Monday, December 29, 2008

Quickie

Just wanted to say hello to all my peeps. I hope you all had a wonderful Xmas. Mine was wonderful, busy and exhausting. My parents, little brother, nephew, father in law and brother in law were here with us for the holidays and we definitely had a great time. Trey enjoyed more than ever having both his grandpa's here and his nanna. Nonetheless, happy holidays and more pictures to come!

FYI....I had a lot of comments (and also bootleg friends who don't leave a comment but text me their comments about the blog) inquiring about the Starship Enterprise and what color it is etc. Well the picture in the previous post is actually my car. So its white as you can tell by the picture. I haven't figured out how to email comments from the blog post so that's why I added this tid bit. And of course I don't mind the text messages I love talking to my peoples!

Monday, December 22, 2008

Starship Enterprise!




At the tender age of 32 I purchased my first car this weekend. And how wonderful it is that my first car is a Benz. I know that sounds strange that I never purchased a car before but thank God for my parents (I was a daddy's girl). What's funny is my new car is a station wagon! I know Angela is the only one saying yah but the car is awesome, roomy and safe. I knew I didn't want a SUV (I already hate driving Paul's big red school bus) and I didn't want a standard sedan because its too small for me. I need lots of room for strollers and other crap. This car is considered to be a Mercedes crossover vehicle although I call it a wagon and has 3 rows with 6 seating capability. I absolutely love this car and it drives like a charm. We named the car "Starship Enterprise" because of its spacious and pretty cabin.

Oh and what's really funny is that Paul told me right after we got married that the first car he would buy me would be a station wagon. Of course back then I cursed him out and told him I was too fly to drive a station wagon and 7 years later I chose a station wagon to purchase. Boy how life comes full circle!

Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Here we go again

Well as I expected Preston has an ear infection correction Preston has bilateral ear infections (both ears). I feel sad for him but he has actually been in a great mood today. On top of Preston being sick I was so exhausted today that once we left the doctors appointment Preston and I went home and took a nap. Unfortunately when I woke up it was pitch dark and 6:35pm! The telephone ringing actually woke me up and guess who it was, the director at Trey's school. I had overslept and Trey was still at school. I jumped up so fast that I was dizzy and bumped into the wall. I got there as soon as I could (its only 5 minutes away) and my poor baby was sitting with the teacher eating goldfish and drinking milk. I feel like such a bad parent right now...............

Oh and I owe them 15 dollars for being late....sucks!

Tuesday, December 16, 2008

First fever

My dear sweet angel Preston has his first fever. I feel so bad for him because he is not quite as bubbly as he usually is. I am not sure if its because he is teething or if he has an ear infection. We will just have to wait until the doctor checks him out tomorrow. I pray that we don't go through the same crap with chronic ear infections like his brother Trey. We ended up getting ear tubes in his ears at 8 months old. Afterwards, it proved to be the best decision ever but it was hard getting to the hospital the morning of his surgery. I still remember tearing up when Paul walked with him and the nurse to the operating room. We both kinda laughed at each other in the end because the surgery only took about 8 minutes...ha!

Sunday, December 14, 2008

College kids

This weekend I realized how ridiculous I was in college. My adopted niece (who is over my shoulder screaming in my ear at this moment) is a piece of work! She is truly convinced that her issues are real issues. First of all, she has no job, no money, no car, and no hustle. She is a full time student and makes wonderful grades, yet she still has complaints about everything. "My thighs are not thick enough, my butt isn't ghetto enough, my hair isn't long enough, I don't have any money, I don't have a car" and yadda yadda yadda....... I remember when I too was a freshman at a HBCU I wanted so desperately to look like the upper classmen but that's not the deck of cards God dealt me. I had to use what I had to my best advantage. I too was a skinny, underdeveloped young lady in a sea of fine girls at 18 years old.

I do understand that the issues and pressures of society are REAL issues for her; its just funny to hear about it now that I am an adult and mother. I remember driving my parents crazy about needing more money, clothes, food and trust. They knew me well enough to know that it would all pass sooner or later but I wanted immediate acceptance and approval right then.

Nonetheless, she has talked my ear off for the last 72 hours about the SAME stuff! But I love her and I listened somewhat patiently and encouraged her to continue to make the right decisions. I guess this is a good lesson for me because my kids will be going through the same stuff in many years to come. Lord, I pray I can get through it!

