Nat The Brat

My thoughts...it's been awhile

2009-05-16T23:51:00.006-04:00

I am so stinkin bad at keeping up on my blog. But then again I have been busy lately. We have been getting a lot done around the house. Last weekend a very good friend of mine came over and gave me that push that I needed and helped me decorate. It feels good to finally have some pictures on the walls, feels even more like a home now. My husband and I painted out bedroom and tomorrow plan on painting the hallway. He has been busy too working his normal job, helping his friend with the farm and working on the outside of the house, planting grass etc.

Still waiting for that month my period does not come and I am pregnant. We are both checking out ok. I had my HSG (dye test to look at tubes and uterus), My OB did it and while there said tubes were open and everything looked ok but she would talk to me more after the radiologist read it. Of course the radiologist felt a little different, there was a small fibroid and a "filling defect" in the lower segment of my uterus. He suggested a ultrasound or MRI to follow up. She did point out this area but felt that it was probably just an air bubble from the contrast/dye. Tuesday I go in for a pelvic ultrasound and hope that everything checks ok. I'm tired of being on this rollercoaster!

Last Saturday on my way home from dinner I found four very small kittens in the middle of a country road by my house. I stopped to look around and see of there was a mom but did not see one. They were crying for help, shaking! I could NOT leave them so I loaded them up in my car and brought them home. I made them a little house out of a few boxes to keep them safe. They stayed with me until Monday afternoon when the shelter (No kill) near by accepted them. They were so loving and friendly! I just do not understand how someone could drop them off out in the middle of no where. They would not have had a chance if I or anyone else had not found them. I got attached to those little babies even though I only had them for about 48 hours. I still miss them and think about them. I know they are in good hands and will find good homes. The ladies at the shelter estimated them to be about 5 weeks old, 2 boys and 2 girls.

Feeling blue...

2009-04-05T15:08:00.002-04:00

Wow I have not posted in awhile. Well today is the day, I need to get some things off my mind. Last week was awful and it all started on Sunday. I worked on the floor for the first time at the new hospital for my contigent position. Lets just say long story short my preceptor sucked, did not make me feel welcome and was more worried about being on facebook than teaching me or taking care of her patients. Now the question is "Do I ever want to go back there?" I will give it another try but definitely with someone that is going to do their job and show me the routine. Geez, I know I have been a nurse for 11 years but I have no idea what your hospital is like.

Then my poor sister was burglarized on Tuesday. Yep someone or some people kicked her door in and stole a bunch of her things including her identity. All I have to say is I hope they get what they deserve! There is nothing more that I hate than people who steale. We all work very hard for what we have.

Then of course AF came on Wednesday. Everyday there seems to be a new announcement of pregnancy. It's all around me but not happening to me. I feel so frustrated and it kills me to not have any control over it! If I hear " It will happen, don't worry or just relax and quit trying." I am going to lose it! No one understands unless they have been in this situation, anyone that can get pregnant in 3-4 months or less has NO idea how lucky they are.

One positive is we went to my OB and have started the whole infertility testing. At least we can find out if there is something wrong and hopefully do something to correct it. I can say I have been blessed with a very supportive husband although he may not understand why I am so emotional sometimes, he has been great! Just waiting for day 21 to get here so I can have my blood drawn. Then if we both check out ok an HSG will be done on me. This is where they inject dye into your uterus and check to make sure tubes are clear and uterus is positioned normally. Fun fun for me. I need some answers, part of me feels like something is wrong. Although my OB says it can take sometime. Most people will conceive within 18 months. That is a long damn time when you really want it. I have been going to church again which is very helpful and I pray every night. Oh well I guess that is all I have to say today. Hoping to have some good exciting announcements soon.

Our weekend to T-town

2009-03-03T19:30:00.009-05:00

We had a great weekend visiting my family. We had not been to my home town in over a year. I know that is bad and I felt very guilty about it. Last year was very busy for us, we were building a house, plus had quite a few other things going on. I feel so much better now that we had a good visit.

Happy Birthday Grandma Jane! Glad you are on the road to recovery.

