Date:	2009-02-14 19:58
Subject:	Valentine's Day
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Mood:	hopeful

I am spending the day doing laundry and suffering from eating to much chinese food earlier at lunch. It was good, but now my stomach is highly mad at me.

Alex is learning Twinkle Twinkle Little Star on the keyboard. I am very excited that she finds the piano interesting. I don't set long practice times for her yet I am letting her experiment with it for a while to see if she really likes it.

She is wanting a guitar too. Chad has found one we might get her for her b-day. It would be cool if she picked up both.

We are watching spongebob squarepants right now and I have to say this show never gets old. The things those crazy little fish say crack me up.

I am reading 4 books at once. I don't think I will do that again, I am getting one confused with the other if I go to long without reading one or the other...lol. I hope Alex enjoys reading as much as me when she gets older. She already knows how to read pretty good and is always reading these little readers from school to me and she writes really good too. When I was in kindergarten I could barely write my name. It's amazing how much they teach them now at a young age. Of course she is in a advanced reading class because she is just to damn smart. (Had to through that proud momma comment in there)

But really the one to thank is my pocketbook, because I had to work from the time she was born she has been in pre-school since she was 2 1/2 and learned most everything in there they teach in kindergarten. I just wish she could sit still for 5 minutes. She has ants in her pants most of the time.

Date:	2009-02-10 21:23
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Mood:	embarrassed

I should not allow my child to watch Family Guy...but here I am on the internet and my child is watching Family Guy.

I get the "Number One Mom of the Year award"

I have all my cats on a diet. The vet gave me some very expensive cat food and I mix it with can food. They get it twice a day and I give them thirty minutes to eat before I take it up from them. Tigger was 23 pounds at the vet last week and she is fat fat the water rat. It's funny though she acts like she feels better now that she is on her arthritis medicine and new diet. I need to take before and after pictures. That is if one of them don't eat me in my sleep because I am starving them to death.

Guess I better put this post up before the rainstorm knocks my electricity out.

Date:	2009-02-09 19:53
Subject:	A calm between The movie Robots and Chad's band
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Mood:	calm
Music:	very hard rock guitar

The noise level in my house at this point is almost unbearable. I got Alex watching Robots at very loud decimals and Chad's band in the garage getting louder with every song. Between the two I am reading a book...are you wondering how? I have a very strong ability to block out everything around me. Actually, the noise relaxes me sometimes...sometimes I hate it, but tonight it is relaxing me. It's makes me feel good to know that my family is having a good time. It's everything I ever wanted in the world at this point. WOW!

Date:	2009-02-08 22:04
Subject:	I got my laundry done.
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Mood:	tired

Why is it that I have the weekends off from work, but I work all weekend anyway?

It seems like no matter how hard I try my house always looks like a wreck by Friday evening and I have to start all over cleaning.

Well I got it all done and it is now 10:00 PM...guess I will go to bed in a few minutes and go back to work in the morning and do it all over again.

Watching Family Guy, plus Chad and Alex are both passed out over in his recliner...got to wake them up so they can go to bed....lol

Date:	2009-02-07 21:54
Subject:	It's been a while
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Mood:	blank

It's been a while. How is the Livejournal community doing?

I haven't had anything to say really. That sounds bad but writing has been difficult at work and home too. Never have time.

I still get on here and check out journals from time to time. Would like to get back into using this thing. I miss posting.

Date:	2004-08-06 09:43
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Mood:	excited

YAY!!! It's friday.....everyone chant for 5 o'clock!!! It couldn't get here soon enough. Here are a list of activities I have planed for next week. It is really short....

1. Get Yoda my new cat tomorrow and take him to vet to make sure he ain't got some funk diseases and take him home and introduce him to his 3 new buddies ...actually make that 4 counting Alexandra. :)
2. I plan to take Alexandra to the Zoo next week sometimes...
3. Get Suzie to dye my hair one day.
4. Get my shit (childhood toys) out of my grandma's garage and do something with them....(MAYBE a freaking yardsale next weekend!!!)
5. Sleep...play....sleep some more....play some more....
6. DO ABSOLUTELY NOTHING!!!

Oh yeah we decided to put the Roswell trip off. We decided we would wait a year or two until Alexandra was old enough to may start remembering them. :) So maybe next year I will get pictures of her and our distant relatives.

I am so excited for katybean , heyjana ,  heymaggie  , & miss_pie !!! Congratulations on the new HOUSE!! :)

Date:	2004-08-05 13:11
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Mood:	drained

I have been trying to think of something to write all day long, but for some reason I just can't think of damn thing. I think I have to much on my mind lately. I am seriously ready for my vacation. These past two days have been overwhelming busy up here. I think because they know I am going to be gone next week and I am the only one who knows how to put anything into the computer they want to make sure they don't have anything they might not know how to do next week while I am gone. I have a feeling I will be getting several phone calls next week from Laura.

