In case you wondered...

S.O.S

2010-04-16T18:17:00.000-04:00

Guess it's been a while since I last wrote here. I've been busy and it's only going to get worse with birthdays, family vacations, baseball etc creeping up on me.

I'm going to make a better effort (is that proper English?) to write here more often!

But after the day I had at work today...I think I'll sit right here on this couch and drink myself into the weekend!

Slacker

2010-02-26T20:03:00.000-05:00

Appears I've already pushed this blog to the back of my mind. HA. No, not really. Just been busy this week.

I did get my hair cut. I now have slight "bangage". That just made me laugh. But I now use THREE, yes count them, THREE styling tools to fix my hair every morning. I do have to say it's cute. It's no longer just hanging there like it has since 1996.

I went shopping alone this week. That was so much fun. Didn't have a toddler screaming and an 11 year old dragging his feet all over hells half acre. I was able to purchase several pairs of pants and did not have to browse the womens plus department. Such an accomplishment. I also picked up a new workout DVD. It's a Biggest Loser cardio video with Bob. Whoever the hell Bob is. I guess he's a trainer from the Biggest Loser. Don't watch it so I couldn't tell you. However, Bob is down to earth AND the best part: fat people are in the background looking very sweaty and uncoordinated...just like myself! WOO! I've accepted a challenge from my weight loss buds back home. I'm hoping I pull through and not let them down. I'll keep you posted on that one.

Last but not least...this farm house is going to be the death of me. We've had bats for years in the attic and occassionaly in the house. I've just learned to live with the fact that the bats are there until our bedroom gets remodeled. Which at this rate may be never. Chad informed me on Wednesday that he woke up to what he thought was a flying squirrel on the outside of our window screen that eventually scurried up through the attic vents and into our attic. Um...excuse me? WTF? After some google investigating he confirmed it was a flying squirrel. He bought a "have a heart" trap. Suprised by this behavior as the husband is one to shoot vermin out of our upstairs windows...in his underwear. Let that image burn a hole in your brain. Anyway, Thursday morning we had ourselves a little squirrel in the trap. Ahhh great....creepy little basturds. He should be thankful that we spared his little life and let him go by a lake near by. Chad sets the trap again and sure enough we wake up to thrashing around in the trap this morning. Flying Squirrels: 0 Chad: 2. There must be a whole family of those effers up there...gliding from one rubbermaid tub to another rubbermaid tub.

Hair, the weekend and cartoons

2010-02-19T19:43:00.000-05:00

Where should I start? I have a hair appointment tomorrow morning. I'm seriously thinking about doing something drastic. If my friends are reading this they are saying "drastic? yeah right. that will amount to one inch". I've had this feeling that if any of my old high school friends would see me now they might think "wow, she has had the same hair since 1996". I just feel like a change needs to happen. But you see, I don't deal well with change. I also have very curly hair which doesn't cooperate with all styles. It has to remain at least medium length or it will puff out like a helmet head and give me total mom hair. AND my mother always cut my hair short when I was little. I vowed to NEVER have short, short hair ever again when I became of age. We'll see what tomorrow brings.

Ahhh...the weekend. I've been looking forward to this weekend for about a month. Chad and I are going to PF Changs tomorrow in Pittsburgh. We haven't been there in years. Did I mention we are going without children? Oh yes we are! Thanks to the IRS and our tax refund I don't have to order water. I can be such a cheap skate.

Lastly, I am starting to HATE Diego. My God, do we have to watch him 24/7? According to the toddler, yes we do. I guess there are worse things that could be playing on a constant loop in my living room. Such as Barney. *vomit*.

Oh and the snow melted a little bit today. I also kicked dirty snow off of random cars parked in front of my office. I'm so classy.

