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!

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!

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!

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!

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.

Oh and I forgot to mention.....

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