Momma Love Ramblings

Quote of the week ~ March 1, 2009 - March 7, 2009

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“In the best of times, our days are numbered anyway. So it would be a crime against nature for any generation to take the world crisis so solemnly, that it put off enjoying those things for which we were designed in the 1st place: the opportunity to do good work, to enjoy friends, to fall in love, to hit a ball, and to bounce a baby.” ~ Alistair Cooke

Weight loss photos

2008-12-08T13:37:00.003-07:00

I wanted to show a picture of my weight loss so far. The first picture was taken September 24, 2008. The other one was taken around Christmas 2004 I think.

There has been a big change.

New family picture

2008-12-04T12:07:00.002-07:00

I have a new family picture of my siblings and I from Thanksgiving. I thought I would share with you.

Quote of the week ~ November 16, 2008 - November 22, 2008

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Wow! I haven't posted in a long time. I hope to get a weigh in posted soon, but for now here are a couple quotes:

"There are as many nights as days, and the one is just as long as the other in the year's course. Even a happy life cannot be without a measure of darkness, and the word 'happy' would lose its meaning if it were not balanced by sadness." ~ Carl Jung

“Being happy doesn't mean that everything is perfect. It means that you've decided to look beyond the imperfections.” ~ Unknown

"Happiness often sneaks in through a door you didn't know you left open." ~ John Barrymore

Weigh-in ~ September 22, 2008

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Here is my latest weigh in. I will post them when I can.

Starting weight: 227 lbs

Last weigh in: 210.5 lbs

Current weight: 206.5 lbs

Total weight difference: -4 lbs

Total weight loss to date: -20.5 lbs

Total weight loss to reach goal: 31.5 lbs

Quote of the week ~ August 24, 2008 - August 30, 2008

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"Love is, above all, the gift of oneself." ~ Jean Marie Lucien Pierre Anouilh

First day of first grade~

2008-08-25T13:24:00.002-06:00

Today was Superhero's first day of first grade. He met his teachers last week and was excited. He also learned how to tie his shoes with his dad over the weekend. So much going on. I can't wait to pick him up and see how it went. Here is a picture as he left my place.

Weigh-in ~ August 21, 2008

2008-08-25T13:16:00.004-06:00

I know I have been slacking on my weigh-in's but here my latest weigh-in.

Starting weight: 227 lbs

Last weigh in: 215.5 lbs

Current weight: 210.5 lbs

Total weight difference: -5 lbs

Total weight loss to date: -16.5 lbs

Total weight loss to reach goal: 35.5 lbs

Quote of the week ~ August 10, 2008 - August 16, 2008

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"One loyal friend is worth ten thousand relatives." ~ Euripides

"My best friend is the one who brings out the best in me." ~ Henry Ford

"I no doubt deserved my enemies, but I don't believe I deserved my friends." ~ Walt Whitman

Kids say the darndest things!

2008-07-31T16:41:00.002-06:00

Today Superhero was in the car with me and he told me "Now that I'm six and a half I feel like an adult than when I was six. I mean, I'm almost a grown up now since I'm six and a half."

Kids say the darndest things!

Quote of the week ~ July 27, 2008 - August 2, 2008

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My sister is getting married next week, so in honor of that I have a few quotes for her:

"Marriage is not a word. It is a sentence. (A life sentence!)"

"Marriage requires a man to prepare 5 types of "RINGS":
a) The Engagement Ring
b) The Wedding Ring
c) The SuffeRing
d) The EnduRing
e) The TortuRing "

"I never knew what real happiness was until I got married and by then, it was too late."

"Marriage is when a man and woman become as one; the trouble starts when they try to decide which one."

"An archaeologist is the best husband a woman can have; the older she gets, the more interested he is in her."

Okay, okay, enough of the jokes, here are a couple good ones:

"Seek a happy marriage with wholeness of heart, but do not expect to reach the Promised Land without going through some wilderness together."

"Happy marriages begin when we marry the one we love, and they blossom when we love the one we married."

"My greatest wish for the two of you is that through the years your love for each other will so deepen and grow, that years from now you will look back on this day, your wedding day, as the day you loved each other the least."

And just for fun!

“The noblest of all dogs is the hot-dog; it feeds the hand that bites it.” ~ Laurence J. Peter

Quote of the week ~ July 20, 2008 - July 26, 2008

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"Whatever you do, you need courage. Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are wrong. There are always difficulties arising that tempt you to believe your critics are right. To map out a course of action and follow it to an end requires some of the same courage that a soldier needs. Peace has its victories, but it takes brave men and women to win them." ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

Quote of the week ~ July 13, 2008 - July 19, 2008

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"There's one sad truth in life I've found
While journeying east and west -
The only folks we really wound
Are those we love the best.
We flatter those we scarcely know,
We please the fleeting guest,
And deal full many a thoughtless blow
To those who love us best."
~Ella Wheeler Wilcox

"Never ruin an apology with an excuse." ~Kimberly Johnson

“I am sorry to think that you do not get a man's most effective criticism until you provoke him. Severe truth is expressed with some bitterness.” ~ Henry David Thoreau

Weigh in ~ July 16, 2008

2008-07-17T18:17:00.004-06:00

I have not done a weigh-in in quite some time but here it is. I had some tough times and caught myself emotional eating, but got back on track to do a weigh in.