Me and my dad

Cousins Bill and Betsy

Grandma Jane and Alyson

Me and my hubby

Grandma and Grandpa Richards

Good Luck Jesus!

2009-02-28T23:37:00.002-05:00

We will miss you! Jesus moved back to Mexico with his wife and son to be closer to family. We will definitely miss his very pleasant and funny personality. Maybe someday we can go to Mexico to visit him. Sounds good to me. :)

Life

2009-02-22T12:42:00.003-05:00

This weekend has been pretty good. Friday night we went out with a couple we had not seen in several months. We went to the local mexican restaurant and then came back to our house and played Wii. Today I went to church. I will admit when I woke up I kinda did not want to go. But now that I did I feel so good. Church is an outlet for me, praying helps relieve stress and I get some things off my mind. Right now I needed to pray for my Grandma who is in the hospital with bronchitis and very high blood pressure. Chad and I are going home this Friday and Saturday to visit. All of my family except for my sister are about 3 hours away. A year has gone by so fast and I feel guilty I have not been home to visit since Christmas 2007. But we were very busy last year building our house and dealing with other issues at the begining of the year. Better late than never.

Nothing new to report. Same old same old.

I love Target!!!

2009-02-11T22:14:00.002-05:00

I was in one of my shopping moods today . Just felt like browsing around in a store. I had so much fun and found some great deals. I bought a shark steamer to clean my countertops with instead of using chemicals. Oh yeah and everthing was on clearance! Woo hoo! The best buy was a digital picture frame for $21.oo, yes I had to look at it several times to make sure that was what I was seeing. It's nice, has a 7 inch screen and mocha colored frame. A nice picture for $5, basket for $3 and a photo album for $8. It feels so good when you find great deals like this.

This week is much better than last. I'm glad it is almost time for the weekend. :)

Today..........

2009-02-05T07:51:00.003-05:00

Today I going to complete some employment paperwork and physical for my new contigent job. I'm excited and looking forward to this. It will be so nice to have an extra job closer to home and who knows I may really like it there. I need ot keep this short and sweet and go get myself ready.

AF started today which I knew was coming. I'm sad but did not cry. I'm really going to try hard to just relax this next cycle. This is something that I cannot control, which drives me crazy. There is no sense in worrying about it because that is definitely not helping. Oh well I'm going to try to blog later about the rest of my week. It's been sad in some other ways.

Decorating

2009-02-01T15:40:00.003-05:00

I have had a really nice weekend. Yesterday we went to breakfast and then to Target. I wanted to but an entry way table for our Foyer. Of course I did not like the one that was on sale but oh well. I really like it and it was easy to put together. Our foyer looked so bare, little by little this house will come together.

It feels overwhelming sometimes when I think about all the things we need to do around here. We still have quite a bit of painting left to do and decorating is the big one. I love it but I always second guess myself. I wish I could be more self confident. I find myself walking in circles trying to decide where to hang pictures or where to place other things on endstands, mantle etc. I have a business card for an interior decorator but I have not made the call yet. One I just don't know that we can afford it. Well maybe I will at least call and ask, it would be nice to have some help.

Can you help me get off this rollercoaster?

2009-01-29T19:31:00.003-05:00

So I don't know all the details yet but Chad had a meeting at work this afternoon to discuss the budget and possible lay offs. Ugh! This would be the last thing we need right now. He said me a text that said " No lay offs for now, still getting a raise this year, I will tell you more details later." Whew! That is what I needed to hear. When he gets home later he can fill me in.

Yesterday I got an offer for the contingent nursing position at Madison County Hospital. Yay!! I go next week to complete some more paperwork and a physical then at some point RN/General Hospital orientation. I am really looking forward to having a place closer to home to pick up extra time and it will be nice to meet some people around here. I really do not know many people here since I did not grow up here.

Chad had some blood tests come back abnormal and had an ultrasound today. I was worried about that too. I tell ya when it rains it pours. But so far the results are looking ok still waiting on some more blood work results to come back. Keeping my fingers crossed it turns out to be nothing.

