The Mason Household

Just For You

2008-01-16T13:36:00.000-08:00

Here ya go jenn!

Monday al turned 31. it is hard to believe i met him when he was 23. the time flies. we get older with each passing day. it is kinda scarey in MANY different aspects. One main one that has been wieghing on my mind is having another baby. We can't get pregnant, but we want to. but as the days pass,,,the years come and go we get older, and getting older decreases chances of having more babies. as well as being older when these babies come. its so nice being a young parent...but the way things are going we aren't young anymore...and honestly this sucks. This is the only area of my life at the moment i am MISERABLE with. Its the only area where my faith waivers. i see HORRIBLE HORRIBLE people have babues over and over...one we all know of in the news right now...is brittney spears...why do the horrible people (not everyone) get to have babies over and over. yet people who are deserving, who would do anything for there children not be blessed with one. It is and always will be the first thing i will ask god when i see him. Why aren't the good people Blessed.

Anyway I think al had a decent birthday. We went out with friends Saturday night. it was more for my friends little sis who turned 19 (thats legal age in Sask) it was an alright night. i have come to the conclusion i am NOT or neer will be a bar/club person. those people are SOOO not me. i CANNOT party like a rockstar. haha. Sunday night we went out for a dinner with my mom, dad, and brother, and als mom and hunter and me. it was a very good dinner. with them singing to al and everything. very nice. then on monday (his actual bday) we ewnt just the three of us to our fave restaurant. then came home and i had baked a cake and we had that. we had melissa, ava and nikki over for cake. it was VERY good cake if i do say so myself;). haha. As gifts Al got a firepit (for outside) from me and my mom (we split it). I also got himt he transformer movie. Hunter got daddy shaving supplies, so they can shave to gether. he picked it out and it was all hsi idea. to cute!

Hunter is sick:(. we have been doing so well. he stayed home today. he has a horribly barky cough, prob bronchitis. as well as prob an ear infection...hopefully only one. I go to make an appointment with his doc...and low and behold he is on a week vacation...first off he was just off for two weeks over christmas...and second WHT DOCTOR takes a vacation in the midst of flu season. VERY frustrating. so we have to go to a clinic. we have an appt (hopign that gets us in in less then 3 hours) at 3. so about an hour and we will go. I hope we have a decent doc. i will update (hopefully) after the appt to let you know what is going on.

On another hunter note. they started skating at school. now hunter cannot skate...not because we don't take him...but because he is scared to on his own. and i tell ya...this is just what he needs. to see all his freinds out there skating and doing it on there own. he came home and told me "mommy, i am not a very good skater". i told him that he was and he just needed more practice and he would be just as good as everyone else. he will get there:D.

Well thats all thats going on in my life...oh i got my hair cut...shorter then i wanted...but its alright. I will add some pics from the weekend and stuff. Enjoy! and have a great week:D

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ME = PROCRASTINATOR

2008-01-06T15:06:00.000-08:00

Yup thats me. a big ol blgo procrastinator. i always have good intentions...i am gonna keep up with the blog, i am gonna be a good friend and reply to all my friends blogs, then i fall down a hole not tto come out for weeks, sometimes even months. HAHA. so so sorry to everyone who checks my blog only to find NOTHING, and i am sorry to all of you who are looking for my insight;) hehe. sorry. i will try to stay a float and out of my blog hole;)

so since i last posted we have had two major events, New years (happy 2008...YAHOO) and christmas. what a great time both these t hings were:) i am feeling so great to be in such a different and more spirtual place then i was a year ago. it is a total different atmosphere, i am a totally different person. it feels great

Hunter had an awesome time over christmas. he got WAY too much but is in love with it all. took awhile to find spaces for everything, and even longer to play with everything. but we are there now:) he is having a blast and is constantly playing with somthing different:) its great to see him so happy.
i got great things, and even more:). al got a good haul to. and we got to spend lot sof precious time with our family:) That is by far the best part

We didn't do too much for New Years Eve. I had my friend over and her little girl (because her loving husband decided to go out with out her) over. we scrapbooked and hung out. unfortunately her little girl wasn't feeling to well, so they didn't make it tell midnight. BUT almost:). it was relaxing. and nice. all three of us made it tell midnight:D

New years day we just hung out at home. My grandma had us over for supper which was nice:D.

So all in all, the holidays wwere awesome. went by way to fast, as always. Got lots of family time:) School starts back tomorrow...Hunter is way more then ready. as am i. he is looking forward to seeing all his friends and exchanging stories about there holidays and all they have done.