Starting weight: 227 lbs

Last weigh in: 222 lbs

Current weight: 215.5 lbs

Total weight difference: -6.5 lbs

Total weight loss to date: -11.5 lbs

Total weight loss to reach goal: 40.5 lbs

Future Airline Travel

2008-06-10T13:20:00.003-06:00

I was sent this from my mother and thought it was funny enough to share. Enjoy. :)

http://s198.photobucket.com/albums/aa233/scottlesmom/?action=view¤t=FutureAirlineTravel.flv

Quote of the week ~ May 18, 2008 - May 24, 2008

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“If you will call your troubles experiences, and remember that every experience develops some latent force within you, you will grow vigorous and happy, however adverse your circumstances may seem to be.” ~ John Heywood

Quote of the week ~ May 11, 2008 - May 17, 2008

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"Identity is felt as one's soul finding its weight and measure. We are who we are because we have uncovered the stuff of which we are made." ~ Thomas Moore in Care of the Soul

Quote of the week ~ April 27, 2008 - May 3, 2008

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"Individuality rises out of the soul as water rises out of the depths of the earth. We are who we are because of the special mix that makes up our soul." ~ Thomas Moore in Care of the Soul

Quote of the week ~ April 13, 2008 - April 19, 2008

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“You don't develop courage by being happy in your relationships everyday. You develop it by surviving difficult times and challenging adversity.” ~ Epicurus.

"Hope is important because it can make the present moment less difficult to bear. If we believe that tomorrow will be better, we can bear a hardship today.” ~ Thich Nhat Hanh

“Our lives improve only when we take chances and the first and most difficult risk we can take is to be honest with ourselves.” ~ Walter Anderson

Quote of the week ~ April 6, 2008 - April 12, 2008

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“You may never know what results come of your action, but if you do nothing there will be no result” ~ Mahatma Gandhi

“Never let go of hope. One day you will see that it all has finally come together. What you have always wished for has finally come to be. You will look back and laugh at what has passed and you will ask yourself... 'How did I get through all of that?” ~ Unknown

Weigh in ~ March 30, 2008

2008-04-01T08:57:00.002-06:00

My internet connection opportunities are very limited, but I hope to keep this updated.

My weigh in was done March 30, 2008.

Starting weight: 227 lbs

Last week: 227 lbs

Current weight: 222 lbs

Total weight difference: -5 lbs

Total weight loss to date: 5 lbs

Total weight loss to reach goal: 47 lbs

Still going down, which is great! Thanks for staying with me through this. And don't mind the need for a pedicure. Someday I will have time to fix it. :)

Quote of the week ~ March 30, 2008 - April 5, 2008

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"It is often hard to distinguish between the hard knocks in life and those of opportunity." ~ Frederick Phillips

Quote of the week ~ March 23, 2008 - March 28, 2008

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"We must be willing to get rid of the life we had planned so as to have the life that was waiting for us." ~ Joseph Campbells

Quote of the week ~ March 9, 2008 - March 15, 2008

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“I know that you believe you understand what you think I said, but I'm not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant.” ~ Robert McCloskey

“Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.” ~ Carl Jung

Weigh in ~ March 8, 2008

2008-03-08T14:44:00.004-07:00

So since today is the first day, I will post my weigh in. I will try and keep it consistent with weigh ins on Saturdays, but don't be suprised when I forget. :)

Although my beginning weight was originally 245 lbs for this process I will begin with a starting weight from today.

Starting weight: 227 lbs

Last week: n/a

Current weight: 227 lbs

Total weight difference: -0 lbs

Total weight loss to date: 0 lbs

Total weight loss to reach goal: 52 lbs

Thanks for supporting me on this journey!

Weight loss blogging~

2008-03-08T14:35:00.004-07:00

I have decided for my health and happiness to loss some weight. I started recently on a low carb diet. It is very unstructured right now, but I am sure I will get into the groove soon. I began at about 245 lbs. I decided that Weight Watchers has a good motivational feature that you weigh in in front of other people. That kind of "humiliation" may actually be a good way of making sure you work on what you are supposed to do. So I have decided that I want to do a weekly weigh in on my blog. I will face the public humiliation of the 2 or 3 people who might actually be reading my blog and use that as a motivation for me to continue losing weight. So here it is. You get to go on this journey with me. I have a goal of making it to at least 175 lbs right now and reassessing at that time where I want to go from there. Thanks for joining me on this journey.

Quote of the week ~ March 2, 2008 - March 8, 2008

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"Just because we increase the speed of information doesn't mean we can increase the speed of decisions. Pondering, reflecting and ruminating are undervalued skills in our culture." ~Dale Dauten

"We know what happens to people who stay in the middle of the road. They get run over." ~Aneurin Bevan

Quote of the week ~ February 24, 2008 - March 1, 2008

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Where love reigns, there is no will to power; and where the will to power is paramount, love is lacking. The one is but the shadow of the other. ~ Carl Jung

Quote of the week ~ February 17, 2008 - February 23, 2008

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“The indispensable first step to getting the things you want out of life is this: Decide what you want.” ~ Ben Stein

Quote of the Week ~ February 10, 2008 - February 16, 2008

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"Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one's definition of your life; define yourself." ~ Harvey Fierstein

"The hardest thing to learn in life is which bridges to cross and which to burn." ~David Russell

"A man's face is his autobiography. A woman's face is her work of fiction." ~Oscar Wilde

Quote of the week ~ February 3, 2008 - February 9, 2008

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"At every crisis in one's life, it is absolute salvation to have some sympathetic friend to whom you can think aloud without restraint or misgiving." ~ Woodrow Wilson

"If I can endure for this minute whatever is happening to me No matter how heavy my heart is or how dark the moment might be... If I can but keep on believing what I know in my heart to be true, That darkness will fade with morning and that this will pass away, too... Then nothing can ever disturb me or fill me with uncertain fear, For as sure as night brings dawning, my morning is bound to appear..." ~Unknown

"Day by day nothing seems to change, but pretty soon everything's different." -- Calvin & Hobbes

Day 3 of nasty mystery bug~

2008-01-31T03:31:00.000-07:00

Here are are on probably day 3 now of Arin's mystery bug. Apparently it waited a little while to reach my kids. It is puking during the night, diarrhea at night and in the morning, and totally fine during most of the day.