I was happy this morning to get a email from Katy/Aunt Christy clearing up alot of miss understandings. I have been seriously worried about that whole situation. It sounds like some rational thinking is going to take place now from the four kids of my grandmother. I hope so.

Anyway...back to work. I will be back in tune with myself when I get back from vacation. I can't wait to not have to go anywhere in the mornings and spend tons of time with Alexandra and Chad. :)

Hey look I thought of something to write...boring but it is writing right?

Date:	2004-08-03 12:35
Subject:	50 things meme...
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Mood:	amused

( This is long so it is behind a cut )

Okay so I have a vet appointment set Saturday morning at 10:30 AM for my new feline friend. I hope I can catch him now...hahahaha! I just paged my mother because she is going to help me...she doesn't know this yet, but yes she is going to help me catch him....hee hee! I don't think it will be to bad, but am going to have Alexandra with me, because Chad has to work and I figured it would be easier with help.

They are going to do a combo test for lukemia and cat aids (she said it takes 15 minutes to get results!!). Then if he is tests negative for both I am going to go ahead and get a worm test and all that stuff done, because she told me the over the counter worm treatments are crap basically and they are not good for all parasites. Oh well at least the flea treatment will work on him...hee hee.

I seriously hope this cat is okay, because now I am getting excited about a new addition, plus he is starting to dip into my pocket book now...heehee.

Date:	2004-08-02 13:41
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Mood:	hopeful

I am about to have a new addition to my already crowded house...hee hee.

We have a cat up here that I have been feeding for about 8 months now. He is the most beautiful cat (I think he is full blooded Siamese)...beautiful! Anyway...he has lost his shelter next door to us because they are closing the trailer house sale center we had next door. (He was living under the office and coming over to eat at our place). Well lately he has been sleeping out behind the building here and trying his best to stay cool. We have a old aerobics trampoline outside he has been using as a bed.

We have become very good friends and I have been able to pet him now for about a month with out him running from me. He is declawed which is totally dangerous for him being outside and he is fixed as well.

I just talked to Chad and have been given permission to once again let our home be invaded by another little beast as long as I get him some flea treatment and get some deworming pills...so I am about to head to wal-mart in a few to get these two items.

Oh by the way his name is Yoda....I named him months ago. HEE!!!

Date:	2004-08-02 11:54
Subject:	My weekend...
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Mood:	peaceful

Wow this weekend was just wonderful and know a list of things that happened to make it really great:

1. Friday night the baby went to sleep around 8ish and The Chad and me watched Butterfly Effect...very strange movie, but good. Then afterwards we worked on experiencing passion. It was so nice. I won't go into great detail with everything, but it was really nice...we stayed up until about 1 in the morning just talking and getting to know each other...
2. Saturday...Chad had to work most of the morning and my mom came over and hung out with the baby and me...it was really fun just yappin' the morning away and playing.
3. Then that evening Alexandra went and stayed with my momma and we went out to eat and play a little pool with another couple. We started out at Joe's Crab Shack (which I might add is way over rated for the price, but it was still good)...then we went to play pool...we got at the pool hall about 7ish and I have to say apparently we are all a bunch of light weights because everyone was ready to go home by 9:30...sad hu? Nope after the couple left Chad and me hung out and watched Hell Boy (which I missed most of because I fell asleep on the couch...hee hee), but then Chad woke me up and we did some more of that passion exploring again.
4. The next morning we went and got Alexandra, then went grocery shopping. We tooke a family nap (very nice). 
5. Then last night we hung out and played with the baby until she just couldn't hold her eyes open anymore, so she went to sleep and we got Fast Taco...I love that place and much cheaper than Joe's Crab Shack I might add...hee! We went to sleep and I woke up in the middle of the night to Chad holding my hand. It was way cool. I went back to sleep with a smile on my face and here I am now back at the old grind, but next week is my vacation!!! So excited.

Hope everyone else had a great weekend too!!! 

Date:	2004-07-30 16:27
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Mood:	exhausted

Finally posting today and now I am leaving in 30 minutes...*sigh* This has been a hellofaday!! Drama drama drama and more drama...that is all I am going to say about that one. Sometimes it just hurts alot to love a bunch of crazy people...