Then there is this who trying to conceive thing. I have been told by more than a few people that I am worrying too much and that I need to put the OPK's and thermometer away. Not sure how I feel about this, I did not think I was worrying that much. Taking my temps is a way to learn about my body and I find it very interesting. Maybe I am but do not realize it. Hmmmm what should I do? maybe if I did put that stuff away and repeat several time everyday "I will get pregnant someday if it is meant to happen." that would be better. TTC was described very well on a board I belong to. A rollercoaster! I am tired of riding the rollercoaster and I want off!

I can't believe it!

2009-01-28T18:31:00.001-05:00

I just changed my backround and I did not screw it up. I have been wanting to change it but scared to death I would mess it up.

Thanks to Janny for her adorable backrounds and directions.

What do you think??

Worried

2009-01-28T11:17:00.002-05:00

Well I decided to stay home today due to the weather. Turns out they are closing the office at noon. That would not have been worth the two hour drive to get there. I felt guilty at first my now not so much. It's bad out there. My husband tells me last night. "We are having a union meeting on Thurs afternoon. Employees need to give up their 3% raise this year or they are going to lay off three people." Well guess what, Chad is at the top of the three so he will be one of them. I really hope that does not happen and prayed hard about it last night. We need both of our incomes to make it. Then this try to conceive is about making me mentally ill. I try so hard NOT to worry but I think I still am without even realizing it. I started spotting today which I guess could be implantation, I'm six days post ovulation but I am already thinking the worst. I'm just sure it will be my period. I needed to get that off my chest. Now I am off to organize some things.

Feeling sad today......

2009-01-21T18:46:00.004-05:00

So my morning starts off with ,"you won't believe who died." One of my patients, a young 58 year old that was just in for an appointment on the 13th. He was such a pleasant person even though he had been through a really rough time. His wife commited suicide a year and a half ago. Of course he was having trouble dealing with it. Who wouldn't?? He loved her! When he was in we talked about the holidays which I assumed were hard for him. He told me his family had gotten together for the first time in a long while and that he really enjoyed himself. He said " We celebrated the real reason for Christmas, no gifts, just spending quality time with family." I have felt sad all day and on my drive home I thought about him and the last time I saw him. I'm really glad he and his family had that one really nice last Christmas together. Now maybe he can be with his wife and she can explain why she did what she did. I hope he rests in peace.

I did have a positive thing happen prior to work. A positive OPK! I'm trying to relax and not think about it too much. Maybe this will be our cycle. It's only been six months now. I NEVER thought it would have taken this long. Of course what does my husband do? Works a double yesterday, out with friends tonight celebrating a birthday and has plans with another friend tomorrow. Ugh! Hopefully we will be blessed with a baby soon.

Pretty Snow!

2009-01-18T12:55:00.002-05:00

My kitty cat looking out the window. I think she is starting to feel comfortable now. At first she would only come out of our bedroom to eat and use the litter box. but now she is all over the place. This is the biggest living space she has ever had and she still has not seen the basement.I'm just relaxing on this cold Sunday morning. The snow has been falling off and on. It looks really pretty. This is my view from my absolute favorite chair.
It is so quiet and peaceful out in the country. A big change for this city girl but I LOVE it. So far I have seen a few birds, squirrels, and deer. I hope the numbers increase in the spring. I plan on putting some feeders out so I'm sure that will help.

The picture below shows the field where we have seen some deer. A few weeks ago we saw thirteen, two of which were bucks. Yesterday we saw about eight back at the fence line. Too far for me to get a picture. Hmmm maybe I need to invest in a camera with the lenses.

The snow is very pretty but not liking the cold so much. Especially the below zero temps. Hopefully we can get back up into the 30's at least soon.

Now I need to get motivated to go grocery shopping. It's really hard when the weather is cold. Plus it's Sunday and the store will be a mad house. I could go tomorrow but I already know that I would rather come home after work than go to the store.

Christmas with Dan, Laura, Maddy and Mom "M"

2009-01-01T13:15:00.011-05:00

We had such a nice visit with Dan, Laura, Maddy and my mother in law Lynn. I feel very blessed to have them in my life. The visit was such a mood booster for me. I really needed it. It is hard not to smile and laugh when my 3 1/2 year old niece Maddy is around. She says the cutest things and she is so animated when she speaks. I posted some pictures below to share our fun day.