Superhero was kind of nauseous on Tuesday during the day, but went to school and was fine. That night while I was at work he puked and had diarrhea. Then yesterday morning, more diarrhea. Then he was totally fine yesterday. Not sick at all. Then of course at 3:20 a.m. today he comes in and tells me he doesn't feel good. I rush and get an old ice cream bucket for him to use as a puke bucket. He cries, yells and complains, but no puke yet.

Then he gets ready so I hold the bucket for him. His first projectile vomit landed half in the bucket and half on my lap. Yummy! What a good morning wake up call. He just keeps telling me how much he hates the bug. So I was off to a quick shower and I am totally awake at 3:30a.m. When will this end? I can't afford to get this bug either. I can't miss work. I hope Bibbitt doesn't get it either.

I just I e-mailed the teachers and let them know he will be out today. Now, just thinking about it, I feel naseous. I hope it passes soon. I hope that we can contain it. I think Arin's family fought it for about a week and a half. We shall see.

Some extra quotes for the week~

2008-01-30T12:02:00.001-07:00

This week I have been thinking a lot about my friends and everything they do for me. While looking for quotes I ran across several I wanted to share, so I am adding this these for now.

"A friend shares the good times and helps out by listening during the bad times." ---Molly Oliver

"Don't pity the girl with one true friend. Envy her. Pity the girl with just a thousand acquaintances." ---Katie Obenchain

"A friend is a person who know what you are saying, even if you're not talking." ---Sarah Bennett

"Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore." ---Psalms 16: 11

"Never forget the days I spent with you. Continue to be my friend, as you will always find me yours." ---Ludwig Van Beethoven

"Sometimes in life, you find a special friend. Someone who changes your life just by being a part of it. Someone who makes you laugh until you can't stop. Someone who makes you believe that there really is good in the world. Someone who convinces you that there really is an unlocked door just waiting for you to open it. This is forever friendship. When you're down and the world seems dark and empty, your forever friend lifts you up in spirit and makes that dark and empty world suddenly seem bright and full. Your forever friend gets you through the hard times, the sad times and the confused times. If you turn and walk away, your forever friend follows. If you lose your way, your forever friend guides you and cheers you on. Your forever friend holds your hand and tells you that everything is going to be okay. And if you find such a friend, you feel happy and complete because you need not worry. You have a forever friend, and forever has no end." ---Unknown

"If I could reach up and hold a star for every time you made me smile, the entire evening sky would be in the palm of my hand." ---Unknown

A friend is one who knows us, but loves us anyway. -- Fr. Jerome Cummings

Thank you to those who have been there for me, and for everything you do for me.

Some old pictures of momma love~

2008-01-28T10:56:00.000-07:00

This is my husband and I about a month after we were married.

This is a picture of my mother, Superhero and I when Superhero was about nine months.

This is a picture of me when I was about 12 years old. Look at how big a dork I was.

Quote of the Week ~ January 27, 2008 - February 2, 2008

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Three passions have governed my life:
The longings for love, the search for knowledge,
And unbearable pity for the suffering of [humankind].
Love brings ecstasy and relieves loneliness.
In the union of love I have seen
In a mystic miniature the prefiguring vision
Of the heavens that saints and poets have imagined.

With equal passion I have sought knowledge.
I have wished to understand the hearts of [people].
I have wished to know why the stars shine.
Love and knowledge led upwards to the heavens,
But always pity brought me back to earth;
Cries of pain reverberated in my heart
Of children in famine, of victims tortured
And of old people left helpless.
I long to alleviate the evil, but I cannot,
And I too suffer.
This has been my life;
I found it worth living. ~ Bertran Russell

Quote of the week~January 20, 2008-January 26, 2007

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“In everyone's life, at some time, our inner fire goes out. It is then burst into flame by an encounter with another human being. We should all be thankful for those people who rekindle the inner spirit.” ~ Albert Schweitzer

We Shot The Moon concert

2008-01-20T00:53:00.000-07:00

I am up in Rexburg, ID on vacation with my sister and I got to go see Who Shot The Moon. They rocked and I got to meet the band. It was so fun. They are amazing and I can't wait to see them again in March in Denver. They were so nice and I really enjoyed myself. It was the first concert. I have been to in a long time, but I loved it so much. I can't wait until March!!!!

Quote of the week~January 13, 2008-January 19, 2008

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In times of prosperity friends will be plenty; in time of adversity not one in twenty.~English Proverb

January music recommendation~

2008-01-15T14:51:00.000-07:00

I have to promote this new small band I just found. I stumbled upon them totally on accident but I love them. Their name is We Shot The Moon. They have a great sound, and I hope they have a lot of potential to become big. They sound great.

Here is their Myspace page:

http://www.myspace.com/weshotthemoon

I have tickets to the concert here in Denver in March and I am trying to pimp them out to everyone. Check them out. Let me know what you think.

Bibbit's estate request

2008-01-15T14:45:00.000-07:00

Bibbit was talking on the phone to Daddy Love while I was surfing on the internet. I wasn't paying attention to the conversation but all of the sudden I hear Bibbit ask Daddy Love, "If you die, can I have your bed?". I started laughing so hard. I have no idea where he came up with that. I got back on the phone and asked Daddy Love what they were talking about that for. He thought I told him to say it. Apparently he heard it on a commercial for Corey in the House. Oh, help us, he is ready for us to die already.

