One of those days

OK..we have all had them. You know what I am talking about...one of those days that is honestly a 'fairly good' day but you just can't seem to dig yourself out of this dump you found yourself in. I have those days once in a while and normally I have reasons that can explain them. Mother Nature, bills, kids, sick, etc.. Today, I just have no mother flippin' clue why I am so sappy. Honestly my day was GREAT until Scott irritated me and it was all down hill from there. Really, he knows the right thing to say and the perfect way to say it to get under my skin.

We bicker just like the rest of 'em but I can honestly say that lately we have been bickering less than usual. **Hold on** A light bulb just went off, let me go check weather.com really quick. OK..nope, its not a full moon tonight. HA, I was going to try and blame it on the moon. Whatever, I just am irritable. Anyhow, Morgan's friend McKenna (the little witch) that we took trick-or-treating with us came in my office after lunch and brought me a dozen roses to say "Thank You" for always having her over and taking her to do stuff with us all the time. Awww, how very sweet.

I admit, I had to fight back tears but it truly made my day. Magically my husband doesn't irritate me quite so bad. Magically my job doesn't annoy me today quite as much as it did when I first got here this morning. Wow, I need roses more often.

Anyhow, that is today in a nutshell. Kids are doing great, my house is super clean and it is FRIDAY! I pay a cleaning lady every other Friday to come and clean my house. I can honestly say that it is some of the best $50 I ever spend. Really. It takes a HUGE load off of me. This lady is awesome. For about a year I had a very scatter-brained woman that my mother used who would clean my house. Not regularly, believe me. She NEVER would keep her schedule and she was very hit and miss with the cleaning. She didn't even do that good of a job. Anyhow, she flew town. I have zero clue where she went either. She left several people high and dry but whatever.

Point being is that we couldn't find any "reasonably priced" cleaning lady. Everyone was too high and I didn't like them. Well, my mom found this lady and I was so grateful because she lives right by me and charges the same as the other lady. She KEEPS her schedule plus takes checks so I don't have to be inconvenienced by going to the bank and getting cash just.for.her.

This lady rocks. She cleans a billion times better than the other lady PLUS she is reliable. SO...that made my Friday better just going home at lunch and seeing how dang clean my house was. My big thing with my house is my floor. Our house is 95% Spanish tile. Beautiful, yes. A huge pain in the but to keep clean, hell yes! She deep cleans my floors and it makes it so much more manageable for me.

We have no major plans for this weekend so I am looking forward to no time limits and no plans!

Here is a picture of my beautiful roses..thanks McKenna!

More updates :D

I am catching up with little man. This first one is the only one I see that I have messed up so far..I put a button over the 9 in 2009. I will mark on the back of it when I print it up before I laminate it! Anyhow...here are a few more pages:

I had to make a small one of my pregnancy

My 2009 page of my man

I just can't get used to it

Look really closely at the picture. Yes, that is my nephew. My 9-year old nephew. What? I about fell over last night when I had this friend request on my Facebook. I know our kids are very computer savvy but this shocked the hell out of me.

First off, he says his date of birth is 1990...sorry hunny, try 10 years later...2000! Also, he lists several employers and several High Schools attended as well as colleges. At first it cracked me up. I called his mom this morning to let her know since I didn't see her OR his dad on his friends list. She said that she found out later that evening about this but I just wanted to make her aware because you never know.

I know I am a paranoid mother/aunt but I don't agree with Facebook for younger kids. I would never tell her how to raise her kids so if this is cool with her...have at it. I will NOT let Morgan have a Facebook. I hear too many horror stories. Anyhow, that is my shocker of the day!

Playing catch-up stinks. I have always been great at pictures and keeping up with Morgan's scrapbook and both kids baby books. Well, as with everything else, I have been slacking! I have decided to make Sawyer a scrapbook like Morgan's and so I am trying to get things together for his. Here are some of my new creations: I hope there will be plenty more to come!
Morgan's 2009 page:

Sawyer's 1 year page:

For Mommy:

Really, every single day with my kids is a blessing. Between jobs, my house, school activities, stress, my house, my job, OK...you get the picture...anyhow, between everything it is very easy for me to get overwhelmed. This weekend was a refreshing eye-opener as to how much I truly do enjoy my life. Hectic as it may be, my kids are on a great routine that allows a great balance for them and leaves enough free time for alone time for me and Scott.

We have been playing games every single night for the past several weeks with Morgan before bed to give her that alone time with us that she needs. I admit...I need that alone time with my baby girl too.

