Day 3

Well work is going great. It really feels like I have been here forever. I seem to be catching on pretty well, probably too well because I am all by myself today seeing patients. Yes today is only my third day!

Life is still good though!

Father's Day!

Father's Day turned out to be a wonderful day for Paul despite the fact that he was on call this weekend and extremely busy. He finished up early on Sunday around noon and came home to pick Trey up. We gave him his father's day gifts and the two of them headed out for a boys day full of fun. They played 9 holes of golf, then went out for lunch. After that they went to the movies and then to Border's to read books and have tea. Trey had a blast and came home FULL of conversation. Daddy bought him four new books and he was thrilled to read them to me (no he can't read yet but he is trying hard). Trey is such a daddy's boy and it is just precious to see them together.

Meanwhile, Preston spent the day at home with me. We had fun playing together just one on one with no distractions from his big brother. An old girlfriend of mine from back home also came to visit us today. She is a Captain in the Airforce and is here in Atlanta training before being re-deployed. We have known each other since preschool and have kept in touch over the years.

I hope all the Father's out there had a fabulous day! Today was definitely a good day....

New Beginnings

Well, tomorrow I start my new job. Some of you may not know this but I was laid off from my old position a month ago due to closure of our research program. They basically mismanaged their money for years and as a result half of the staff got cut due to a >$1 million loss. It was really disappointing and emotional for me because I had never been laid off before or even written up on a job but God always knows best. I will now be working for the private practice that ran my old company out of business...oops and oh well. I will be basically doing the same job that I was before but making more money and able to keep my 4 day work week. As I said before God always knows best! I can't really say that I am excited yet but I am definitely thankful for all the blessings the Lord continues to bestow upon my family.

This past week I took the opportunity to get my house in order, get a massage and a whole lot of other things to clear my mind. I even increased my housekeepers visit to my house because cleaning is way way overrated! I did however realize that I HATE to shop inside the stores. It is too physically and mentally exhausting. I would much rather shop online and wait for it to come to my doorstep. I am truly addicted to online shopping! That's probably why I need to keep a job.....LOL!

My joy!

My washing machine

The item in my house that gets the most attention is my washing machine. This however is not a compliment. I seriously wash clothes EVERYDAY! I am so tired of washing clothes. I wish I could pay someone to come wash, fold and iron clothes daily. The biggest reason for having to wash so much is because of the kids of course. Trey who is about 98% potty trained still has way too many pee pee accidents. He mainly has these accidents when he is upset and throwing a tantrum. He will wait until the last minute to say he has to potty and when we start running to the bathroom the urine starts running down his leg. I am stressed out just thinking about it! What's interesting is that he doesn't have any accidents at school around his teachers and peers, only at home when he is having a nervous breakdown. When will the accidents end?????????????????????

Clean House....or NOT!

This is what my house looks like Monday-Friday 8-6pm. Not too bad huh?



This is what my house looks like Monday-Friday after 6pm and all day Sunday....not good at all! Why must they take every toy out of the toy box to play with? And this picture is kind of old because Preston wasn't too mobile yet. Now he is on the rampage too and reaching in the toy box grabbing things as well. I think I need my housekeeper to come more often............

Back to work

Well Preston is starting to feel better. He went back to school on yesterday but unfortunately slept for 5 hours at school. He was so exhausted from the vacation, illness and up all night teething that he couldn't manage to keep his open. But last night he slept 11 hours so I think he will have a better day at school. He was pretty happy when he left the house and of course fever free.

However, his big brother Trey is going to drive me to drinking. One minute he is happy the next minute he is whining or crying about something. And it is always the simplest thing in the world that he is crying about i.e. he doesn't want to drink anymore of his milk. Well put it on the freakin table if you don't want anymore and stop crying! He really knows how to push my buttons. I think if I had not gotten pregnant with Preston so soon I would have waited until Trey was at least 4 years old to have another child. It is awesome having them close together but it is hell on wheels taking care of them and working full time. I could not imagine staying home with the two of them everyday. Maybe if I knew Paul was coming home everyday at 5pm to save me I would be able to do it but he never comes.....................
But I am sure in a couple of years life will be even more perfect!