Quote of the week~January 6, 2008-January 12, 2008

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"I cannot say whether things will get better if we change; what I can say is they must change if they are to get better." ~Georg C Lictenberg

Quote of the week~December 30, 2007-January 5, 2008

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In honor of the new year:

"Every morning is a fresh beginning. Every day is the world made new. Today is a new day. Today is my world made new. I have lived all my life up to this moment, to come to this day. This moment--this day--is as good as any moment in all eternity. I shall make of this day--each moment of this day--a heaven on earth. This is my day of opportunity."~Dan Custer

Quote of the week December 23-December 29

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THE ROAD NOT TAKEN ~ Robert Frost

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;
Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,
And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.
I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I-
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.

Christmas quote of the week~

2007-12-24T01:11:00.000-07:00

Christmas is for children. But it is for grown-ups too. Even if it is a headache, a chore, and nightmare, it is a period of necessary defrosting of chill and hide-bound hearts. ~Lenora Mattingly Weber

Quote of the Week December 16-December 22

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“To love is to risk not being loved in return. To hope is to risk disappointment. But risks must be taken because the greatest risk in life is to risk nothing. The person who risks nothing, does nothing, sees nothing, has nothing and is nothing. He cannot learn, feel, change, grow, love, or live.” -Unknown

Quote of the week ~ December 9-December 15

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"When you get into a tight place and everthing goes against you, 'til it seems as though you could not hold on a minute longer, never give up then, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn." ~Harriet Beecher Stowe

Quote of the week ~ December 2-December 8

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"Almost all the ideas we have about being a man or being a woman are so burdened with pain, anxiety, fear and self-doubt. For many of us, the confusion around this question is excruciating." - Andrew Cohen

Quote of the week

2007-11-25T01:25:00.000-07:00

"When we honestly ask ourselves which person in our lives means the most us, we often find that it is those who, instead of giving much advice, solutions, or cures, have chosen rather to share our pain and touch our wounds with a gentle and tender hand. The friend who can be silent with us in a moment of despair or confusion, who can stay with us in an hour of grief and bereavement, who can tolerate not knowing, not curing, not healing and face with us the reality of our powerlessness, that is a friend who cares." - Henri Nowen

Thankgiving

2007-11-25T01:14:00.000-07:00

I know I am a couple of days late, but I want to note what I am thankful for. I am thankful first and foremost for my family. I am so lucky to have such a wonderful family. I am blessed with two wonderful, handsome, healthy boys and I thank my lucky stars for that every day. I am also thankful for a husband who is by my side helping me. He is a terrific father, and I love him dearly.

I am thankful for my friends and extended family. I am grateful for all that they have given to me.

I am thankful for a wonderful job that provides me with the flexibility I need to raise a righteous family.

I am especially grateful for good health. My brother came home from the hospital today and I am so happy for him and his family. I wish him a speedy recovery. He has a long road ahead, but I want him to know we are here for him.

Quote of the week~

2007-11-20T13:18:00.001-07:00

In honor of my family drama this week, and Thanksgiving get togethers:

"The family. We were a strange little band of characters trudging through life sharing diseases and toothpaste, coveting one another's desserts, hiding shampoo, borrowing money, locking each other out of our rooms, inflicting pain and kissing to heal it in the same instant, loving, laughing, defending, and trying to figure out the common thread that bound us all together." ~Erma Bombeck

Brothers in the hospital

2007-11-20T13:14:00.000-07:00

Here is the drama for my family from the last 24 hours. Wow! It was a long day.

Brother #1 was in pain all night and was told to go to the ER in the morning for apendicitis. He went and was waiting in the room. They were prepping him for a cat scan, but had to move him from his room. The room he was in is used for the mental patients. As they moved brother #1 out, they moved brother #2 into the room. He is schizophrenic and was having a breakdown. I found out later that he actually noticed he was having symptoms and turned himself in. That is a huge step.

Well as brother#2 is moved into the room, brother #1 has his appendix rupture, so they have to take him into emergency surgery.

So I make Arin come home, I drop the kids off with DH and I head to the hospital. They told my SIL that brother #1 would be in surgery for 45 mins-1 hour max. He was in surgery for almost 3 hours. When they opened him up they found out his appendix was fine and healthy, but that he had a section of intestine and colon that had ballooned and was dying off. They had to cut about 6 inches out. They are having doctors come and look at him today.

While we were going back and forth between the waiting room for brother #1 to come out of surgery and recovery we visited with brother #2. While I was talking to brother #2 I then saw a friend of mine who was in the ER for chest pains. She had stents put in a couple weeks back and was having chest pain, so I sat with her for a little while as her husband wasn't there yet.
Finally brother #1 was put into his own room and we went to visit him. He was pretty out of it and in a ton of pain, but made the occasional joke. He is doing okay today, but will have a long road of recovery ahead.

Brother #2 was then transfered from the ER to a new behavorial hospital and will spend some time there.

So all in all, everyone is good and getting better.

November book recommendation

2007-11-15T23:03:00.000-07:00

I have decided to also add a monthly book recommendation. Those of you who really know me, know about my addiction to reading. As a child/young adult the only way my parents could punish me was to take away my books. I love to read. When I actually have time I can read at least a novel a day, and still do other things that need done.

Well today I started a new book. I am only about 50 pages into it, but I am enjoying it. It is called The Woodie Chronicles: My journey through America on the road to recovery in a 1949 Woodie Wagon by Gregory A Raymer.

This is a different type of book than I usually would read. I love crime books, suspense books, murder mysteries etc, but this book was actually written by a friend of mine. I am truly enjoying the book and I have totally been pulled in. I will definitely finish this one quickly.

