Mommy & Hayden Time

Yesterday I took Hayden to Jambbas Ranch Tour. Phew! It was a good walk but it was soo much fun & Hayden had a blast. Good thing I went the day before I got some new tennis shoes (for a different reason), and I'm glad that went so early in the day before the heat set in. I haven't been to one of these things in forever & the one in Houston that I went to when I was little has gone down hill. But anywho....

When we got there, paid admission & bought a bucket of bread. We first went through it seeing a Tortoise & then a Pig (which Hayden told me on the way that he wanted to see a pig, I think he got his wish.) Lots of goats at every turn, A miniature horse, and a regular. And with my experience with Horses I showed Hayden how to feed them. By holding out your hand, making sure your fingers are next to each other, and letting them eat out of your palm. He thought that was the coolest thing since Ice Cream.


We saw some Peacocks, a bunch of ducks, quail, a donkey and some deer. We then started to continue down the path to view the alligator that didn't want to come out, which I don't blame him since the sun was out. Before we were able to do that, we were followed by the quail, geese & the ducks. I made a video of it, and is on my Facebook if you would like to view it. I may add it later. Hayden thought that was cool, but made me feel like Mother Goose being followed like that. But I guess that's what I get for carrying a bucket of bread.
Then continued on to the more treed area. We passed by the Bison area which they were on the other side so couldn't get a good picture of them. Visited the Llama, and when I went up to feed it, I prayed "Please don't spit on me". LOL. We continued and got some scenic pictures, had some fun.



There was a tree vine on the path, and I saw this as an opportunity as some goofing off by swinging. Hayden attempted it, but it was too cute. Yes I was surprised that I didn't yell out a Tarzan yell. LOL. But I had fun, a for 5 seconds, I was no longer a mom, I was a trouble maker, an example to run around and be crazy.


Okay now I'm like terrified of heights. Not sure if because of the height or if it's a fear of falling. But, we got to this bridge that was a good distance above the ground, but surprisingly I wasn't afraid. It was really cool. So I took a couple more scenic pictures. As we were leaving for the last attractions more goats, and a Camel. I took a picture of the camel but he was to far away to tell that he was in the picture. Since we had some left over bread in the bucket and these ducks were waiting soo patiently, Hayden dumped the bucket upside down. And of course I took one more picture of the goats, and ......


.....I leave you with this. "Uh, duh ....."

POOP!!!

Okay so yesterday was supposed to be a cleaning/relaxation day. Well it started out that way, but slowly ended in disaster. But one thing I sooo didn't want to deal with that day. Thanks to my loving child thinking that I don't do enough during the day decided to ruin it. He had decided to fill his/guest bathroom's toilet with what looked like half a roll of toilet paper mixed in with poop. Now when I say it looked like half a roll I may have exaggerated but it was a lot of toilet paper. Enough toilet paper to leave the toilet useless to flush, with fear that if I did flush it even once it would leave the bathroom floor, possibly the hallway filled with nasty toilet water. Eventually causing me to implode into myself, before Spencer had a chance to even leave work to help.

Possible Result:

Sooooo......I left it for an hour to collect my thoughts on how I'm going to clean it. Because there was no, "just flushing it". I had to empty the wet, soggy, toilet paper, poop filled, wad....from the toilet that I had cleaned spotless the day before.
I ended up using my yellow cleaning gloves that I will be getting new one, a bucket with a plastic bag, and attempted not throwing up. Every second that I was in there, either looking, or even think about touching it, I was gagging. Not just because the poop was in there but for some stupid, odd reason I was gagging at the soggy, wet, toilet paper.
I can handle baby poop, dog poop, dog vomit, and sometimes other people vomit, and even some butt explosions that Hayden had produced when he was a baby, that they seem to produce out of no where..........but why is it that I can't handle wet, soggy, toilet paper. But I'm thinking about it now...I've always gagged at some of those wet napkins some restaurants give out. Odd I know

Okay so I've been MIA for a while

Last week I had my parents in. Their trip through the airports were interesting. They left from Hou-Hobby, but before they left they had to sit there for an extra 3-4 hours because the plane leaving from Atlanta had plane issues. BUT, the scheduled planes that were after my parents went before them. How that makes sense, no one knows. It should be first come first serve. Whatever, thankfully when they got to Atlanta they were able to get something to eat and then move onto the next flight here. They arrived later than expected (11pm) but got everyone to the house and then off to bed. (Mainly Hayden)

The next morning we took it a little slow but we got into my fathers rental care and drove to Myrtle Beach for a day. Wish we could have stayed longer. But it was nice to treat my parents to the real ocean instead of the nasty looking water at the Gulf. Hayden didn't really enjoy it that much. I don't think he really understood why the water was moving in that way. That was okay, we sat Grandma down and they built sand castles together. After that we went back to the hotel room cleaned up and went out to eat. Took the out to the Boulevard I think it's called. And ate at Laundry's. Yummy food. That night we threw Hayden in their hotel room while me & Spencer went next door and played some night Putt-Putt. It was a great date-night. Haven't had that in a while.