Then there is Chad.

She loved the barbie doll. I just love the look on his face.

Grammy Lynn bought Maddy her own grand piano. She is so excited.

Cute!

We talked the boys into wearing our towels that Laura and I got for Christmas. Maddy has her new hat on.

Dan and Maddy dancing.

Here is our future dancer. I bet she danced for 45 minutes straight. We turned on our Sirius music channels anything from the top hits to the 80's. She had moves for it all. Oh yes barbie had to dance too.

It has been a long exciting day now it is tme for bed. Goodnight Maddy. Uncle Chad and Aunt Natalie love you very much!

Christmas Ended Up Being Great

2008-12-28T20:13:00.005-05:00

Well I was really having trouble getting into the Christmas spirit this year for some reason. I think a large part of it was the year went by too fast and then we were moving and trying to get settled a few weeks before. Christmas Eve I was kinda worried about being alone since Chad had to work. Christmas Eve is always a big night in my family. We go to both Grandparents house, eat lots of good food and have some great family time. It is hard when my family is 3 hours away, just not a hop, skip and a jump. :( I went to Christmas Eve mass and it was so beautiful! They had trumpets players and the music was awesome. I felt a little emotional and I know I had tears in my eyes at times but I am SO glad I went.

Christmas day my mother in law came over and we made dinner together. I really enjoyed that, spending some good quality time with her. The rest of the day was nothing but rest and relaxation. Which is exactly what I wanted. Saturday we had Chad's sister, husband and our beautiful niece Maddy here. They live in Chicago but hopefully will be moving back as soon as they can. We really miss them. It was a great visit, we played some games, had a nice dinner and then opened some gifts. I made a breakfast casserole this am and they left a little after 10AM to head back to Chicago. It was sad, I know Chad was really sad he misses them. I could not look at him when he came back into the house after saying goodbye because I knew I would see tears in his eyes. I loves watching Maddy open her gifts. Her facial expressions are so cute and she is SO animated when she talks. One of the best parts was when we turned on some music and she danced and danced. I don't think I have smiled or laughed that much in a long while. It was so darn cute!I will have to post some pics.

One other thing that made my Christmas happy was the + OPK I had on Christmas Eve morning. We are keeping our fingers crossed that we are blessed with a baby soon. Trying to conceive is not an easy thing.

Thanks for reading.....:)

FINALLY! We moved in..........

2008-12-14T22:53:00.002-05:00

We are finally in our new home. It has been a long road with lots of stress and worries but that has all paid off. I can't even explain how happy I am.Here is our foyer area where my old tree is since it looked too small in the great room.
Our beautiful great room. It is SO warm and cozy.

I love my kitchen!

We have worked very hard to get where we are today. Neither one of us have owned a home. This feels so good!

Christmas Photos

2008-12-14T22:41:00.003-05:00

I decided to send out a photo Christmas card this year. After my work party I made my husband pose with me for my pics. Oh yeah and the cat in one anyway. It was fun but after about 10 shots my husband was done. Plus I was tired of running back and forth to set the timer. We ended up using the first one below.

The week is almost half over......

2008-11-18T20:09:00.003-05:00

So glad tomorrow is hump day. I'm ready for the weekend. Looking forward to watching the OSU/Michigan game. GO BUCKS! We may do some more painting, trying to get as much done as possible before we move in.

The builder told my husband the house should be done by Thanksgiving, Not sure if that meant the house and the final inspections? That would be great! I'm ready to have my own space and get settled. So tired of living out of totes, boxes and not knowing where anything is.

We bought all of our kitchen appliances this past Sunday and they are being delivered next Tuesday! Yay! I can't wait to see how awesome they look in our kitchen. I don't think it has truely sunk in yet that this is our house. Still seems like a dream. :o) Oh well I'm off to call my Grandpa and wish him Happy Birthday.