Although the story is about an alcoholic, I have already found parallels to other walks of life. I am lucky that I have never had to deal with a strong addiction such as alcoholism, but I think a lot of this can be related to a lot of other things. One thing it reminds me of is depression. It is a different avenue, but I think that there are similarities.

I haven't finished the book yet, but I will definitely be interested to see how it turns out. I think it would be useful to many of us, even if you are not struggling with any addictions. I think it a great way to see that everyone struggles with something and there is always a way to work through it, but you may need some help along the way, or a big kick in the butt to get things to straighten out. I hope you read it, and I am interested in feedback if you do.

Fondue is yummy!

2007-11-15T12:15:00.000-07:00

Last night one of my mommy friends invited us over for fondue at her house. She lives about 45 minutes north of me. It was so nice to go and see her again. There were 8 of us there sharing lies and war stories over fondue. It was great. I met a few mommas that I hadn't had a chance to meet before, and also saw some I hadn't seen in a while. I had a lot of fun with them. Then once the fondue night was over we got out of the house and stood outside talking for another hour and a half last night. It was so fun. It is nice to get to know other moms. I am so happy that I found the mommy network I found. It rocks and is my salvation a lot of times. I have so many great friends I have met through there, that I would never have met otherwise. It is wonderful to have friends that get what it is like to have kids and know how it is to be busy. I don't always have time to cultivate a friendship in the normal ways like phone calls and visits, but since we can get on and post about our days and everyone sees everything on their own time, it is nice. I feel like these mommas who have never even met me know more about me than people I interact with on a daily basis. I feel so lucky to have them.

Thanks Mommas for everything you do. And a special thanks to Jennifer for opening up your home to us last night. It was so wonderful.

Wow! I am actually posting again!!!

2007-11-13T23:39:00.000-07:00

Can you believe it? I actually posted again. I know, shock, awe, wow!

Bibbit and I got to hang out a little today since Superhero was at school. It was fun. We hung out together and found new ringtones for my cell phone. Bibbit is so obessed with my "bell songs". He loves to run around with my cell phone and play the songs. He is so cute about it. The only meltdown he had today was on the way to my friends house and I made him give me back the phone, so I would make sure I had a full battery still. He wanted to play with it more.

He is my little singer. Bibbit loves to sing. Superhero will sing sometimes, but Bibbit loves it all the time. One of his favorite songs right now is "Home" by Chris Daughtry. I have it as a ringtone on my phone so he loves to sing it. He is very good at it. I hope he continues with it. I love to sing, and it helps me a lot to sing through things, and just fill my mind. Hopefully he will continue.

I would love for the boys to get into music. I hope to be able to afford to get them piano lessons soon so they can start learning. I would love for them to play instruments. I played the violin for a year in 3rd grade. I loved it, but then I moved and never continued. I couldn't decide what I wanted to do either. I did piano for six months when I was younger, then my teacher moved. I also did ballet for a while too. I was actually pretty good at it. I loved it, but it was so expensive and I had no idea the strain it put on my parents. I hope that my boys can find something they love and stick with it. Singing was what I loved. I did choir from 7th grade through 10th grade, but gave it up so I could continue with my competitive debate and forensics. I don't regret that at all, but I wish I would taken up more of the opportunities I had with singing. I love it. Hopefully the boys find something like that, whether it is music, sports, etc. I just want them to have a love for something that they are good at. Well, time will tell.

Tomorrow the boys and I are going to hang out with my brother. He is coming over here to do some laundry while we watch Transformers. Then I will take him to the store for clothes shopping. It will be nice to see him. The boys really enjoy hanging out with him, and with my crazy schedule we don't get to do it often.

I better get to bed. Another late night for me.

I'm not ready for snow

2007-11-12T10:43:00.000-07:00

We have had a really warm October and November this year. It was 70 degrees this weekend, and I enjoyed it.

Now I do love that it is about to be cold, and that will be fun too, but I am not ready for snow. They are calling for a chance of snow tonight and I just don't want to deal with the delays it causes at work and the fact that when it starts snowing everyone immediately acts like idiots on the road.

What I can't wait for is snow on a day off, so that Superhero and Bibbit can go out and play in it. Bibbit has never been big on snow. He would refuse to wear gloves, but would want to try and play. So when he gets out there, he comes back in pretty fast. Well Bibbit and Superhero have been planning and waiting for the first snow that they can play in. I doubt that there would be enough snow today for them to play in, but soon I know they will. I hope that they enjoy it as much as they think they will.

Last winter I had just started my job at the airport and with the crazy schedule I had, I feel like I missed out on playing in the snow with them. Now I plan on having fun with them this year. Things with my schedule are still busy, but at least I will have time during the day, and can't wait to build another snowman.

Our last snowman that we built was probably 2 years ago, and it was just Superhero and I. We put some sticks in to make arms, but them we put on Daddy Love's hunting sweatshirt, a hat and some other things and Superhero said he build Dad. He was so proud of building his dad. He idolizes Daddy Love more than you could imagine. He wants to be just like him.

He actually tells me all the time he wants to be a grown up just like Dad and be a "builder man". He wants to work on cars with him too. Bibbit is such a Daddy's boy too, that sometimes it is hard to separate the two of them.

I am so glad that Daddy Love is such a wonderful role model for them, and they recognize how wonderful that Daddy really is. I love my family so much. I feel so lucky to have been blessed with everyone that I have.

Well, it is probably no suprise to those of you who really know me that I digress and completely change this into something that is totally random and different than what it began as.

I have a habit of just writing and no really proof reading. Well this proof of that, and since it is typical me, I want to just leave it. So hopefully you will all still love me after this random post. :)

Quote of the week

2007-11-12T10:36:00.000-07:00

I had the wonderful opportunity to spend some time with some of my best friends recently and it so for them and everything they do for me I dedicate this quote of the week:

"It is not so much our friends' help that helps us as the confident knowledge that they will help us."- Epicurus (341 - 270 BC) Greek philosopher.

