Office Update

Bet you thought I forgot, huh? Well, it took quite a bit of time, but I've made some serious progress in my office as well as other parts of the house. I still have to paint, put some stuff on the walls, and add a couple pieces of furniture, but I am pleased with the preliminary results.

As for the rest of the house, I'm not quite ready to post pictures.

Soon..... I hope....

Tag!

OK, normally I don't do these, but I actually liked this one. I'm not going to tag anyone specifically, but I'll be watching your blogs to see who did it!


A- Age: 28
B - Best Friend: Hmmm... I've got a few really good friends, even though we don't get to see each other or even talk very much anymore. I guess that's how you know they really are good friends- you can always pick right back up where you left off- Cat, Michelle, Jacque, Felicia & Sara
C - Cake or Pie: Neither are really my favorite, but I'd have to say cake- Costco cake!
D - Drink of Choice: Cherry Coke, with lots of ice. Mmmm... I'm thirsty...
E - Essential Items: Diaper wipes, yoga pants (my fancy way of saying pj's), and my dvr. I'm an addict.
F - Favorite TV show at the moment: I have so many!! Lost, 24, Top Chef, Heroes, Judge Judy......
G - Gummi Bears or Worms: Bears. But only Haribo.
H - Hometown: Hesperia, CA
I - Indulgence: Fried potatoes/hash browns
J - January or July: January
K - Kids: 2
L - Life is incomplete without: Family
M - Marriage Date: June 5, 2004
N - Number of Siblings: 2- 1 brother and 1 sister
O - Oranges or Apples: Apples. Fuji are my fav.
P - Phobias or Fears: The 3 S's- Snakes, Sharks & Spiders
Q - Quote: There never was a child so lovely, but his mother was glad to see him asleep. --Ralph Waldo Emerson- I totally stole this from Sara because I couldn't think of anything....
R - Reason to Smile: Both kids asleep at the same time.
S - Season: Fall
T - Time you woke up today: 6:00ish
U- Unknown Fact About Me: I absolutely hate latex balloons. I hate the way they smell, the way they feel, and the sounds they make when you touch them. I totally get the hebe-gibes just thinking about it.
V - Veggies or Fruit: I love them both too much to decide.
W - Worst Habit: Biting my cuticles. I know, I know, am a freak.
X - X-Rays or Ultrasounds: Ultrasounds
Y - Your Favorite Food: Sushi
Z - Zodiac: Virgo

TOFW

Last weekend, I was able to go to Time Out For Women up in Nashville with a few of my friends. We had a great time! Hillary Weeks & Kenneth Cope preformed and were both awesome, as were the many speakers they had lined up. There are about 20 new books I want now!! And, guess what some of you are getting for Christmas????

It was a lot of fun to get away with my friends. We gabbed for hours and ate good food. It definitely wasn't a restful weekend, but that's fine by me. Next year, the closest TOFW is in Cincinnati (about 6 hours away), but I think I'll try to make the trip so I can see my good friends that live in Dayton. I'm already getting excited!

He walks!

Well, about 10 minutes ago, Jacob took his first step! But, not just any step. He let go of Michael to walk into the kitchen and proceeded to take 4 steps. Just like that. Then, Michael and I got him to do it over and over again walking back and forth between us.

He is 10 months old, and I fully expect this ball of energy to be running before Christmas. Please pray for me!!!

Every fat girls dream.....

About a month ago I went to my new Dr. (Primary Care), to get a routine physical. She put me on a great weight-loss drug because I can't seem to lose any of the weight I put on with Jacob. I had to go get some blood work done and make another appointment with her in 1 month.

So, fast-forward to today. I've lost 12 pounds (yeah!!!), and was hoping just to renew my prescription for my wonder drug. Well, it turns out that my labs came back with some problems. I've got hypothyroidism & something is going on with my liver (I don't know too much about this & have to make another appt.). I was doing some research on the thyroid issue, and it can really mess you up. It can cause weight gain, depression, lack of energy/exhaustion, and a lot of other problems. On one hand, I'm bummed that something is wrong with me, but on the other hand, maybe I'll start to feel a little more like me soon.

Sorry if this was way too much information for some of you!!

My little model

Having Fun

Isabella got to go to a fun birthday party last weekend at Jumpzone- a place with just a ton of inflatables. She had a blast. This Saturday she has another party to go to- at Chucky Cheese's. She's never been there, but I have a feeling we will soon be regular patrons.

Mission: Organization- Office

OK, this is embarrassing. I thought that maybe if I took a picture and blogged about it, I would shame myself into doing something. Our office has become a junk graveyard. Anytime another room in the house needs to be picked up, everything ends up in here. It is probably the most unproductive place to work in the house. So, I'm giving myself 2 weeks to make it into a workable, pleasant, maybe even kid-proof space. I'll post an update every few days with pictures of my progress.

Now, repeat to self- "I think I can, I think I can, I think I can....."

There is a pit in my stomach....

I will be soooo happy when today is done. I'm sick of this election. I'm not really a fan of either candidate, so I've got nothing to be excited about, regardless who wins. This morning I had an early chamber of commerce meeting, and had to drive by a polling place. I literally started to physically feel ill.

After a trip to the kid's doctor (Jacob is sick), we picked up Isabella from preschool and went to vote. Isabella was very interested in what I was doing. If she only knew...

Isabella the Dancer Part 2

Just thought I would share this super cute picture. I bought Isabella a few pairs of leg warmers the other day, and I just LOVE them!

Halloween 2008 Recap

On Thursday night, our church had its annual Trunk-r-Treat and Chili/Soup Cook-off. The night started off on a bad note..... I purchased Jacob the most adorable puppy costume over a month ago, and for some reason decided not to take it out of the closet or try it on him until 15 min. before we had to leave the house. You can probably guess where this is going. The zipper was busted, an unfortunately it ran along the side of the costume, so I couldn't hide it. So, we showed up to the party with an adorable Jo-Jo the Clown (for the 2nd year) and a Jacob the Giant, no costume needed. The night was not a complete bust- Isabella collected lots of candy for her parents to eat, and I won for the best soup- Roasted Butternut Squash w/ Apples & Bacon. Yum!

Friday started with an early trip to Target to find my little man a new costume. Ya right!! Of course there was NOTHING left in the store, with the exception on dog costumes (meaning costumes to actually put on your dog). So, we left the store with a very cute pumpkin costume that had a hat w/ holes cut out for gigantic ears. Did you know dog costumes are pretty cheap? Only $6.99. I wonder how many years I can get away with buying these? I'll let you know in another 12 months.

At 10:30am, 6 very cute kids arrived at our house for a Halloween Party. They colored pictures, decorated cookies, ate lunch, watched a Halloween movie, and had an all-around great time.

Then at 6pm we set off to go Trick-or-Treating in our neighborhood. It was just perfect. The weather was awesome and the size of our neighborhood is really the perfect size for Trick-or-Treating. A good time was had by all, including Jacob who just loves being pulled around in his wagon.