A New Do for Another Year Older

Well I’m back to blonde look!  Sorry about the crappy picture for some reason my iPhone doesn’t take the best close up pictures (yes I’m sure it’s the operator but let’s go with it).  I did have a nice time talking with my cousin.  It’s always nice to talk to someone who knows you and the members who play the roles in your world.

Thank you for my amazing friends who took the time to send me birthday cards.  You all are too sweet, I’m horrible with cards so forgive me that it takes everything I got to make sure to get Christmas Cards out.  Tonight my Tuesday dinner friend is so sweet and is having dinner for me.  It meant so much to me that she wanted to make sure I had a special day.  You got to love friends who do the little things that mean the world!

Yes it is true I will be 36 years old tomorrow!  This has been a crazy year for me personally.  I have thankfully been very blessed with a job that keeps me very busy and takes very good care of me!  Rick sadly lost his job but has been helping with the kids. I have been on a weight loss journey and of last week’s weight in down 23.8 lbs.  It has been a slow go but I can feel the difference in my clothes.  I try to go walking at least 4 or 5 times a week.  I wish I could say I’m dropping like 5 lbs a week but it’s a slow go of usually 1 to 2 lbs.  I may not be skinny girl by the end of summer but maybe next year … lol.  I have to keep it in my mind I’m doing this right and not to let the green little monster in me get jealous if I hear a story on FB of someone loosing 20 lbs a month … ugh.  Ok back down green monster … lol.  So there you have it a year of craziness but some clarity and needing to better me.  Here’s to another year ups and downs I’ll take them all as long as my weight is the down one … hehe!

Weekend Wrap Wednesday ~ A bitter sweet good-bye

Well what a weekend we had, our exchange student's dad showed up from Korea to take him home. A bitter sweet good-bye that was, for those who have been with me for a while know all about the troubles that I had with respect and just obeying. Of course the boys just loved him so I know they are a little sad. While cleaning up his room and you know folding all his clothing since he did none of this. I found some fun things .. like a wall full of boogers! Yes on the side of his bed was a wall of boogers (yes I've enclosed a picture). Then while emptying out the dressers I found on my antique (passed down amazing dresser) he had carved his NAME! Yes not only had he carved his name but the numbers 123! Who knows why he felt the need to deface my super expensive and irreplaceable dresser! Thankfully he was staying with his dad when I found this, because it would not have been a pretty site!

Saturday my exchange student and his father came over to pick up his things and go to a BBQ we had planned at my friends waterfront. We were going to have it at my parents waterfront but they are now re-landscaping the whole thing! So yup that means no party there! A big thanks to my girlfriend she was so sweet and invited more friends and kids our exchange students age. Even with the rain we had a great time the kids went in the boat and even jumped in a few times. The adults had some beers and sat by the bon fire, all and all it was a great time had by all. Caden even had a good time with one of the gals boyfriends, I thought Caden would want nothing to do with him. He's a ex-marine and covered in Tattoos head to toe (even the neck) super nice couple I really enjoyed them but you know how Caden is around anybody but me. I've put some cute pictures of the two of them, see kids know who's good and bad. Now the car ride home was oh so fun, see Rick took them there I took them home. Rick said our ES dad talked the whole time, but with me driving I got maybe 10 words! Guess I now know why our ES rarely spoke to me. Oh well they ran out of here like their pants were on fire, I guess that is farewell. Now crack me open a bottle of wine, I think I deserve it after the longest 10 months of my life. I think I rather be pregnant again then have that child live with me again, those of you who know me know how bad my pregnancy was and why we stopped at 2!

Sunday I even got to sleep in until 9am! I know I was shocked too, I guess when you work until 2am getting 7 hours of sleep is a good thing right? LOL So of course my dear hubs wanted to sleep in and couldn't help out with the kids. Some days he kills me, he did turn over and tell me that he thinks we should have an ES the next because it's too much work! Really what work did you have to do? I'm the one that took him to school and picked him up every day, made his breakfast and dinners etc and oh yeah did his laundry. Oh wait you helped do his school project that took you 2 days of your time. Yup too much work! Some days you kill me, then he says oh I mean too much work for you, yeah right that's what you meant!

After that lovely discussion I got the kids ready and headed out, if I'm not going to get any help I'm going out so I don't pull out the rest of my hair! What short styles are in right? I can cover up that bald spot easily? So we venture over to my girlfriend Rachael's house for craft day! I'm bound and determined to finish up Caden's pillow! While I finished up my 2nd pillow, Racheal and Cole made a snake for him. I'm telling you this girl is too smart, she just drew it out and then it was ready to cut out! She has the patience of a saint and even showed Cole how to work the sewing machine (I know he's my own child and I would have killed him ... LOL). She of course whipped out 2 snakes to my one pillow. Oh yeah my pillow I sewed the fabric on onside inside out ... UGH, she had to take the seam ripper to it and then since I was spent sewed it back together for me the right way. I saved the stuffing for Monday night, what a girl only has so much steam in here!

Monday I worked and oh yeah went to my annual appointment, get this I was 5 minutes early! What I took proof for those who didn't believe me!!! Oh joy a lovely apt where a foreign bodies are put in you that oh so comfortable and joy a breast examination also! Yes I know these things are good, that is why I go each year! Nothing says I'm going to love it! Or having my weight taken again, really I was just here a week ago can't you just use that? Oh thanks, I love stepping onto that huge scale and feeling like a contestant on The Biggest Loser! And just to make my life oh so much better so told me that she's had this cold for 6 weeks and it can run for about 8 weeks! Oh joy you really know how to give a girl a good time! Back to work I went, love me some data entry. Now only if I could find a job that I did data entry every day from home! That would rock! Especially since today was a secret squirrel meeting that made me super uneasy! I miss having one of my bosses daughters working there, she always had the inside track and would tell me what was going on. I tried asking the person that was in the meeting with my boss, but got nothing. UGH .... Just give me a heads up if I'm going to get laid off please, I hate surprises and I really would like to know if I have to look for a new job! Yup on the edge of my seat. I'll keep you all updated!

Well I'm out of here, oh yeah I forgot to mention I got my hair done too! Yup back to blond ambition tour, here I come! I've added a few fun shots, one of my crazy updo wantabe ... LOL. Loving the new hair, so I guess I'll hang onto that for now :)

Oh wait Caden has some new words, before it was just mommy or daddy:

Pepe - and points to the area (Oh yeah Rick's favorite)

No (Oh I thought we would wait on this one)

I don't know (oh yeah our ES favorite saying to say to me)

Mine (oh yeah everything is his ... UGH)

Moo (for Milk)

Ok now I'm out of here :)