The rest of the week it was mainly relaxation for my parents while Spencer went to work. Went out to eat a lot, which I loved because I haven't done that in while. My dad was helped out with the yard, and got us a couple bags of Mulch, for the front flower bed. It's still a work in progress thing. I still need more flowers.



Also having my dad here we took advantage and he helped us Co-sign again. But this time on a Motorcycle for Spencer. We figured it would be cheaper for right now, to save money, cheaper on gas (since they are going up) and we couldn't afford a new car. At least for now, and I wanted my car back. The place we went to (which we drove forever to get to) worked out a deal for us. Since we were getting the bike for cost. We were able to get 2 helmets and a jacket FREE. I was like heck ya! So as you can see from the pictures, mine is Pink. lol And Spencer's is black/ green with skulls.





Now for today/this week I will be cleaning the house, organizing, and trying to get back to a routine. So much excitement for me! Weee!!



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Michael

So today is a joy-ess, but also a sad day. (No not talking about the so called end of the world, but will cover that tomorrow) Today is my brother's 20th birthday. It is sad because he's no longer with us to celebrate. I've already done my crying, well bawling I should say. A little bit yesterday too because something funny happened & I could just pictured his smile, which made me cry because I miss that smile so much. He didn't smile much, but when he did it was amazing.
The new song by Justin Moore-If Heaven Weren't So Far Away, really spoke to me today. Because if Heaven weren't so far away I'd be there right now celebrating his birthday with him.
It's been 7 months, but still feels like a fresh cut.


I miss you Little Brother. And love you very much, just wish you would have known that. See you later, but not now.

Okay so the business with the brand new, now broken car, is driving us nuts. Mainly Spencer since he has to deal with most of it. Okay so he filled a claim under the other guy thing yesterday, and found out that the guy, who hit him, who received a citation from the MP's, stating that he was a fault, and stating that he ran a red light, was telling his insurance company (same insurance as us) that he didn't run a red light. But the funny part is, he told his insurance person, that he got a citation.
*dumbasses everywhere*
Got a call this morning, and thankfully, the car rental place is going to honor the price for the car, so we can keep it. I'll be talking to Spencer in a lil' bit, after he wakes up, about seeing if we can switch. Maybe. I like the rental we got. He received a convertible. Ah, I'm in love. LOL

In all the madness of everything after a year of wishing, hoping, waiting, waiting, and continue to wait. I finally got my car fixed. Sad, took this long, and in order for it to get fixed the new car had to break. Ugh!
Now we are waiting to hear from not only the insurance company, but also the car dealer ship to see when we can get another car. For a moment there yesterday we were only able to receive 95% of the damage payback, which would put us to still pay of what we owe, and until we pay that back, we couldn't get another car. Thankfully we don't have to do that, well, I dunno. Still have to wait to hear from people. Hopefully we can get a new car soon. If we can't get the same car, we are thinking of getting a truck. But hopefully get the same car so we can save on gas mileage.

Hershey the Guinea Pig

We have added a new addition to the family. Hershey.

Opps...lol....got caught ^^^^^^


Craigslist had him up on the Free section. Apparently he's aggressive towards other guinea pigs. So they had to let him go. Not sure on how old he is. This will also be a good thing for Hayden. Something more to interact with other than a fish. Told Hayden that if we get him, he's gonna have to help take care of it. He agreed.

Wam, Bam

I would have posted this yesterday but Blogger was doing an update thingy. Pictures would be up later.

Two days ago our brand new car that we haven't made a single payment on yet got into 2 accidents. The 1st one DH made out to be more than it was.When the other guy was backing out of a parking spot he hit our car (parking lot)

He came home to take his meds, & eat, and then go back to work. I was able to look at the so called scratch that the other guy did, I could barley see it. Well as soon as he got back to work, they sent him home. I thought awesome.

He called me and as soon as he hung up, he stopped at a red light, waited a few seconds and the light turned green. As the safe driver as he is, he waited a few seconds and started to move. A guy, obviously running a red light and obviously speeding, slammed into my husband on the front passenger side & literally F@#$ing up the car. Having the air bags go off. The other guy's car only had bumper damage. (Oh, and he was on the phone, but the cops couldn't prove it)

My husband is a recovering TBI patient (tramatic brain injury), so they took him to the hospital & gave him a CT scan, and it came up clear so sent him home. So now we have 2 claims, and so having the other guys insurance get us a new car. Because this is B.S. Today I've gotta get my car up & running a lil' more & then go deal with our car in the junk yard, take pictures, etc.