In other news I am going out on a date Saturday night with Chad and we are meeting another couple (the dude works with Chad) to go eat dinner and play pool afterward and just hang out with other people of the human species....I even went and bought some jeans to fit my huge butt to celebrate the occasion. Our pool sticks that have been in the top of my closet now for over 2 years will be pulled down and dusted off...YAY!! I hope I can remember how to even do this...I hope I don't drink or smoke to damn much either...eek! Must stay away from anything with vodka or that says schnapps on it...they are not good friends of mine...but I know another that I would like to have as a friend for the evening...hello Jose...;)

Anyway...everyone have a good weekend. I am almost outtahere!!

Date:	2004-07-29 16:12
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Mood:	calm

Nobody wanted me to ask them any questions...oh well I can't think of a good questions anyway...hee hee.

Today has been so freaking busy up here and I am so ready to go home.

I know I will probably get stoned for saying this, but I seriously hope it rains again tonight....just a little...I slept like a baby last night with all the thunder and such.

Although, this shit did bring something in with it that has made my allergies flare up some...oh well what is a few little hives all over your freaking hands!!!!!

I am going tomorrow night to see The Village...totally excited about this!

Anyway have a nice evening all!

Date:	2004-07-28 12:06
Subject:	I'm a Alien from another planet....
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Mood:	amused

Well well well...we have made up our mind what we are going to do on our vacation in two weeks IF we travel somewhere. It is something I would have never come up with on my own...but my Chad has a creative side I never knew existed till recently. Yes you guessed it we are going to go to Roswell, New Mexico. Sad but true...I am going to go visit the aliens and eat at that cafe they have built in that crazy little town. Chad is just dying to drive up to Area 51 and let them chase him off of there. *sigh* All in all I think it sounds pretty fun...but I am easy to please so there ya go. ;)

On the way we are going to stop at Carlesbad Caverans. I have heard from several people that it is the closet you will ever get to hell with out actually going. Can't wait...HAHAHA!

Also, in other news a guy that works with Chad has The West Nile Virus....NICE and he thinks he got it while playing baseball in Burleson right down the street from us....even NICER!!!! So maybe getting away for a while and going to the pits of hell might not be such a bad idea...I bet it is to far underground and hot for those nasty bastards and the aliens will chase them off once we reach or destination.

My only problem with this whole thing is traveling with a soon to be 14 month old baby on a 10 to 11 hour car ride. That just doesn't sound to exciting to me....but anything is better than having to clean house all freaking week.

Date:	2004-07-27 16:42
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Mood:	amused

Hello from BabyCenter! Whether your toddler is constantly repeating her favorite words or having trouble getting out anything you can understand, she's eager to communicate with you at this age. If she has a limited vocabulary, she'll express her desires through the few words she knows, along with sounds, babbling, mimicking, and body gestures (notice how the rhythm of her hand gestures matches her attempts to speak). Avoid the temptation to use baby talk around her: You'll help her build a good vocabulary by using the correct words from the start. Researchers do, however, recommend talking to your toddler in a singsong pattern of high- and low-pitched sounds to help promote her natural tendency to copy the melody of language. And don't be surprised if your child has more meltdowns than before; she's just frustrated by her inability to get her point across.

This is so close to the truth right now it is kind of scary...are these people psychic or what? hee hee...

Date:	2004-07-27 10:15
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Mood:	tired

Man o man I am tired today...totally cloudy and not able to concentrate on a damn thing. Thankfully, it is just Laura, Kyle and me today or I would be insane at this point. Alexandra woke me up at 2 this morning and most definately refused to go back to sleep until about 4 this morning....totally made me over sleep this morning...but made it to work on time (not totally positive how I managed that).

She wanted to play and that just sucks when I am half asleep. She kicked me in the nose once as well and pissed me of pretty good, then started laughing at me....what a TOOT!!

Besides that, last night I headed out on a walk with her and her red wagon...we walked for almost 2 hours before she would finally let me stop. I went around our 4 block neighborhood about 3 times, then up and down our street twice. She loves her wagon. With all this riding she did go to sleep early last night, but it doesn't help much when I go to sleep at 11 and she wakes me up 3 hours later.....:/

So tired...don't anyone come in here. Stay on your side of the office please!...PLEASE!...oh damn I hear Kyle's voice getting closer and I feel a big knot growing in my stomach. I want my bed damnit!!

Date:	2004-07-26 15:44
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Mood:	amused

Yesterday was such a nice day that I took Alexandra out in the backyard most of the morning. She got new shoes this weekend....little white sandals...to cute. She absolutely loves her new shoes too and she just loves to be outside. If it is not raining tonight we are so going for a walk with her red wagon.

When I laid her down for her nap her toes were dirty...hahaha. She got a bath last night and the water actually had a dirty look to it when she got out.