The dreaded word: DIET

2010-02-17T18:38:00.000-05:00

As I approach the 5th or 6th week (I've lost track) of Weight Watchers, I sit here on the couch and reflect about how I got to the heaviest weight I've ever been. Well besides when I was pregnant with both of my kids. How I got there you may ask? By sitting on this very couch doing absolutely nothing and eating everything in sight! I knew it was time to do something. I was uncomfortable and wanted to look good. On January 4th my journey began. By changing my eating habits I have lost 12 pounds. I knew I had to do more. With my best friends encouragement I started The 30 Day Shred with Jillian Michaels. HOOBOY, was I ever out of shape! But I've done the video 9 out of the last 10 days. This is an accomplishment for me as I am LAY-ZEE! Let me tell you I can certainly tell a difference in the way my clothes fit. The scale might have stalled this week but I know the inches are falling off. That alone is enough to keep me going. I want to look hot this summer for my girls weekend out back home in Kansas. I can't wait!

It's STILL snowing...

2010-02-13T20:03:00.000-05:00

We have enough snow in our yard to make 248 snowmen! I hope the grass is visible by July!

Is this a preview of the terrible two's?

2010-02-08T20:02:00.000-05:00

This 22 month old is about to be the death of me. She has turned into some type of devil, only she doesn't have any horns. Or any that I know of at least. She's very demanding. This past Saturday, as we were trapped in our house for DAYS because of the great blizzard of 2010, she demanded BONES. Yes, you heard me, BONES. WTF? Even if I had bones to give to her she would have thrown herself down on the floor and screamed. Since I didn't have any bones, she yelled for 48 hours "Diego watch em". I can only handle so much Diego and anyway...he's about to run out of animals to save for God's sake.

Let's not even touch the sleep issue. She doesn't do it, doesn't need it and won't have any part of it. I think I've convinced the MIL to stop letting her sleep FOUR hours a day. That was enough to make me want to knife fight her. Even with a nice hour nap during the day, sweet little K will stay up bouncing around my living room til at least 11pm. Then she'll feel the need to greet me again at 5pm or earlier. I haven't even slept on my new mattress one full night.

And let's not forget that we have an addicition to the binky. She might be going to 1st grade with that stupid binky. We've started a rule where she has to be laying down if she wants her binky. This kid will lay down just to suck on it for a few minutes like a bad cigarette habit!

Never fails though...she'll have a fit about something ridiculous and then share all her love and kisses. Her sweet little face will get me through this terrible two stage I'm sure. I just hope it doesn't last long!

Snow, Snow and more SNOW!!

2010-02-05T19:44:00.000-05:00

Looks like we are stuck inside all weekend. Our area is expected to get up to a foot of snow. The news channels are acting like the world will end within 24 hours. It's WINTER people! In Pennsylvania! I'm not sure what they expect. Sunny skies and warm breezes? Not happening. Soon enough it will warm up and then they'll all be bitching because it's too hot.

With the third episode of Diego starting, snow plows going by outside and toddler screaming in my face for "Diego MILK"...I see a beer in my immediate future.

The start of something

2010-02-02T18:48:00.000-05:00

Here I sit with Yo Gabba Gabba dancing around on the tv (freak) and a toddler fussing at my feet. I've been wanting to do this for some time and I figure now would be a great time. I need a place to escape. Vent about my day when no one else's around. Or share the funny stories that my life will certainly encounter.

Let me begin with today. OMFG today. Work was so busy. I've had one certain customer on my mind for a few weeks. She's 89 and I think has the onset of amnesia or something of that sort. I'm not a doctor. But I am an insurance agent that wrote this poor lady an auto policy. #1 mistake as she wrecked her car days after the policy went into force. She's ok physically. But not mentally. I've had many long conversations with her and can tell she is slipping. She has no one to help her. No children, no neices or nephews, no one. She has one sister who is 93 and in poor health at the nursing home. Something in my heart is telling me I need to help her or seek help for her. I've sent an email today to the Area Council on aging or whatever it is here in PA. I'm currently awaiting a reply. I may never hear a reply and if that's the case then I'm probably the one that's going to have to step in and help. Sometimes I feel like I need to save the world.

Stay tuned as I fight for Louise.