I want to thank my friends for everything they do for me. For being there when I need them, and for letting me be there for them.

I love you guys!

Anyone for banana bread?

2007-11-11T02:21:00.000-07:00

I just made five loaves of banana bread. It smells so good. I haven't tried any yet, but I was up until 2:oo a.m. making it. I have been wanting to make it all week, and so tonight I made myself do it. It was way to late to start baking, but I think it turned out well. Now I am exhausted and ready for bed. Almost every night this week I have been up late.

Last night I was babysitting for a friend. Her birthday is Sunday and she went out with a bunch of her close friends. She had a limo pick her up, and she looked amazing. They ended up having a blast, and got home at 2:oo a.m. Then I had to drive home, and couldn't fall asleep right away. So I was up late, but luckily my boys still sleep in. They didn't get up until a little after 9:00 a.m. so I was able to sleep in a little while.

We went to a birthday party for the son of a really good friend of mine today. It was so nice to be able to see her. I haven't been able to see her much lately, and I miss her. Hopefully we can totally catch up and get back in the groove of things again.

Today I also met my neice. She is so cute. She is the daughter of Daddy Love's brother. She was born in February 2007, but this was the first chance I have had to meet her. She has the chubby little Torres cheeks that everyone in the family can identify. I was really happy to be able to meet her.

Well I guess I should go to sleep now since it is 2:30 a.m. Hopefully I will be posting more often now too.

Quote of the week

2007-11-08T23:04:00.000-07:00

Maybe I can get into gear and post a quote of the week. If I make it weekly, then I can work on daily.

So I am going to try and do a quote of the week.

This weeks quote is:

Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. - Ralph Waldo Emerson

Maybe someday I will get used to this. :)

2007-11-08T22:39:00.000-07:00

Well, it has been a month and a half since my last post. Maybe someday I will get the hang of this. Stranger things have happened. :)

Today Superhero had a tough day. He went to bed was too late last night and had to go to school this morning. At school he actually had to have a letter sent home to me and Daddy Love. This week he decided he didn't want to complete his work in class. So it was sent home to him to finish. I make him work on it, then on his homework he had.

It is so hard. Before he started school he couldn't wait for it. Now that he has to go he doesn't like to go. I know he has fun and enjoys it, but he is not a morning person and is having a hard time adjusting to having to get up early in the morning to get ready for school.

Superhero and Bibbit love to get together and "play school". They like to pretend to be teachers, and I encourage it, so they continue to have a love for school. I used to play school and would love doing extra work. I know, I know, I am the poster child for a nerd. :) But it was fun for me. Learning was always fun for me and still is. So I want that for my boys. I hope they excel and can be everything I didn't become and more. I love them so much I want them to have a life like I never could.

Don't get me wrong, I love my life and I wouldn't trade it for anything, but Daddy Love and I have to work hard to everything. I keep so busy right now, nannying during the day and then oftentimes going straight from that to work at the airport.

Luckily I have been able to get a lot of time off at the airport. It has been nice being able to spend time with my family. I am so lucky and love my job so much.

We did have one of our cars broken into this week. Turns out that at least 5 cars in just my cul-de-sac were broken into in the last week. They stole our stereo, temp tag for the car, spare change and the keys to car. Poor Superhero told me tonight that he didn't feel safe in the house because someone might break in. I told him that I locked the doors and since we reported the theft to the police they would watch us, but I wish I could really tell him it is totally safe.

I was just discussing this fact with a friend tonight. We were talking about how sad it is that we live in a world that we have to live in fear. Her Dad used to hitch hike from one state to another without any thought and I told her I can't even pull over to help someone change a tire for a fear of what could happen. It is such a shame that this is the way we have to live. I wish things would go back to a simpler life. Oh well.

First day of kindergarten!!

2007-08-28T07:41:00.000-06:00

Wow! It has been a long time since I blogged last and a lot has happened. We went on a family vacation in July to San Diego and had a lot of fun. But I will will you in on that later. There is bigger news today.

Today was Superhero's first day of kindergarten. He is going to a charter school and wears a uniform. He is so excited, but worried that he is going to be too shy to make new friends. He stayed up for an hour last night talking with his Grandpap worrying about it.

Yesterday I asked him what he wanted to bring for lunch. I asked if he wanted an apple in his lunch. He said no, that he wanted to bring his teachers an apple. He has 2 teachers, and he brought in two apples today. He told me what to write on the note. Dear Ms ____ and Ms ____,

These apples are for you. Have a good day.

Then he wrote Love, Superhero.

I am so proud of him, and so proud of myself for not crying. He is growing up so fast. I am sure it will hit me later.

The school is going to is brand new, just opened this year. We visited the school on Thursday and he met his teachers. They seem to be really nice, but REALLY young. I couldn't believe it. It will be nice that he has teachers with a lot of energy.

I know he will be so excited today and have a lot of stories. Hopefully I will remember to come put them on here. I will post pictures below.

Well, I have to go get Bibbit up and dressed.

Bye!

Making plans

2007-06-10T19:25:00.000-06:00

Daddy Love has a friend that is retiring from the navy next month and has invited us to the party they are having for him. It is in San Diego, California. It will be fun. I have never met his friend, but they have been friends for a long time. I am so excited. Now we are just trying to figure out where to stay, how long to stay etc. I think we actually found a great townhome in Vista, California to stay in. The price is great and it is nice to stay in a house instead of in a hotel because it will save on some food bills. I can't wait. It has been so long since we had a real vacation. The boys are excited. We are trying to see what we can afford to do. The place we are looking at is about 15 minutes from the beach. Hopefully everything works out right. We shall see. Daddy Love is on the phone with his friend now asking him all the questions. More to come I am sure.