I equally smooch up Sawyer. OK...he IS a baby boy so I have to admit that the smooching isn't equal. I kissed Morgan up for 8 years by herself. I do feel guilty sometimes because I just can't quit kissing Sawyer. Really. No matter what I do, that space between his neck and cheeks gets me every.single.time. The kid is so dang kissable.

It makes me sad because I never thought Morgan would outgrow the kissable phase but I have to admit...sadly she has. It is harder than I expected. She is about to be 10 and while that is still young..it is also at an 'in between' phase. She is maturing and is sucks big time. I am so very much NOT ready for the road to puberty and the ever dreaded teenager-phase. I just hope and pray daily that Scott and I give her enough solid ground to stand on so that she knows that no matter what, she can ALWAYS come to us. I do have to admit that she has proven to me so far that she does trust me in that way...which is a teeny tiny bit of peace of mind.

Morgan will always be my baby girl. I can remember 19 months ago today wondering if I could love this child I was about to give birth to as much as I love Morgan.

Oddly, yes. I love Morgan different though. It is weird. Morgan was my 'only baby' for 8 years so we have something I will never have with Sawyer. We have a bond. I don't think it is a "mother/daughter" bond either. I think it is a bond that was formed when we HAD ONLY EACH OTHER. I am not sure but someday maybe I will figure it out.

My baby boy is loved in a different way. A baby boy way. That is the only way I can explain it. He is my strong, resilient, lovable, squeezable, stinky, snuggly little boy. He is a mommy's boy for sure and I hope it stays that way. Morgan really has always been a Daddy's girl...odd, but even when he was gone, her heart was always daddy's! I didn't care...she was always and will ALWAYS be my baby girl!

Halloween 2009

My little squaw helping out her wild Banshee Indian in training


Pretty Indian Princess Morgan

My little trick-or-treaters The adorable witch is Morgan's friend McKenna

Morgan & McKenna

Ready to get some candy!

Beating a drum...he was very 'in to' this!

Finished...mission accomplished!

Honestly, this Halloween went WAY better than what I expected. My kids had a blast & were both very good! Sawyer wasn't having any of it at first because his costume was itchy. So I put on a black long-sleeved shirt underneath with a pair of black lounge pants & we were good to go!

Morgan's friend McKenna wanted to go so we invited her & they did great. She & Morgan get along wonderfully & Sawyer is in love with her. He says "Kenna" constantly when she is around! It is too stinking cute.

Saturday I didn't have motivation to do squat. Grocery shopping was enough and then I knew I had to reserve enough energy to make it through Halloween! We rented X-Men Wolverine for the evening and I have to say...it was worth it. That movie rocked!

Sunday proved to be much more productive after the lunch hour! I got tons done and organized! The kids adjusted wonderfully to the time change too so that was a major plus!

Here is a funny story...Saturday Sawyer came up to me and said "Potty" while grabbing his diaper. I haven't even broke out the potty chair but I decided to at that moment. I got his potty chair down...I sat down to go potty and in my amazement, I sat Sawyer down on his big boy potty and AMAZINGLY he went! What? I thought it was a freak accident but I went with it! We made a huge deal out of it and later that afternoon, he came up to me and did the same thing.

I put him on his potty & once again..he went. I am dumbfounded...he is 19 months old. Do I go ahead & try to potty train? I bought stuff just in case but I am letting him come to me. We will see where this goes! Anyhow, a new week..bring it on!

Family 2009

Honestly...my heart is so full I think it just may explode...

My life in a "crazy" nut shell

A few weeks ago we went to Granbury to visit my family and we went here:

Dinosaur World

My Katie Bug

My Brookie Bee

Our beautiful kids (my cup runneth over)

My dad & his grand babies (minus Brookie Bee)

My hot husband, awesome brother & my handsome little devil Sawyer

ROAR...FIREPOWER Morgan & Katie Bug were saying!

Anyhow, we had a blast. It was so great to see my nieces & my brother & Chas of course. My dad & Tammy were doing well to so it was a great visit. I wish we lived closer because Aunt Misty can hardly stand it to not see her girls for too long. I will say it again, I know I am partial buy DANG my nieces are the cutest girlies around! They are both getting so big too. Katie is living up to her red hair & Brookie is just as cute as they come. Really, they melt my cold black heart!

Things are nutso on the home front. Crazy time of year for work & home. Will the craziness ever end? I sure hope so because my Xanax isn't a lifetime supply you know... Morgan is doing great & Sawyer is growing like my precious little man. Sawyer started running a touch of a fever Saturday & Sunday it turned into a full blown fever. Zero other symptoms??? That night it was really high so I kept him home Monday. I swear it was his teeth. He is working on 2 molars right now & that little dude runs high fever with his teeth once in a while.

