate that i cant be there everynight to put u to bed.  And most days i bounce around the bed secretly wanting u to wake up and play, but i know u need your rest.  You are an amazing gift and a blessing and im so proud of u everyday.   I was reading a blog and i came across this.  And started to cry..  yeah i know i cry @ everything...  but its exactly how i feel.  :)  

I've realized why having two children makes me feel more relaxed and capable. With one baby, it's like putting all your treasure in one hiding spot... that's a stressful arrangement. You're not supposed to put all your eggs into one basket. When you came along I could breathe a sigh of relief because now my love is spread out to more than one place. It's like there's less chance of something being taken from my heart.

Thank you for being part of our family. :)   we all just adore u in everyway, from your toes.. to your nose...And cant wait to watch u grow up and make the world a better place.  I love u so.    :)
Mom      

Hi-Ya!! I dont think I spelled that right :)

A week full of new things for us. Riley started his first Official year of Pre-school :) Three days a week wit Mrs. Lisa who we are very thankful for! She is great! he loves it there and he learns so much! Im not sure what this face is all about..

hen Karate!! Mike was against him going.. well he appears to be against anything he might have to make even the smallest effort at. We went for the trial class last week, and he really loved it!


So we decided to try it for 10 weeks, and see how he does with it. The first class.. he had to earn his first belt! He did great, He got a bit lost..
He learned to kick a pad, say HiYA! and the best part is.. He is learning to listen! and today when I asked him to clean his room, and I told him to take the trash out he said "Yes MAAM!" Lol it was awesome!! I hope it continues. After class he ran back to me, I asked him if he had fun, he said "yeah.. Mommy, I think I like that little girl" LOL it was so cute!

Brady was great! he just watched the whole thing quietly :)

I was so proud of Riley, today he cleaned his room, and did his homework, ate all of his dinner, and helped me feed the turtle. Mike had his birthday! He is 31! we are getting old! We went to his moms house, for family dinner we had a good time. its so nice to get together to see everyone. I got him a Sound Bar for the TV. He loves it.. it just makes the sound come out the front, and its louder and clearer then before! & we all know how much he LOVES his TV!. I like it too :) it has a thing for my Ipod so I can listen to it really loud thru the house!, I'm sure my neighbors will Love it too! :)

Riley wanted his picture taken with his puppy :) So I turned him into a cartoon.

One of my favorite times of the day..

I get home from work @ about 230am...  the house is dark and quiet..  except hubby leaves one light on for me everynight.  The cat is waiting in the hallway.   I hang my keys on the hook.  Or else i spent hours the next day searching for them!  I put my purse on the counter and go quietly to the bedroom.  Hubby is sound asleep with 2 fans on high.. burrr.  Riley is wrapping like a cacoon in my blanket sideways across my spot or upside down.   Brady is in his bed under the window with his tiny arm and hand over his eyes as if he is ready to block the sun from coming thru the blinds at any moment.  I change, wash my face, brush my teeth... scoop up the peanut, kiss his head and place him in his bed.  I turn down the fan. Unwrap my twirled blanket and crawl into bed @ nearly 3am if not after..  (depending if i have to harvest my farmville crops that morning.. lol im a dork)   my pillow smells a bit like turtles formula.. and at my feet i can feel a train or two, i kick them off the bed.. hubby reaches for my arm.  "Hi sweets  glad your home  sweet dreams my heart"   i smile... "sweet dreams my love"..   then i think of how this is one of the very best times of the day...  my family is safe and sound and hopefully having sweet dreams.  And i get to sleep a few hours before turtle wakes up  smiley and full of energy... bliss....   grateful.... content....    happy  :)  

Testing  testing...   :)  la la la  

And here is a turtle pic  in case it does. Yay.. blogging from my phone..  isnt he just the cutest little boy.   He makes my days brighter.    

A lit'l of this A lit'l of that..

I worked hard for months on my blog books, and One for my Sister Paigey, they came the other day,, I cried looking thru them, They turned out great!! Perfect awesome and amazing! & they were All Free!! Yep.. FREE!! just paid shipping which ended up to be like $8 a book, but well worth it.