When is a good time to get a sandbox?

Date:	2004-07-26 10:12
Subject:	passion
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Mood:	excited

1. intense emotion: intense or overpowering emotion such as love, joy, hatred, or anger Try and play it with a little more passion.

2. strong sexual desire: strong sexual desire and excitement

3. outburst of emotion: a sudden outburst of an emotion such as rage, hatred, or jealousy He flew into a passion.

4. intense enthusiasm for something: a keen interest in a particular subject or activity a passion for music

5. object of enthusiasm: the object of somebody’s intense interest or enthusiasm Orchids are my passion. This is the dictionary definition of this word. I had a conversation yesterday with Chad about this word. He actually started the conversation... I had to look up the word because I really didn't know the definition of it and it is still a little foreign to me even as I read it over and over and over again. This is a emotion/feeling/expression/whatever that I think I knew at one time, but for some reason I have long forgotten what it felt like coming from inside myself mainly because I have blocked it away. This may sound strange to some people, but it is possible for two people to love each other completely, be the best of friends and raise a baby together and never experience this feeling together. Well we talked about it and it is missing, it never really existed between us and we want to find it for each other and our relationship. This was the words I heard yesterday "We need passion, I never thought I needed that in my life, but I have been thinking about it and I really think we need it together...for each other." hmmmmmm.....alot to think about....alot... Well in light of this new/lost feeling that we are going to try and find I made a call this morning for the first time ever....just to say "I love you and hope you have a nice day!" Those few words were so hard for me to get out...sick I know...but it felt so wonderful just to say them and know in my heart of hearts that I truely ment it. I have said I love you before but usually it was in a conversation with him and it didn't seem to mean as much as it did this morning for some reason.  I have been afraid of getting hurt again for so long that I lost a part of myself and now I am not going to be afraid anymore....

Date:	2004-07-23 10:49
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Mood:	artistic

Today on my lunchbreak I am going to get my eyebrows waxed, my lip ripped and my hair washed and trimed....so very excited about the grooming process.

Chad has to work tomorrow all day long....:(  So I think the baby and me will go and visit my mom and maybe some other people if time permits. Everything is based around her nap time at 1:00 (VERY important time...I can't stress how important that time is for her)

I want to take her to the park tomorrow as well, but it all depends on how muggy the weather is and how much I really want to sweat. At this point it seems okay, but I may feel differently in the morning.

I am also on the hunt for some really pretty shelves to hang in my living room and a decorative type mirror as well. I want a mirror on the wall next to my front door and I just can't seem to find one that is the right size or is not so pricy that I say "not worth it".

The shelves I want to be metal works with possible wood as the actual shelf part. I love the combination of wood with metal....so freaking pretty.

I also want to hit some antique stores tomorrow. I miss bottle shopping and I would also like to find a old children's rocking chair that is in really good shape for Alexandra (and me...hee hee).

Anyhoo....I will do the friday five later...I am just not in the mood at the moment. :)

Date:	2004-07-22 11:45
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Mood:	peaceful

It is so quiet around here today...all the guys are gone to meetings and it is just Laura and me. I think she is the other room right now playing soilitare on the computer...we are so bad. ;)

Last night Chad and the baby went to sleep at 8:00 so I had the whole house to myself. I almost didn't know what to do with myself...usually there is so much activity around the house, but for 2 whole hours before I went to bed myself the whole place was mine...all mine...hee hee. So what did I do I watched Seinfeld and Sex and the City. I did manage to get the dishes done and talk to my mom on the phone for about 20 minutes during all that as well...but it seems like it has been months since I have had that much time to myself. I really didn't want to go to bed, but figured I better since I had to wake up at 6 in the morning.

About 3 in the morning I woke up to Alexandra pushing my nose in with her finger and laughing....hee hee. I got her back to sleep pretty quick thank goodness, because at 3 in the morning I am just not in the mood to laugh....but it was still pretty cute. Then around 4 I heard the cats in the kitchen knocking things off my cabinets. It turns out this morning I woke up everything in my kitchen window (plant, couple of bottles, & soap) in the sink....so annoying....

I was reading a article in Parents magazine about the pro and cons of having a baby at different ages...like having one at 20 vs. 30 or 40...I think 30 was a pretty good time to have a baby because I got all my wild stuff out of the way and now I can focus on Alexandra, but also I find that since I am older I am not quite as physically fit as I was at 20 and I fear I will not be able to keep up with her running around the back yard when she is older...hee hee. Anyway...I was wondering what age other people started having babies and what the pros and cons were of you having your child at the age you did....