Later!

Yesterday's pool party

2007-06-05T12:50:00.000-06:00

The pool party yesterday turned out to be so fun. I had a blast with all my friends there and the boys swam like fishes. They did so good. But now I am sunburned and wish I had time to recoop, but I am glad I went.

Well more to come later. Sorry! Kids are calling.

Pool party

2007-06-04T07:18:00.000-06:00

We are supposed to go to a pool party today in celebration of 3 birthdays. One is King Tut. We still need to pick up three gifts, and get some food ready. All I want to do is take some allergy meds and roll back over to sleep. My allergies are so bad right now, I am coughing, stuffy nose and the whole nine yards. I couldn't sleep this morning because of the allergies, and yesterday I laid around all day because of them. I just wish I could find something to make them go away. Even the medication I have been taking hasn't helped much. Ugh! Hopefully I feel better soon.

The boys are so excited for the pool party, so I don't want to cancel out on it, but I am not really feeling up to par. Maybe going will make me feel better. It really seems like it will be fun. The kids love swimming and so do I, and it is nice to see some of my momma friends. We will see what the future brings. Hopefully it will get better fast.

Well, I will report later. Bye for now!

Ladiesmen

2007-06-03T10:49:00.000-06:00

My boys were sitting down eating breakfast this morning. They were messing around, taking their sweet time to eat because they knew I was in a hurry. So I kept telling them to hurry, to no avail.

I left the kitchen to go get dressed, and then I hear the boys in the kitchen saying "We have to hurry up now, someone's in trouble." Well, they love to pretend they are superheros and save people, so I asked who was in trouble. Bibbit being the ladies man he is said "A hot girl is in trouble. We have to go save her." Oi vey! We are going to have so much trouble with that one.

That reminds me of a time when Superhero was little, probably about 2 or 2 1/2. We were flipping through the channels, and I passed beach volleyball. He got so mad at me for changing it, and told me "Turn it back to the girls wearing nothing."

I swear they are going to be the death of me. Good thing I love them so much, otherwise I would have to pawn them off on some other poor unsuspecting person. :) j/k

Today we are having my older sister over for a bbq. It will be fun. Because of both of our crazy work schedules we hardly get to see one another any more. I am lucky to be close to my sisters. I can pick up the phone and call either one of them anytime and they will be there for me. It is actually the same with my sister in law Gracie. She lives in Alamosa now, so we don't talk as much as we used to, but I am so lucky to have a family that loves me so much, and a wonderful family of in-laws that love me, and would also help me at a drop of a dime. I feel blessed.

I am officially off of probation!

2007-06-02T12:41:00.000-06:00

I have made it through probation at work. It is 180 days that they can fire you for any reason or no reason at all. I made it. Yeah!!!

Yesterday I was over at my friends house nannying. It was King Tut's birthday. He turned 2. We had fun with his sister Princess Kiss and Prince Heart. We had chocolate cupcakes and of course it made a mess, but it was fun. Monday is a joint birthday party for King Tut and a couple other friends. It will be a lot of fun.

While we were hanging out Princess Kiss asked Superhero if he would marry her. He told her "Well, I have two other girlfriends. I am not sure which one I am going to marry; but if you keep your all of your toys for us and our children to play with, then I will marry you." So Princess Kiss agreed. I asked how many children they were going to have. Superhero said "oh, probably eight or ten." And very quickly Princess Kiss said "No. We are going to have 11."

They are of course planning on waiting until they are grown ups before getting married, but are planning it all now. They want me to take pictures on my new camera phone, so talk about a ghetto wedding. They are doomed to begin with. =)

Things are going pretty well with us. We have a lot going on, but we are all happy. We got rid of our Tahoe along with the hefty payments, and now I drive a 1997 Kia Sportage. It is a nice little SUV. There are somethings that aren't so great, but overall I enjoy it.

Well, I think we are headed out, but I just wanted to update some.

Enjoy!

Okay, so I am really a slacker!

2007-05-31T13:39:00.000-06:00

No suprise, but I am a huge slacker. Well today I remembered to come post because Bibbit said something I find hilarious yesterday.

Yesterday we were in the car driving home and he told me he had a baby in his belly. I asked him what it was doing and he said it was crying for me. Then I asked him to give me the baby, and he told me he couldn't. It could only come out with a fishing rod. It is a boy baby, with blue eyes and blonde hair, just like him. And his name is also Bibbit.

I can't believe how fast they grow. He will be three in July. My baby almost three!

Time flies. My good friends son is already turning two tomorrow. It is crazy how fast they grow.

Superhero is preparing to go to kindergarten. He is so excited. Now nervous Mom has to decide what to do with him. Do I want to put him in public school? Do I want to put him in a charter school? Do I want to do a virtual academy? What to do? I wish I knew which would be best. More research and I am sure I will make the best decision.

Well I better go clean. Later!

Another day, another boring blog

2007-03-07T12:47:00.000-07:00

Well, I need to make it a habit to blog, so I am going to try and do it, even when nothing is happening.

I have had the last 2 days off from work, and for the most part I didn't do much of anything. The plumbing in my basement backed up and we had to snake it, but the rest of the time I have just been hanging out, trying to figure out how to get the boys to clean their room up.

They have gotten to have such attitudes already, I have no idea how bad it is going to be when they are teenagers and it really kicks into gear. :) Well that is the fun of being a parent right?