Turtle is rolling over more frequently now. and talking all the time!! He is so cute I actually get giddy when we are playing because I am so happy!! Mike and I watch him sleep and just talk about how beautiful and perfect he is.

I've been running, yep.. actually running,,, eating salad 5 times a week, dropping my calories to around 1200, and only drinking one soda a day!.. I lost 7 pounds!! I was so happy... that was before I started running.. 5 miles in 4 days and I today I weighted myself and was so sad .. I gained 8 pounds??.. what the freak, how is that possible!! Oh well, maybe water weight or something..

Riley goes back to school next week! I cant believe its Aug already, I am so thankful and so grateful! and excited that this month is Over!

Cant wait till it starts to cool off so we can actually enjoy things!!

went to the eye dr.. that is always a joy.

got creeped out and disguested by some chick and her fiancee on facebook,,,ewe..

went to court with Dani to help get Gabe back.. it went good.

got a new shirt and jeans from Old Navy!! lol yeah that was one of the highlights of my week.

Baking a cake for a friend tomorrow :)

thats all, have a nice day ..

here are some pics to look at

Time Flies.....

WoW! Its been nearly a month since I have posted! That rarely ever happens...

Been Busy Busy Busy....

Went back to work.. which is a Bummer! But money is good :) we need money to do fun things, and since I dont want to live in a dark hole and hate everything like some people.. I work :) & I am good at it, and I actually do good things to help people most nights, so its worth it. & it makes coming home to my boys amazing! and I am so thankful and grateful to have them. Even on 3-5 hours of sleep,, 4 days a week. I cherish every moment!

Boys are Great! Riley is starting school in 2 weeks, 3 days a week. I am so proud of him, he is so helpful and smart! He has his moments when I want to lock him in the closet, but every 4 year old has those . Brady is Fantastic!! the medicine is working and he is sleeping thru the night! For mike he sleeps from around 8-9pm to about 5-6 am! then after that he is up every 1-2 hours which is tough on me, but I love it. I dont mind waking up to a smiley squishy turtle who is quite the conversationalist.

Brady is 3 months now! I cant believe he is growing so fast! he Loves lights, anything that lights up,

when he is mad or grouchy he says.. ma over and over again with a little frowny face that is so cute I just have to smile and kiss his cheeks. He loves to watch me cook, and dance around the kitchen with me.

He watches TV with Riley and spends time everyday talking to his friends :) aka animals and toys around the house.,. He is bored easily, so we have the house set up like a Curves! It has baby brady stations.. Station 1.. swing.. Station 2.. Bouncer.. Station 3 play mat.. station 4.. crib with stary lights and music thingy :) then rotate in a nap or two. But we have it down to a science. He is a happy jolly baby I love him so :)

Happenings..

Its to Hot to do most anything!!! But Mike took us to the AZ Mills mall a few weeks ago, actually shopped with me! I was so excited, he bought me shoes, and we ate at the Rain Forest Cafe! That place is so cool! We will have to make a monthly date out of it. He took us for Ice cream first, and we had the best day!!

We went to Dave and Busters for Tammys birthday, I love how you can play some games and get enough tickets for something really cool!! Riley got a vintage Car, I got a Hippo and Tammy got Brady a puppy. :) We had a great time! It was so good to see her.

I cant wait till it starts to get cooler!! There are so many amazing fun things I want to do! :)

im eating Salads everyday!! Yeah it sucks but its worth it :) My father in law got my this great DVD, Baby Pilates! I couldnt start it until we got Turtles Acid Reflux under control.. since you lift and hold them over you allot!.. I didnt want to be puked on everytime!

Here are some pictures of stuff. I'll post more often :)

I love my photo program, and I love that I can make these. I think I will have them blown up and put on the wall! If you want one just let me know and I can make one of your kids too.
The Turtle doesnt appear to be to happy about his bunny costume :) But he sure looks cute!

