So Long:

I know it has been forever since I posted and I feel awful for that. I am hoping to keep up with this better....look in a few days for a new post. The site is now going to be centered around what new is happening in my life. Tons of new things are happening and we are excited.....

Hope to see you all soon!

Not Me Monday

For all those that are new to blogging these posts that are done on Monday's come from MckMama who from my knowledge started these. These are all experiences that we definitely DO NOT go through on a daily basis. So anywhere that is says didn't means did, or not me definitely means I probably did.

I sit here thinking back on my last week and the experiences that i did not happen to go through, I think to myself why did it have to involve bodily fluids. Then I also think it reminds me of a post I read a little while ago my a friend of mine, Momma Bex, and her one experience she posted about with bodily fluids while on a shopping trip. Feel free to hop on over to her blog. She inspires me so much. Love ya Momma Bex, my future in-laws.

So lets just jump on into it.......
I was more than happy when I had a client come in this past week that wanted an auto and tenant policy. After two slow weeks it was so nice to get some new business. She was a nice lady and she brought her 4 year old granddaughter with her....now remember 4 YEARS OLD..(OK you got that, 4 years old). Now during the first 10 minutes they were there the little girl made a couple small comments about having to go potty. Multiple times the G-Ma said if you have to go the potty is around the corner. So about 10 more minutes later, the little girl definitely DID NOT stand up on my desk chair look at her grandma and say I'm gonna pee. Before we could say anything she peed all over the chair and floor. NOPE NOT in my office, NOT on my chair. Then I did not proceed to the bathroom grab the paper towels and cleaner and look at the g-ma and say "Here you go, if you need anything else it's in here". NOPE NOT ME!

On my weekly Wal-Mart trip to get a few groceries and items for the house I decided that I was not going to keep Brooklynn in her car seat for the trip through the store. She's been really good lately and why not let her sit up like a big girl through the store. Well it wasn't until we were almost completely done with our trip that I realized that those 3 glasses of tea I just had at dinner were about to kick in. Oh wait Crap, How the heck am I going to do this? How am I going to take Brooklynn into the bathroom, do my business and hold her at the same time? Now if I had the car seat it would be easy. So there I am trucking on back to the bathroom. I take Brooklynn into the large handicap stall, (sorry handicap people I think I deserve that large stall at this moment). So I def do not walk over to the toilet with her on my hip, I don't wiggle outta my jeans, and squat with her on my lap. Then she doesn't just sit there and stare at me like, hey mom what the heck are you doing?. I then don't finish my business and walk outta the stall with 4 people staring at me. I know they are questioning who went to the bathroom and how'd they do that? I then don't wash my hands one handed acting like everything is perfectly normal. Now who in their right mind would do that, huh? Nope Not I!

So I was giving Brooklynn a bath the other night and like usual I take her out of the tub to dry her off and spend about 15 minutes trying to get her dressed. Like she normally does she crawled away from me as I as getting her clothes outta the dresser. She sat there by her toy box playing so nicely being butt naked and all. So I grabbed her and got her dressed. I noticed though after i was finished and started putting her toys away that where she was previous sitting was a little wet. Grant it I know she just got outta the tub and all. So what do i not do, I do not call my hubby and say hey, do you think this is pee? I do not let him then feel it and clean it up. Nope not I. Don't ya think I have dealt with enough pee this week?

So that wraps up my NOT ME MONDAY post come back for more. Don't forget to hop on over to Momma Bex's and MckMama's blogs. My post may have just involved doing #1 don't forgot to read Momma Bex's involving #2.

Mommy Dearest

Mother’s Day is almost here. I know last time this year I couldn’t wait until this year when I myself would get to enjoy my first mother’s day as a mommy. Just thinking what my hubby would do to make my first one enjoyable. We all know that our little ones at the tender age of 9 1/2 months don’t have any clue about this or what’s even going on. But to get to experience the joys of being a Mommy and to celebrate a day just for that is all I need. It doesn’t matter what gifts are given (you know it really doesn’t, but we won’t let the hubby know that, now will we?) or what the card says. All that really matters is that you can enjoy your special day however you would like and have your love ones near.

But unfortunately some of us don’t get to spend time with our loved one around holidays. Whether it is that they are overseas protecting our country or just live many miles away. Whatever the circumstances are we have to acknowledge that we are truly lucky for those of us who have our families with us and not take that for granted.

I sit here thinking about how much my mom truly means to me. I know I was one heck of a brat growing up, I know it’s hard to believe, but I was. But I know one thing for sure she is my best friend. We have been through a lot in my whole 23 years for being alive. She did one heck of a job taking care of me as a baby for she was only a baby herself. I was born 1 month shy of her 17th birthday. Though my dad wasn’t there much through her 10 year marriage with him, she did one awesome job by herself. We had our hard times, but then again who doesn’t. Not many mom’s that I know of who raise their kids themselves can say yeah I have done this or I have done that but look at where my children are today...married, starting their own family, awesome career, owns their own home and on their way to rewarding future with their children.