Since I am a leader for the Beehives at church I went to our mutual activity (church group) last. We planned a lot of fun activities for the next couple of months and it was nice to visit with the girls. They are 12 and 13 years old and are a lot of fun. I have been working with them for a little over a year. It has been great for me to get to know them. I get to see them grow and learn and it is great to see them to continue making great choices. I am so proud of the girls. We also played a game of Guesstures at the end of the night and they were so fun. The excitement that they bring to everything is so contagious, that even while I am sick I can't help but be happy around them. They are such great examples to me.

Today I have to go back to work. Mondays are always so hard, especially when it is not really Monday, so my schedule is all out of wack.

I am over running transfer bags again tonight, which is actually a job I really enjoy doing. I just miss being around everyone I am friends with in the other areas.

I have a lot of good friends changing shifts at work, so some of the people I am used to hanging out with I won't be able to see much of anymore.

Well I have to go break up a fight, and make the kids clean. Until next time!

I am such a slacker

2007-03-02T12:29:00.000-07:00

I am such a slacker and haven't posted much lately. I have been picking up extra shifts and trying to spend time with my family.

Work is hard and trying, but it is good. I love my job. It is challenging and fun, and the people there are great. Lately I have been running the transfer bags for United Express. It makes the night go by pretty fast most of the time, because I have so much work to do.

The boys are great. Bibbit has started crying now when I tell him I have to go to work. He has always been such a daddy's boy that it is kind of nice for him to recognize that I am leaving and he wants me to stay home. Superhero has been a big help most the time by helping Bibbit get ready.

Things are going well over all for all of us. My friend, and realtor just had a beautiful baby boy. I was supposed to go over and see him the day he came home, but the kids had a cold. So I waited, now I have a cold, so it has been 2 weeks and I haven't seen him yet. I am chomping at the bit to get over this stupid cough so I can so see him. I love teeny tiny babies. :)

I am basically half way through probation at work. I have a 180 day probation as a new hire, that they can choose to fire us for any reason. So far, so good. I just have to make it until June 2 then I am off of probation. I can't wait.

Well, I better run off and make lunch, but again, I will try to get better at blogging, and maybe even more interesting. lol.

Peace out!

Gotta get into the groove

2007-02-06T09:44:00.000-07:00

I need to get into the groove of posting. Things have been pretty normal. Things are busy at work. I even spent the night at the airport Friday night and woke up after 3 or so hours of sleep and worked 7:15a.m.-9:15p.m. on Saturday. I am doing it again on Saturday, but this time I am working from 5:30a.m.-9:15p.m. I am crazy. Why do I do this to myself? We can really use the money, but I could use my sanity too. :) These will be the last doubles for a little while.

Sunday was nice. I went to a baby shower for some of my great friends. There were I think 6 pregnant mommas there. It was at my friend Arin's house and it was wonderful. It was so nice to have some mom time, and not worry about anything. Except getting to work that day. The girls made me change into my uniform there and model the coveralls and steel toes. lol. Not exactly the sexiest outfit. They took blackmail pictures, which I hope remain hidden.

Things are going well both at work and home. They boys are adjusting well to me working, since Dad is usually home by the time I leave. We have had a few days that they go to a friends, but mostly Daddy comes home to them.

We have our house for sale right now and have had a large increase in showings lately. Guess I better make sure the house is clean. We have another showing today.

So, not exactly an exciting entry, but I want to get used to entering something.

Till next time~

I'm back

2007-01-26T09:37:00.000-07:00

I have had so much going on I haven't been on here. I started a new job as a ramp service MAN at United on December 4 and haven't had much time for anything since then. I love my new job, except for the fact that my I don't get to be with the boys all day. Superhero and Bibbit love that they are allowed to fly on airplanes now.

The job is a lot hard work. I load baggage into planes, or transfer the bags from plane to plane. I figured out the other day I lifted about 15,000 pounds of bags in one shift. And that wasn't even a lot compared to what I would do in other positions than what I did that day.

I miss being able to be home with the boys. They miss me too. Bibbit keeps telling me that I can't go to work. That is until he realizes that it means that Daddy is coming home early to watch him. I work in the evenings which can really suck especially with all the snow we have gotten. We have had snow every week since I was in my on the job training. It sucks to be out in the wind and the snow and the ice for several hours. I freeze my tushie off!

Well the boys just woke up. I better go feed them. More to come I hope.

Just another day....

2006-12-03T17:18:00.000-07:00

Yesterday we had Superhero's birthday. We had a few friends and family over. It went really well. I think everyone enjoyed themselves and had a good time. We had a few friends and family that couldn't make it, but things went smoothly.

Today we have spent trying to get ready. I start my new job training tomorrow and we have to take the kids out to my in-laws house. Not sure when I will get on next to update. Have a great day!

Superhero's 5th birthday!!!

2006-12-01T08:13:00.000-07:00

So today is Superhero's 5th birthday. I can't believe he is 5 already. We have some last minute running around to do today. He is so excited. He told me he gets to do whatever he wants on his birthday. We are having his party tomorrow with some friends and family. He told me that he will never stop having birthdays. Lets ask again when he is 35. lol Well the boys are still sleeping, so I am sure I will have more to add once they are up. See ya!

Brand new blogger

2006-11-30T10:36:00.000-07:00

This is my first ever blog. I figure I can get with the real world and start blogging. Not sure what all to write, but I am sure I will figure out the flow. Today is November 30, 2006 and tomorrow my little super hero will turn five! Can you believe it? He will be five already. He is so grown up in so many ways, and I just want to keep him little forever. This morning he woke up and I was downstairs, so he got his clothes, and the clothes for little bibbit, and got them both dressed before they came downstairs to see me. Superhero is such a big helper. I am so proud of both of them.
More to come I am sure.