Add to the puzzle...Morgan ran a 99.5 "barely there" fever Sunday night which made me go "Hmmmm?" I gave her Motrin & she broke it within 30 minutes & everything was peachy. Monday she went to school and was feeling perfect. Sawyer stayed home Monday and was tired but never ran fever again *knock on wood* Last night Morgan ran a 100, fever broke within 15 minutes and she never ran it again. Weird. I have zero clue. I am just continuing their vitamins and healthy orange juice and doing a LOT of praying.

I got their costumes in yesterday. My kids are going to be Mommy's Wild Banshee Indians! They both have Indian Costumes and I cannot wait to get pictures! They look so stinking cute! Anyhow, here are some pictures from here recently that I have to share :

The tree stand at the ranch Scott hunts at...Morgan loves this :D

The view from that tree stand...ugly West Texas sure looks pretty from this view

One of the tanks there

This is a pretty shot



Scott and a bobcat he killed last weekend

Morgan FREAKING out about being near the bobcat

My little skeleton

Me & my little man

Again

I am a pathetic excuse for a journal writer...or blogger if you will. Things are going pretty dang smooth. Sawyer is talking up a storm. Morgan got her 1st quarter report card and she got her 1st 'B' on a report card. She was pretty bummed about that but I told her to not be so hard on herself. I am taking her for a "girls" morning tomorrow morning. We are getting manicures, pedicures and Morgan is getting a facial! Ha...she is going to love it!

Sawyer is still a loving and affectionate little man. He is really talking so much now that it amazes me. He is a smart cookie for sure! My kids are so "vitamin'd" up right not that it is ridiculous! They are taking several immune system boosters and I am loaded down with Germ-X for anywhere that we go. Morgan has decided that she wants to be an Indian for Halloween so I am ordering her a costume for express shipping today and I think I may look for a little boy Indian costume too! We will see. Anyhow...that is my update for right now. I will add more later!

Tuesday..Schmoosday & Wacky Wednesday

Tuesday flew by. FLEW...I looked up and it was 4:30 so I hightailed it outta here yesterday. This is our crazy time of year at work. CRAZY I tell you...C C C C CRAZY! I am busy with my 'actual' work but I am overloaded with all of the seasonal things we do here at my office. We put on several events that take tons of planning. I am not exaggerating but I do 90% of everything that goes into these events. Also, we spoil our clients and the holiday season is especially bad with the spoiling part.

Here is what I should be taking care of: the book under my desk is Breaking Dawn & it has been there for 3-months Really. True True. I loaned it out and they brought it up to me at work and it has never made it back home.

My In-Box...I need to take care of this ASAP

I have more paperwork on a second 'work area'...also needing to be tended to ASAP!

This is what I am working on INSTEAD of my Insurance Job...
These are stacks of "Back the Badge" T-Shirts. I have had to design them, order them, organize them by size, call everyone who needs to pick them up, etc...
This used to be 3 times the size. These piles have vanished which is good news for me...it means the event is nearly here..which means that the event is nearly OVER!!!

This is the fake ass smile I have applied to my face Monday-Friday 8-5. OK...I lie, I do get frustrated pretty often and smiling is the LAST thing I give a rats ass about!

She really did it

She really did it. 5:30am Saturday morning I hear her & Scott getting ready. Shockingly her voice was in "whisper" mode and it didn't have one single hint of a whine in it. She could hardly sleep Friday night because she was so excited about hunting...so I would have bet my right arm that Saturday morning she would have been all grumpy and whiny. I am so glad I didn't bet because I wouldn't be able to type this.

She got up and was out the door with her dad by 5:45am. I was snoozing away when the phone rang at 7:45 "I got it mom! I shot a deer" She was so super excited and even though my body was still in sleep mode, my tear ducts were wide awake!

She babbled off & on about how excited she was and then she decided to let me know over & over & over & over that she was scared because she could hear the coyotes howling close to them so she had to hurry up and shoot the deer! I was still super proud. So was Scott. I could hear the tears in his voice so I got all choked up. I love hearing the pride in his voice. He was so excited for her.

He did get it all on video and we had quite a few visitors Saturday morning who were as impressed as I was. Several of Scott's friends came over and let Morgan know that they were all much older when they got their 1st deer!

Scott cleaned it & we have a really nice amount of meat from that little spike. Anyhow, that was the highlight of our weekend...one of them anyhow. We watched a good football game last night but that is an entirely different post.....