Few Updates of the House

2008-11-16T11:32:00.006-05:00

I took these pictures with my cell phone. I have no idea where I packed my camera charger and of course now the battery is dead. Ugh! Oh well thank goodness for cell phones with cameras. We just loved the stone in the model we saw. It runs from the floor to the ceiling.

We have some on the front of the house. It really adds a nice touch instead of all siding.

We have one pillar on the front porch.

I am so behind...

2008-11-14T16:22:00.003-05:00

Wow I have not updated my blog in a long time. Well things have been busy and a little hectic the past few months, that could be why. The house is coming along and the last we heard is it will be done by Thanksgiving. Yay! We have been living in the loft at mother in laws for a little over a month now and are ready for our own space again. I am ready to be organized and not live out of boxes. It will be so nice when I can find something I am looking for. I hope the next two weeks go by quickly. We are staying busy, painting, shopping for appliances, etc. That definitely helps pass the time. One thing that is driving me crazy is I cannot find the charger for my digital camera and the battery is dead. Ugh! You think I would have packed that with my things I brought to the loft. Nope! Can't find it anywhere. Dammit I want to take and upload some more pics.

Last night I was able meet some more nesties. I had a great time. We had a TTC happy hour at Champps. I had some very yummy onion soup and a graden salad. We chit chat on the nestie website everyday but it was nice to see each other in person. Can't wait to do it again and meet some others. So happy it is Friday! I am ready for the weekend!

This Past Week........

2008-09-12T16:29:00.003-04:00

My adorable niece Jayda who was very giggly at this point. Not from margaritas she had some candy and gum she bought up front. Aunt Natalie gave her some money of course.

My sister Sarah enjoying a margarita last night! Yummy!

Our yummy dessert on our anniversary! It was a warm chocolate cake with hot fudge and a scoop of vanilla ice crea. Oh la la! I was in heaven. Please don't tell Jennifer my Weight Watcher's leader. LOL!

Spending time with family...........

2008-09-01T22:03:00.006-04:00

My husband worked a double yesterday but I had my mom, sister and niece over for a cookout. They had not seen the house yet so we took a ride out to the country to see it. We had to take a few pics especially the beautiful sunset above. This is what you would see from the front door and windows. Once we got back into town we took a walk. It was such an awesome night, the air was cool and crisp. I had such an awesome weekend!

Great Labor Day Weekend!

2008-09-01T21:41:00.018-04:00

My mom Judy, Sarah, Jayda and Me

I decided it would be nice to take my mom, sister and niece Jayda to Biddie's Coach House for a Vctorian Tea. We went on Saturday August 30th at 11:00am. It was so relaxing and enjoyable. I just love spending time with my family. This was such an awesome way to do it. After our tea we went to a little shop next door. It was so adorable and they sold the most unique things

Go Bucks!

Cute little store next door.

Long Weekend Part Two

2008-08-31T12:47:00.017-04:00

The race was in Brooklyn Michigan, we stayed in the hotel in Ann Arbor. That was kinda painful but we tried not to think about it and remembered that Ann Arbor is a whore. Go Buckeyes! Here is Mark and Chad getting the cooler ready! Woo hoo it's beer thirty all day at the Nascar Race. I really did not know what to expect. This was my first race ever. We had so much fun. Lots of good people watching and nice cold cooler beer.
One thing I did NOT expect to see was an IV pole and some woman getting an infusion prior to the race. Now you know you are a die hard Nascar fan when you come with your IV. Lol!

Here is one of many example of the peeps at the race. I didn't get as many pictures as I wanted. I call this W.T. (White Trash)

We walked around before the race. There was so much to see. There were all kinds of free offers and seeing all the different race trailers was cool.

Mark and Tammie

Chad and Natalie

So many people!

Here I am listening to the pit crew and the drivers talking.

Picture of the track before the race. Empty now but soon to be a full house.

When the cars came by they were so loud. As they go around the turns tire debris gets on your clothes and skin. Just little pieces, kinda like the size of pepper.

My husband Chad listening to the drivers and pit crew.

Michigan sucks!!

OH---IO

Go Bucks!