Back to reality!

Well, Paul and I were up all last night. Honestly, Paul was up all night I had taken some Ambien and was hallucinating for most of the night. Preston has had a fever since late Saturday evening and unfortunately it really got high last night. We went to the doctor this morning and his strept test was negative along with everything else. She believes its a virus but isn't sure. I have to take him back in a couple of days if the fever does not subside. I actually think it is strept and that Trey may have it too because he has been telling me for 2 days that his tongue hurts. He seems to tell me that everytimes he eats or drinks something but he has no fever or anything else. I am sure he can't distinguish between his throat and just typically mouth pain. So I guess we will just wait it out a couple more days.

Say a little pray for Preston tonight. I always hate to see babies sick because they look so wimpy and helpless.

Vacation Getaway

This week was a wonderful week because I spent it with my family. My parents, siblings, and of course the kids went to Hilton Head Island, SC for 5 days. We had so much fun. We rented a fabulous 3 bedroom condo on the golf course and it was well equipped and beautiful. The days were too busy and full to describe every event but believe me we stayed busy. The kids absolutely loved being with Nanna and Grandpa, and of course screamed when we left them this afternoon. My childhood friend and classmate Sean came over with his family a couple of days and hung out with us as well. He has a 14 month old son who definitely did not want to leave Trey and Preston. They all had a ball and stayed up till 11pm with the adults. We watched the playoffs, had a huge family meal and played games. The next day we went to Sean's parents house and they had a huge cookout for us. Our parents use to be best friends when we were growing up so they really enjoyed sitting around telling Sean and I how bad we were....but anyway.

Paul was able to play golf a couple of days which of course made his stay just peachy. Trey tagged along with him on both days to play golf for the first time and he looked cute as pie dressed like daddy in all their golf attire. He really thought he was a big boy on the golf course. My dad, brother and Paul also took Trey fishing for the first time. Unfortunately, none of them caught anything but Trey did hook Paul on the shirt trying to toss his rod and hook into the lake. From what I hear they had a great time even though they did not bring dinner home.



We also enjoyed a morning bike ride with my parents. This however was hillarious!

Paul had a bike with a buggy for both the boys to ride. I of course had my own, and both my parents had their own. My wonderful dramatic mother had not ridden a bike for maybe 25 years so you already know where this is going. She hopped on and started pedaling and in only 1 minute almost fell. She started back over again and ran through a stop sign and almost got hit. She struggled to get up the hills (needs to excerise more yoga once a week is not enough!) and I thought we were going to have to push her. About half way into the 2 hour bike ride her sunglasses were tilted sideways and she was leaning on the handle bars. I wish I could have taken pictures but I would have busted my butt taking pictures while riding a bike. My bootleg father however did well riding the bike. My only issue with him is that as soon as he got on the bike he lit a cigarette. Who in the hell smokes a cigarette while riding a bike....my daddy! It was so embarrassing but I am so use to it that Paul and I just laughed and kept on cycling. Ya'll continue to pray for him. Also while riding the bikes Paul ran over a green tree snake. He didn't know he ran it over until I screamed and ran it over next, then my mom screamed and ran it over again. We were all cycling in a single line so you aren't really looking down on the ground to watch out for snakes. I almost pissed my pants and my mom almost fell off the bike because she was waddling and kicking her feet...truly a mess!



The most exciting part of the entire trip was the wedding of my little brother Lamar. I now how a sister for real! Lamar and Shirl had a beautiful, private beach wedding with only the parents, siblings and nephews. It was very intimate and the scenary was amazing! I am so happy for them and I wish them all the best. I feel as though they are blessed to have each other. And hopefully they won't have too many kids and expect me to watch them especially since they just bought a house 10 minutes from mine.



Congrats Lamar and Shirl!