Getting old

Paul and I hit the club Saturday night. We joined my friend Windel for his 30th birthday. I realized once the one o'clock hour struck that I am getting old. We packed it up before everyone else and headed home. Since my adopted niece was home with the kids who were asleep we decided to play hookie a little while longer so we went to the IHOP. We both fell asleep before the food arrived! So pitiful! But it was great to be out and about on a Saturday night without the kids.

Tuesday, December 9, 2008

Oh and I forgot to mention.....

that my car died 2 weeks ago! I need a new car.

Sunday, December 7, 2008

Decorating the Xmas Tree


Trey and I decorated the Christmas tree tonight. He did a really good job helping. He passed me all the ornaments and told me where I should put them (ha). He was so excited to see the lights and the finished product. This is my favorite holiday and I am looking forward to setting traditions with my own little family! Oh and Preston just chilled in his exersaucer with poop in his diaper and spit up on his bib. If he aint fussing about it, I aint either!



SEC Champions!





Just a little shout out to the Florida Gators! As you can see my husband has brainwashed the entire family!
And as you can see I found time to chop all my hair off! I love it!


Recap

I have been so busy that I am going to the doctor and ask for some Ritalin in a couple of weeks (no I am not kidding)! Anyway, life has been great as usual just challenging with little ones, a busy husband and a full time job but somebody has to do it. Let's just try to catch up since Thanksgiving:
Nov. 27th: Thanksgiving. Paul was on call for the entire week of Thanksgiving so he wasn't able to participate in any fun activities. He was entertained by other foolishness like some crazy man cutting off his penis (seriously) and having to reattach it. So my mom drove up from Jesup alone, since my father also had to work and we headed to Greenville, SC to join her little brother and sister for a wonderful Thanksgiving dinner. The kids were with of course and they both slept there and back so it was quite pleasant just chatting with my mom and driving.
Nov. 28th: No shopping for me! I got up and got dressed quickly so that I could go to the spa and have a mani/pedi while Paul was still home. He and my mom made breakfast and played with the kids. After that my bootleg mother ditched me and the kids to go shopping. Paul left for work and the kids and I just chilled. Oh I also made a Thanksgiving meal for Paul because he had Thanksgiving cafeteria food on Thursday.
Nov. 29th: My mom left me and headed back to Jesup. I was so sad day. Oh and when she got home my dad failed to mention to us that he broke his foot and tore a ligament! He is laid up in a boot for 6 weeks taking pain pills and sipping on gin and juice. I also went to the liquor store and bought some Bailey's because my nights are getting tougher and tougher!
Nov. 30th: Paul was still working like crazy which left me at the home having a nervous breakdown with both of the kids...literally!
Dec. 1st: Back to the hustle of work!
Dec. 2nd: Paul's B-Day! I picked up a gift after work (bad I know) and Trey and I bought him cupcakes and balloons from Publix. I think he enjoyed it........
Dec. 3rd: I had a complete breakdown on this day. I was exhausted at work because I am averaging 4 hours of sleep at night because Preston refuses to sleep more than 4-6 hours straight. I left work around 1:30pm made it home and slept for 3 hours before picking up the kids. I had a massive headache from the extreme fatigue and took Motrin, Tylenol and drank a couple of Cokes to keep me going. Paul had to work late and didn't come home until around 10pm. On this particular night Preston cried everytime I sat him down, Trey is into this whining crap that drives me crazy and I forgot to feed the dog. I finally got Preston to take a quick nap about 8pm so I could bathe Trey and put him to bed but he unfortunately woke up time I sat Trey in the bathtub. I ran downstairs to get him out of the swing and run back up to Trey who was taking a bath. As soon as I reached the stair case with Preston in my arms Trey starting to scream and cry. He had pooped in the tub! I almost passed out. I got the huge green and brown dill pickle out of the tub while gagging and as soon as I turn to look at Preston he started vomiting. So now I had to get Trey out of the tub, clean it out, put him back in and bathe him then clean Preston up again. Needless to say I ended the night with some Benadryl.
Dec. 4th: My day off! Unfortunately it rained all day. I had to shop, run errands and get my hair done all in the rain......not good!
Dec. 5th: My brothers-in-laws (2) came to spend the weekend with Paul for his birthday and the SEC Championship game here in Atlanta. They decided to bring 2 more friends with them (all 20 something year old hungry college students) but I really enjoyed having them for the weekend.