It's Friday...

Good morning everyone (I say that like I am writing to millions, but in actuality probably more like one person - myself.) Yesterday was a pretty good day. I was just really busy at work. Today is a great day - PAY DAY!!! Hallelujah, Halellujah! October is going to be a crazy busy month for us physically as well as financially. We just have a lot going on. Oh well...such is life. One week from tomorrow my little baby will be ONE. I can't believe. So, we will have her party on October 6th, family portraits on the 7th, leave for Myrtle Beach for the weekend on the 12th, come home on the 14th, leave for Gatlinburg on the 19th and come home on the 21st. Whew! I am tired just thinking about it. I am going to Gatlinburg for a girls weekend with four friends that I have had since childhood. I am so excited. I had a friend that sent a link to this video and I thought it was funny so I would share.

Coming up with a title for a post is so much pressure...

Well, last night was good. Dad came over to help watch the girls and to stay with me (the scaredy-cat) while Eric was in class from 5-9. The girls were their usual. Cayla goes and goes until she can't go anymore and then she wants to go to bed. Chloe, on the other hand, is pretty even tempered. But, last night she would not listen to a thing I would say.

Me: "Chloe get off the couch and do not mess with the lamp"
Chloe: Stays on the couch and turns the lamp on and off
Me: "Chloe stop!"
Chloe: "I'm sorry mommy. Are you mad at me?"

I HATE when she asks me this. It makes me feel like I should win "The WORST mother of the year award". She is so sweet and loving but I think she knows EXACTLY which of my buttons to push and she just jabs at them over and over. Our personalities are exactly alike and we butt heads pretty frequently.

A friend sent me a link to a video that I thought was pretty funny. I can totally picture this happening at our house.

Thats all for now folks...

Congratulations!

First of all I need to say Congrats to my friend Jennifer. Baby Noah was born yesterday at 5:20pm. He weighed 8lbs 2oz. I am not sure of any more details. I am so happy for her because I know she was extremely nervous about labor and delivery. Second, we had a great birthday party last night for my mom. It was great for the whole family to be together. Here are a couple of pics:

Mom & Dad----------------------------Dad & Nanny

Jay & Kelly




Cayla------------------------------------ Chloe




There are no pictures of me because I was the one taking them. I know you are all so disappointed :) That's about all for now....

Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday to my Mom!! I love you! It is also my dog's birthday so I guess I should say happy birthday to her too....Happy Birthday Angel. :) (That was added just for your enjoyment Courtney) Today is also an important day to my very FIRST friend I ever made. We have been friends since pre-school. She is hopefully going to have baby Noah today! I am so excited for her. It is her first and she is soooooo extremely nervous. So, everyone please pray and pray and pray some more for Jennifer Elrod (Green). Yesterday was another great day with the girls. We played at home and hung out. I didn't sleep very well last night and I think it was due to a certain little girl, brown hair, hazel eyes, VERY cute, about 3.5 years old, and likes to get in our bed in the middle of the night....EVERY night. This would be ok excepts she kicks me all night long. Not just a little nudge...but a KICK!!! Oh well. One day she will not want to snuggle me up and I will miss those midnight snuggles. I guess I should get to work now. I feel like I am drowning at work but I am lacking the motivation to do anything besides tread water...

Here is a pic of Cayla from Friday night at the football game. Her hair...it just sticks up...EVERYWHERE!

Sisterly Love

Refreshed

Today was a pretty good day. Something exciting happened tonight but I will talk about that in a second. I woke up with an AWFUL headache but after TWO prescription migraine meds (don't worry...not at the same time) I finally started feeling better. So, today was the first day in a long time that we were home pretty much all day so we just hung out and played. It felt so good just to be at home and love on my family. I am so truly blessed. We played, napped, watch the Tech game :( and had fun. I had to pick up Nanny at work and take her home and then I came back home to eat dinner and play with the girls some more. So, now on to what happened that was exciting to me. I logged in to myspace and found that I had a message from someone that I was best friends with in elementary school. We lost touch in middle and high school. I think I have seen her once in maybe the last 10 years. I WAS SO EXCITED TO HEAR FROM HER. I have thought about her many many times in the past but wasn't able to track her down. Anyway, it was exciting for me. I hope that we can reconnect and reminisce about the past. She is stationed in Germany with her hubby so we want be able to see each other but I am still thankful for this chance at a renewed friendship. God is so good!!!!

Ugh!

I just do not feel good today! Wednesday I left work early and went home and went to bed, didn't work yesterday, and today I am at work but I just still do not feel good. :( I could whine and complain enough to make this blog EXTREMELY long but I think I will spare you of that misery. Eric wants to go to the football game tonight but I dont really want to. Bleh.......

Rushed....

This morning has not gone the way I planned from the moment I opened my eyes. My alarm didn't go off (user error...ooops), Chloe was screaming cause she wanted a "sugarman" poptart. I have no idea why she calls a Maple and Brown Sugar Poptart a sugarman...I guess its the same reason she calls them "heel high" shoes instead of high heel shoes. She's 3 and just makes things up. :) I think it is too cute though. Eric was upset with me because he was supposed to meet someone at 7 am and he was going to be late because I needed him to stay home long enough for me to dry my hair. *Disclaimer* I know this sounds ridiculous but just remember back about 4 weeks ago to when we had someone just enter our house at 12:30 at night. So, I have not been able to stay at home by myself yet. Well, I have a couple of times but I just have to do what I feel comfortable with at the time. Anyway, back to drying my hair. I am terrified that I am going to be drying my hair and somebody walk in the house and me not hear them. YES - all the doors and windows are locked but I am still terrified. So, here I am at work (an hour early - cause I can't stay by myself and there are people already at work), Eric is mad and frustrated with me, and I have been a MEANIE to him lately but I think I can blame that on PMS. I have TONS of work today and yet I do not want to do any of it. Ok, enough complaining...

Can we all just get along...

Last night and this morning I felt like I was going to explode. It didn't matter what I did or didn't do Chloe felt the overwhelming desire to whine about it. I am by no means the most patient person in the world but I can usually muster up enough to get by but last night....I had so little patience I couldn't even pretend to be nice. Oh well. It must be a stage. Chloe is typically such a great child and is so much fun to be around. She started going to preschool about 2 weeks ago and is LOVING it. Cayla is growing up so quickly. She will be ONE in about 3 weeks and I can't believe it. She can stand up without holding on....when she wants to. I also think she could walk...if she wanted to. She just wants to do things HER way and when SHE wants to. I think she gets that from her mama, but I am not sure :) Poor Eric! He is such a great husband and father but boy does he have he hands full. I am including myself in the reason I say "Poor Eric!" I am probably not the easiest person to be married to. But, he still loves me! This is a picture I took last night of Cayla... Check out her hair!!

Here is a video of Chloe dancing to High School Musical 2. I seriously think we have watched it atleast 30 times. I am not sure where she learned these dance moves...they need a little work though.

Life is great and I wouldn't change anything. We are all happy and healthy!

Peek-A-Boo

Peek-A-Boo. I have decided that I THINK I MIGHT want to start a blog. We'll see how long this lasts... I think I will try my first real post later.