How does your Garden Grow

One of my goals this year was to have a small garden in the backyard. I asked my father in law what I needed to start and he gave me a list, I had every intention of actually doing it myself :) But then I couldnt walk, and was more then 8 months pregnant and that made finding the motivation tough. I am sooo Thankful that My father in Law did 99.99% of it :) It is better then anything I could have ever done! Its the perfect size, and I love looking at it everyday. Riley was excited at first, and still is to water it and see whats growing outside, but he HATES to get dirty, lol just like his daddy.
Riley had a great time learning how to plant things, and helping Pop Pop in the garden. It was so cute watching him learn, think, and get excited, them cringe a bit because there was dirt involved.


We just harvested out first little Veggie! Radishes.. I dont like radishes, but they were fun to grow, and I cant believe how fast they grew, and some of them were HUGE!
Riley loves spending time with his grandpa.

With fathers day coming up it makes me think about my dad. and How I wish that I had a good relationship with him, I guess I do.. when he is sober and has the minutes on his phone to call me once every few months. Riley and Brady will never know 90% of my family and that breaks my heart. I am so thankful that Mike is a hands on dad, and he loves spending time with the boys. Its so great that Gene, mikes dad is around allot to teach Riley and someday Brady all the things that dads and grandpa do. Like fixing things, working on cars, fishing, camping ect. Michael isnt into anything like that, but I used to really love to do those things as a kid and I want Riley and Brady to be able to experience all the great things in life, then decide what things they really love and want to continue to do as they get older, and what traditions to pass down to their children.
I know that mike thinks I am always looking for "the next thing to do", and that I am never satisfied but I think its more then that. I want my kids to be well rounded. to be able to have the freedom to be who they are, or who they want to be. I want to give them the first look at what amazing things the world has to offer. Some of the best times I can remember are the simple things, going with my dad to work while he re-painted an entire house! When my mom would let me drive on her lap on the way back from Mexico, and climbing up on my roof with my cousin and friends to watch the stars for hours. When my Aunt Deb used to paint my nails, and how its her fault I love Target so much. Uncle Joel punching me in the arm and holding me unside down by my feet!, and the whole phase I went through being obsessed with the Raiders and Jeeps because thats what my Uncle Mark loved.Or that when I think of breakfast I think of Valerie, who makes the best breakfast in the whole world! She makes it with love, My sisters dont have allot of those memories, mom died when they were so young, and to be honest. That is what I am afraid of. that I to will die young and my kids wont have enough of those memories, those special times and pictures of me to remember me by. Ok, I got a bit off track.. .. The Garden, I love it, its nice and I hope to keep it going every year! and I cant wait to grow something that I actually like to eat, Lol :) But the carrots will be done soon. Yay & we have onions, and peppers growing in there too, which will make Mike very happy! :)

I went back to work last night. I was very proud of myself, I did great! and remembered everything. It was bitter sweet though, I wish I could decide what I want do. I know we dont have the money for me to stay at home, so I guess I have a few more years to think about it :) for now anyways

Turtle Oh Turtle..

Oh my Brady has Acid reflux :(
its a pretty simple fix I guess, but the process to get to the simple fix was a very very bad day!, Insurance issues, No Money, printer out of ink, mike freaking out, went to the dr on the wrong day, & to top it off the satilite was out, which shouldnt made a difference to most families,.. but if you know my husband, you know how much of a horrible thing that was.
Still working on getting the Ins fixed, so for now we have to cut the top off of Michaels previcid, poor the beads in a syringe with a bit of water and figure out how to shoot it down Brady's throat,, Takes a bit of work. I have noticed a difference just in a few days, 90% less spitting up, and he sleep longer.
But now he is going threw a crying phase.. I hate to let him cry it out, usually when he is tired. I dont remember Riley being a crier.. but I think maybe you forget about that stuff when there is so much good to remember.

Brady is 7 weeks today, I cant believe time is going by so fast, I have to go back to work in a little over a week. Im scared, and sad, but also kind of excited! Its the one place I truely feel like myself. I dont have to think about what I say to people, I can be honest and playful and upbeat! My job does make me happy. eventhough its stressful.

I am worried about how we are going to get sleep, and how mike will handle the baby. & how the baby will handle it also. I will miss Riley and Brady so much! but I dont have a choice. I have to go bacl to work, we are in debit up to our eyeballs! but we will get things back in order in a few months :) hopefully.
Its kinda crazy how much they look alike :)