Just a fun filled day for me!

Pt.3 Conclusion

So this head injury he had from "his" last jump has effected him badly. This short term memory thing doesn't seem to be getting better. Because of the fact that I was talking to him about Mother's Day being Sunday the day before, and he still forgot. I understand his situation so I'm not pissed off, or angry, I'm just hurt. Like I said on my previous post, my feelings are hurt.
I ended up reminding him after almost half the day (that we've been awake) has passed. I eventually told him that "I was doing NOTHING today"...and he, sounding surprised, "I'm can tell". I asked him if he knew what today was, and he stopped, ducked his head, and mumbled "Shit". He knew.....
He told me he was Sorry, and he felt like an a**hole. I accepted his apology but still didn't forgive him.
I'm not really big on tattle telling on my husband on the internet, but he hurt my feelings. Yes, I know it wasn't my birthday, or our anniversary. But Mother's Day is a big this for me. It's to celebrate me, being a mommy.

(I knew yesterday wasn't gonna turn out good)

Pt. 2

I am not to big on gushing over diamonds or purses. But I expected something, kinda like a Happy Mother's Day dear wife. Since Spencer has been up, ( 2 hours) I haven't gotten any suggestion that he remembers today is Mother's Day. I'm no so much mad at him, but my feelings are hurt.
So far this morning, I have not been able to sleep in, where he has. I have bagged up the trash, unloaded & loaded the dishwasher, told my son to do multiple things. And for what, nothing to be appreciated. This is my day to be appreciated & I'm getting the complete opposite. I'm not expecting bubble baths, back massage, breakfast in bed, etc, but a simple Happy Mother's Day. But so far, nothing, but a headache.

Happy Mother's Day to me.

Happy Mother's Day!!

Now if real life can only be like this, my Mother's Day would be amazing. Hahahaha, not gonna happen.
But I want to wish all the Mom's, Mommy's, Mommies, Mother's, To-Be's.....A Happy Mother's Day!! Ya'll are all great in my book.

Before I was a Mom

I never tripped over toys
or forgot words to a lullaby.
I didn't worry whether or not
my plants were poisonous.

I never thought about immunizations.

I had never been puked on.
Pooped on.
Chewed on.
Peed on.
I had complete control of my mind
and my thoughts.
I slept all night .

I never held down a screaming child
so doctors could do tests.
Or give shots.
I never looked into teary eyes and cried.
I never got gloriously happy over a simple grin.
I never sat up late hours at night
watching a baby sleep .

I never held a sleeping baby just because
I didn't want to put her down.
I never felt my heart break into a million pieces
when I couldn't stop the hurt.
I never knew that something so small
could affect my life so much.
I never knew that I could love someone so much. I never knew I would love being a Mom .

I didn't know the feeling of
having my heart outside my body..
I didn't know how special it could feel
to feed a hungry baby.
I didn't know that bond
between a mother and her child.
I didn't know that something so small
could make me feel so important and happy .

I had never gotten up in the middle of the night
every 10 minutes to make sure all was okay.
I had never known the warmth,
the joy,
the love,
the heartache,
the wonderment
or the satisfaction of being a Mom.
I didn't know I was capable of feeling so much,
before I was a Mom.

May you always be overwhelmed by the Grace of God rather than by the cares of life.

Justice Has Come

So the time has finally come. 10 years, 2 wars, 919,967 deaths & $1,188,263,000,000 & we managed to kill the one person who started it all. Last night as I was heading to bed, I did one last look at my Facebook on my phone, as I always do. I noticed people's statuses stating that Bin Laden has been killed. I thought, is this a joke?! So I jumped off my phone & switched to the computer. Yup, everyone's statuses were saying that. Went to Yahoo, and noticed that it was the Breaking News. Spencer turned on the T.V. to CNN (i think) and we confirmed it once again.

As a military wife, I feel very, very strongly about this. Not only am I happy that he's dead, but families of the 9/11 Victims finally have Justice. And Yes, Justice is the correct word, no where in the sense cheesy. Yes, the war is not over, and yes it took 10 years to get to this point but it's one step closer to a long road. A lot of lives were lost on 9/11, and a lot of more lives were lost during the war, but now those families can rest in peace knowing that the one person who started this whole mess, causing those deaths, is finally dead. And I believe that it is something to celebrate.

Yes, it is possible that someone will take his place. But we just proved that Justice will be answered for. And if anyone who tries to do this again, you will be caught, you will be punished for it, and you will die.