Our Long Weekend--Part One

2008-08-23T17:40:00.013-04:00

We had a nice long weekend which started out with 3 nights at a cottage in Huron OH.We walked across a very rocky path to get to this lighthouse.

The scenery was beautiful.

This was the full moon that Saturday night we were fishing off the dock.

This is what you saw from the deck at the cottage.

Beautiful sunrise the morning we left. Next off to Michigan for the Nascar race! Yipee!

Awwww beautiful. Part two coming soon.

Our House

2008-08-23T17:03:00.006-04:00

Finally some construction we want to see! This is the front of the house so far. Still have a ways to go.

Side view of the house. If you are facing the house this is the left side.

This is actually the same side as above. Just more toward the back.

This is the back of the house. Our great room with a vaulted ceiling. I hope they hurry up bacause I am ready to move in! :o)

Victorian Tea for Lunch Today

2008-07-30T22:13:00.011-04:00

I had the most awesome lunch today! Me and a few other nurses went to a cute tea house. What a treat for me, I absolutely loved it.
The atmosphere was great!

Started with a bowl of broccoli cheese soup in this darling heart shaped bowl.

All the hot tea you could ever want. I tried the english teatime, it was very good. I just loved all the china, it was beautiful.

Just a picture of the tea pot we had that held the hot water.

This is what our serving tray looked like. The Victorian tea included: Cup of Soup,Four Fruits, Five savory eats, Three desserts, Freshly baked scones with jam & Devonshire CreamPlenty of hot steaming tea

There were so many unique things to look at.

This was in the bathroom. Too cute.

A unique picture in the bathroom. Those are paper dolls on the frame. I will definitely be doing this again. I know my mom would love this. I plan on taking her the next time she is up to visit.

Started a weight loss journey

2008-07-29T22:58:00.003-04:00

So since I have been married I have put on at least 30 pounds. How the heck did I let that happen? Happiness will do that to you. Finally I was fed up and refused to go up a size in clothes. Plus I was feeling like such a slug, not wanting to go anywhere, none of my clothes fit right. Weight Watchers here I come. I am so happy today after my first week and weigh in I lost 6 pounds. I know I won't have this much loss every week but what I way to start. I feel so much better. I just want to stick to it and feel better about myself.

Scrapbooking

2008-07-27T21:48:00.006-04:00

As I started the packing process for our future move coming up I came across quite a few of my baby pictures. I just could not stand them being in that ziplock bag anymore. I tried two different photoalbums, regular 4x6 and a magnetic album, I was not happy with either one. Then I though maybe I could scrapbook them. There are soo many cute albums and accessories. After work one day I stopped at Michael's and bought some supplies. Here we go so far I am very happy with how it is turning out.
I am not a fancy scrapbooker or a pro at it. But if I'm happy with it then that's all that matters anyway. Much better than a boring photoalbum I must say!

Still have quite a bit left to do but it's a start!

Bad Week

2008-07-26T15:38:00.004-04:00

I decided to make a life long change and join weight watchers on Tuesday. I read through all the materials that night and decided I would start the actual plan on Wednesday. Seeing what I weigh was a huge wake up call and a little depressing but hey at least I'm trying to do something about it. I want to be healthy and feel good.

My day went well until my drive home which involved tires screeching and a loud boom. I knew this would probably happen eventually as there have been several close calls before. You can't go from 55 mph to a complete stop in 2 seconds. I'm trying to stay positive and tell myself again and again at least you were not hurt badly. My poor little car was. My favorite car, I have had for 8 years, never giving me any problems, did every oil change, service that was recommended, and also was paid off. Ugh! I was planning on trading it in next year to get more of a family car, two door car would be a little tough. My husband and I are waiting patiently for the insurance adjuster to evaluate the damage. The dealership estimates $6500 right now, not sure that my car is worth that much, might be close. But then again do I want a car that was wrecked, it will probably never be the same. :o( Oh well I'm sure everything will work out for the best. Oh yes kinda funny CPD calls for a wrecker. This two shady guys come one looks like santa claus the other was a skinny thing with no teeth , pop bottle glasses and a cigarrette in hhis mouth the whole time! they wanted to take my car to their storage lot somewhere downtown on 4th street that sounded really shady! I said NO I don't think so. When I think about them now I laugh. Wish I had taken a picture. Darn!