I myself think she has done one h e double hockey sticks of a job raising me and being my best friend. I truly don’t know what I would do if I didn’t have the type of relationship that I do with her. Without her I defintely don't know where I would be today.....Literally. :) She did all she could raising me and putting me through private school and then homeschooling me.

On a final note, Happy Mother's Day to you all. Hope you all enjoy your weekend!

Tired??

It's moments like these when I think to myself, this is all worth being a mommy.
I guess when you are tired.....It doesn't matter where you fall asleep or who you fall asleep with.

Renovation Nation

I don't know about you all but I can't not stand it when I just wanna sit there and complain about something and throw my little pity party and the person I am complaining to just keeps on saying, "Oh don't worry it will all be over before you know.". Why do I bring this up?? Two Reasons!

Reason #1:
Bathroom Renovation...UGH!!!
I love how when the contractor that was referred to us by a good friend gives us a contract with a reasonable price tells us that it will only be 1 1/2 weeks to 2 weeks max until your bathroom is completed. Well April 1st was the first day of construction and as of now 24 days later, which according to my calculations is over 3 weeks, my tile is not done and my vanity and other bathroom furniture is not installed. Come on people it doesn't take 3 days to tile 8 x 6 room where 1/4 of it is a tub. UGH...I know it takes time but when you have your bathroom tore to shreds and wasn't even able to take showers at your own house for 1 1/2 weeks.

Reason #2:
Kitchen Renovations....Double UGH!!
So the contractor decided that only after two days of working on the bathroom that they need to tear the kitchen apart too. Oh Great its not like that I don't mind living with kitchen stuff piled on my love seat, around my desk, up and down the foyer hallway, in the babies room and where ever else we could shove it. Nothing like being barricaded to the living room all day because you have a 9 month old that loves to get into everything and you can't let her crawl wherever since there is so much dust and dirt from all the remodeling going around that no sooner do I sweep the floors she crawls across them and looks like she just spend 10 hours in the tanning bed. LOL.

Sorry about the vent. But I have to get it out somehow. I just love when I come home and you go to look at the progress and you think to yourself, "oh ok, exactly what did they do all day?". Or you stay home from work cause you have no sitter and you sit in the living room and you realize that even though I leave for work usually in the morning around 8 and don't see what exactly goes on while you are gone, you find out that they get there at 8:30, eat lunch at 12 and leave for the day at 3. I wish I had those hours and made the type of money they do. And sometimes one of the guys that helps doesn't show up and if he does he leaves at 2.

I know when everything is finished I am going to sit back and just love everything that is being done. I also do have to say we have changed some things at the last minute and added somethings that wasn't orginally in the contract. And good things come to those that wait. But I do know one thing....there is a deadline. Kitchen Cabinets need to be installed by friday since the granite people need to come out and do a template for the countertops. And all of our new appliances are being delivered the 30th and 1st. I am just hoping it doesn't look like this when it's all finished.....if so I may just need to see an eye doctor.

Time for me to go mucho love!!!

Reflections

I know a lot of "Mommy Bloggers" start off about their LO (little ones) but today I kinda have to sit back and reflect on what my last year has been. Many of you know that last year I was in a serious car accident. One that many people could not even imagine that I walked out of it. For those of you who do not know.
April 2oth 1 pm in the afternoon I was hit head on by a 17 year old drunk driver. I remember every detail possible about that day. Approaching the turn as I saw him speeding and thinking to myself there is possibly no way that he can make the upcoming turn at that rate of speed and especially on the wet roads. As I slowed down just waiting for the impact hoping that he does miss the turn and continue to go straight right in front of me. Before I know it I felt the impact of his vehicle hitting me and spinning my car to face towards the field beside. Til this day I can still smell the airbag dust that filled the car as I called my husband to let him know of what just happened. He couldn't believe the words coming out of my mouth since I was so calm. But I knew if I would start to panic and get myself all worked up it may be harmful to my precious baby girl I was carrying. Cars that he just passed and that were behind me stop and run. All I can remember is saying "I'm Pregnant and I can't get out". I could not even open the door because my wrist was broken. One gentleman that was at the scene ripped the door open as if he was the Hulk. I get out of the vehicle and the wonderful neighbors come out and grabbed blankets for me and took me to their porch and covered me up until the ambulance got there. As the ambulance arrived so did my husband. We were taken to the hospital and there we were met by friends and family. Everything checked out good besides just some scratches and my broken wrist. They also evaluated the baby for over an hour and by the ultrasound everything seems to perfect with her. THANK GOD!! My wrist is ok. I still have some pain now and then but I would much rather live with the scar I have then have anything happen to my little girl.
As I sit here looking at my precious nine month old little girl I cannot even fathom what I would do if something seriously would of happened to her. I would not get to cherish all the moments I have with her. All of her first's, the three poopy diapers she has within 3 hours every morning. Or the constant getting into everything. Most people don't even give tomorrow a second thought because to them there will always be tomorrow. Like the old saying don't put off tomorrow what you can do today. You never know how many tomorrow's you will have.





Enjoy the day!!