Here is a poem I guess you would call it, that I copied from one of my Facebook friends. I thought it was really neat.

"Now I lay me down to sleep, one less terrorist this world does keep. With all my heart, I give my thanks, to those in uniform regardless of ranks. You serve our country and serve it well, with humble hearts your stories tell. So as I rest my weary eyes, while freedom rings our flag still flies. You give your all, do what you must... with God we live and God we trust, Amen"

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Easter was somewhat of a success. Spencer slept half the day, while I cooked. Nothing special since it's just the 3 of us. Ham, Salad with fruit, Pineapple Slices, & of course my Banana Pudding. Then I set up the eggs in the backyard. The dogs helped hide the eggs by laying on them. LOL



As of right now, Spencer is playing his video games, the new "Mortal Kombat". LOL Hayden is cheering him on. So cute. Also today is raining.

Me: I'm trying to finish before it rains
Spencer: It's not gonna rain
*hour later* *thunder* *pouring rain*
Spencer: Okay you win

I love winning. :) I mean come on, dark clouds, wind blowing cool air....that's all the makings of rain coming. At least we were able to mow the grass before it happened. It was just really funny that he says it's not gonna rain.

Banana Pudding!

I just wanted to share my latest creation....

Banana Pudding!!! YUM!!
The recipe & how I made it is on my food section.....

4 Years Togther!! ♥

Okay so this morning was an interesting way to start off our 4th Wedding Anniversary. Around 1am, Spencer was coming to bed, & heard a gunshot, and Rebecca barked. At first I didn't realize Spencer heard anything so I told Rebecca to shut up so I can go back to sleep. Spencer then got up, grabbed his shotgun, & went outside to check it out. After a few minutes I got up, (still not realizing what's going on), I went outside & there's like 6-7 cop cars on our street.
3 teenagers, breaking curfew, thought it would be smart to shoot at a cop, instead of getting in trouble by breaking curfew. 2 of the teenagers were caught but the 3rd one ran while shooting at an Officer. An hour later, the side of my house & 3 houses were Yellow Taped to find the rounds & the missing gun. By the time they left, & I went back to bed, they found the gun. Apparently the teenager dropped it when it jammed. Still have no clue if the other teenager was caught but glad it's over.

With all that said....

I LOVE YOU SPENCER!! HAPPY 4TH ANNIVERSARY!!

OMG TORNADO!!!

Well this day started okay, but became quit interesting. Started off by me cleaning out the garage, which was surprisingly successful, then Spencer get "my" car to work, and up to the repair shop to finish, then off to the movies to see HOP. Which by the way was really funny. Once the credits came on they cut the sound, and I guess the manager spoke, and let us know that we had a tornado warning. Hmmm....well I knew we were getting rain, and while I was cleaning the garage we had bad wind. When we were heading out we heard a couple people talk saying that one touched down 2 blocks away (from the theater).
Once we got home Spencer got a call from one of his work buddies asking if they could stay the night because 1. their power was out and 2. a couple houses down from them got torn through. So we got cleaning out the spare room. We needed to do that anyways but still. But if you think about it, I finally got Spencer to help me clean, and I didn't have to ask. Hehehehe!
So now we wait.....


Edit:
Here are some photos I stole from the local news website:

These 2 photos are the weather conditions....

Here is some damage.....
These last 2 photos "WAS" a Lowes in Sanford about an hour from us.

2 New Projects

Using a simple bathroom over-the-toliet rack
By turning this........

Into this.....

Sooooo.....much better, more room on the rest of the counters, and now I have space on top of my fridge. I think I'm so nifty...lol.


Also turning this....
*****Picture coming soon, as soon as Spencer comes home with a part****

J'aime the Extreme Coupon Diva - As Featured on TLC Extreme Couponing

J'aime the Extreme Coupon Diva - As Featured on TLC Extreme Couponing

I'm thinking I'm gonna start coupon-ing. This woman had a $1,900 grocery bill and only paid $103! I don't mind spending hours clipping if I save this much money!

This weekend was fun. Saturday we went to take Hayden to see the Easter Bunny. Not the best phone picture below, but it works. I think the picture itself came out great!
Also tried to see the movie HOP, but got side-tracked with the new Putt-Putt next to the movie theater. We played a few games & took Hayden on the Go-Kart track. He just now was able to ride passenger. So Spencer took Hayden & I rode by myself. Spencer taunted me saying I wouldn't be able to pass him. So I took his challenge & on the 2nd to last lap, I proved him wrong. And of course as every man, they don't want to admit that they lost.

Sunday, we went fishing early in the morning. Of course I had fun. Hayden was able to catch 3 fish, I caught 4 fish, and poor little Spencer caught 1. Hahaha! But I still love him.

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