One positive thing is I am doing great on my weight watchers. Trying to stay away from the scale so I do not get discouraged but honestly I am feeling better already. I did did a cute rental car, a black Nissan Sentra.

Just hoping this is not a sign of a string of bad luck that's about to happen. Please no!

Pretty Picture

2008-07-20T22:32:00.002-04:00

I took this picture the other night on our way back from the lot. I thought it was so pretty the rays of sunshine coming through the clouds. Awwwww!

Finally some progress.........

2008-07-20T21:36:00.003-04:00

At one time I thought we would not be building a house. The first part of this year was so stressful for us, one bad event after another. That seems to have passed, thank goodness. It feels so good to actually see it happening now. I went out to look a the foundation 3 times this weekend. I went with Chad Friday and Saturday, then I took my sister out Saturday evening. Hope the rest of the process goes smoothly!

We Broke Ground!

2008-07-20T21:28:00.006-04:00

Weight Watchers

2008-07-16T22:59:00.002-04:00

Finally I am ready to make a change a life long one. I want to be healthy and lose some weight. We have weight watchers at work and I am going to join on Tuesday along with at least one coworker. I am looking forward to feeling better about myself.

The Driveway is in! Part of it anyway.

2008-07-07T21:38:00.006-04:00

Yay! We are getting our driveway! It is nice to see some progress. Closer to getting into our home.They still need to finish 50 feet but will wait until the foundation and house are finished. The bull dozer and trucks will only throw the gravel around so that is why they wait. Heck I thought they just threw the gravel down. My hubby laughed at me!

We are having gravel for now. Maybe we will upgrade later and pave it.
More pictures to come later. Next is the foundation. Hopefully soon.

Damn Builder

2008-07-07T21:32:00.002-04:00

So I am feeling a little frustrated. Long story short.....Builder put the wrong size wood trim in our house.....when asked about they tell us yes that is the standard trim.....Hmmm but we ordered the wide trim......they try to talk us out of changing it.....offering us money......then the comment was made well the standard trim would NOT look right with 9 foot ceilings....WE HAVE 9 FOOT CEILINGS! Guess they know what they need to do. Change the damn trim to what we ordered in the first place.

Ahhhhh I feel better now!

Spending Time With Our Nieces

2008-06-29T00:57:00.011-04:00

Hannah and Emily's parents decided to have a birthday celebration at a local park for both of them. We all had a great time. It was nice to spend some time with our nieces. They are so adorable!

Hannah is four years old.

Emily is two years old.

So cute in her new sunglasses!

They loved their gifts. We got them each a gift certificate to Toys R Us.

Hannah said "Oh good a credit card!" Kids say the funniest things.

Hannah loves the park.

Little Miss Emily having fun.

Me and Chad with our cute nieces.

Las Vegas 2008

2008-06-25T20:52:00.009-04:00

Viva Las Vegas!
Few pics from our trip. It was so nice to get away.

Loving the lazy river!

Pretty feet!

What a group!

I love you George!

Whack a Bush and $1 beers at the Casino Royal! Doesn't get any better than this!

The BIG 3---0 for Debbie!

2008-06-20T00:42:00.012-04:00

Debbie and I at her house preparing for her night out.

A small group of us met out for dinner and drinks.

Polly, Kim, another Kim, Debbie and Me
What are you doing Polly?

Me, Debbie and Donna at Frog Bear!

It was hot that night!

My favorite picture of Deb and I.

We had so much fun dancing!

Deb and Jeff

There was a band inside and a DJ outside on the patio.

This was one of the last pictures of the night!

You are so cool Deb!

Happy Birthday!!

Trying to figure out the blog world!

2008-06-15T16:37:00.002-04:00

I have always heard of people having blogs but never knew exactly what they were. So here I am now signing up for my own. Trying to figure out what I am doing. I added some pics and did the about me section so far. I'm going to keep playing around on here and see what happens.