Well thats all for now. thanks for taking the time. i promise to TRY to be a better blogger
Until next time
Stephanie

My baby...hes a SUPERSTAR

2008-01-03T15:24:00.001-08:00

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reflections of 2007

2007-12-31T15:26:00.000-08:00

My friend Jenn has tagged me. here we go:D

What did you do in 2007 that you'd never done before? Found God
Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?I never do...i wish i had. yes i will make more this year
Did anyone close to you give birth? Yes my good friend Mel
Did anyone close to you die? ~*~No, thank goodness.
What countries did you visit? None:(
What would you like to have in 2008 that you lacked in 2007? Finacial security, a baby
What was your biggest achievement of the year? Finding God and taking a new path
.What was your biggest failure?~*~ No failing moments, only learning experiences( i will stick with this)
Did you suffer illness or injury?! No thank goodness
What was the best thing you bought?not sure there is a best thing. i bought a lot of THINGS though
!Whose behavior merited celebration? Rebeccas, Als
. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed? My BIL rick, my younger brother, and John
Where did most of your money go? Bills, fast food. HOW SAD
What did you get really, really, really excited about?hmmmm, nothing was to exciting
Compared to this time last year, are you: much happier, richer, nicer.~*~Happier yes. Richer YES. Nicer Yes.
What do you wish you'd done more of? ~spent more quality timne with hunter and less yelling and getting angry....somthing i need to work on
What was your favorite TV program? Greys anatomy, Er, big brother, private practice"Jon and Kate Plus 8", and "The Hills"
Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year? ~*~no. hate is a strong word, there are many people i dislike though
What was the best book you read this year?every book i read is a good one. LOVE mary higgins clark
What did you want and get? al to get a good job he is happy with:)
What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?i didn't do much, had cake, i turned 25
What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying? Getting pregnant
How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2007? ummm not too sure
What political issue stirred you the most? not sure. there wasn't much happening in the political way
Who did you miss? hmmmm, not sure
Who was the best new person (people) you met? Carmela
Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2007Let God guid eyou, you will NEVEr be given more then you can handle. HAVE FAITH!!!
**** I TAG MARY****

a tag from Jenn

2007-12-17T13:13:00.000-08:00

1..What one person has most inspired you, in your career? oh boy i have no idea. no one has really inspired me. i feel lost in regards to career
2. If money were not an issue, where would you live? ** here but in my own house...
3. What is the best advice you ever received? Let God lead your way, he will never give you more then you can handle so just follow
4. What is your favorite time of day? ** evening time/night time
5. What is the best invention since sliced bread? Internet
6. Not including family or friends, the top three things you're thankful for? ** 1.) Love 2.) the roof over my head 3.) Faith
7. If you had that mobile phone service, who would be your top five?** Al, Melissa, crystal, mom, Tammy
8. What things need to happen for you to have a good day? ** Hunter has to wake up in a good mood, the kids at daycare need to be in good moods and i need a good nights sleep
9. What is your favorite every day outfit? ** anything comfy
10. When you are alone in the car, what do you do? **sing
11. What kind of vehicle do you drive? hhehehehe a 1991 chevy sprint
12. What one person, whom you have never met, do you wish you could have lunch with? **Jenn and rebecca together
13. What is the one part of your body that you like the most? **my eyes, they are a pretty color
14. What song, when playing on the radio currently, is your favorite to hear?** Money honey, apologize, clumsy
15.What is the one piece of advice that you wish you could give someone? **Trust in God, no one else will carry you as far as he will
16. What are you looking forward to right now? ** Christmas..and my week off:D
17. What are the tv shows you watch every week and hate to miss? **THERE are tons, jon and kate plus eight, the hills, tila tequila, Greys anatomy, Er, desperate houswives...i could go on and on
18. What is the dinner that you or your family eats once a week? Tacos
20. Name one random fact about you that you think most people do not know. **I talk more openly with my MIL then i do with my own mom

*I TAG MARY*

Christmas 1960

2007-12-08T18:06:00.000-08:00

This christmas season we all need to count our blessings and be greatful for what we have. this is a powerful story

In September 1960, I woke up one morning with six hungry babies and just 75 cents in my pocket.Their father was gone.The boys ranged from three months to seven years; their sister was two.Their Dad had never been much more than a presence they feared.Whenever they heard his tires crunch on the gravel driveway they would scramble to hide under their beds.He did manage to leave $15 a week to buy groceries.Now that he had decided to leave, there would be no more beatings, but no food either.If there was a welfare system in effect in southern Indiana at that time, I certainly knew nothing about it.I scrubbed the kids until they looked brand new and then put on my best homemade dress, loaded them into the rusty old 51 Chevy and drove off to find a job.The seven of us went to every factory, store and restaurant in our small town.No luck.The kids stayed crammed into the car and tried to be quiet while I tried to convince who ever would listen that I was willing to learn or do anything. I had to have a job.Still no luck. The last place we went to, just a few miles out of town, was an old Root Beer Barrel drive-in t hat had been converted to a truck stop.It was called the Big Wheel.An old lady named Granny owned the place and she peeked out of the window from time to time at all those kids.She needed someone on the graveyard shift, 11 at night until seven in the morning.She paid 65 cents an hour, and I could start that night.I raced home and called the teenager down the street that baby-sat for people.I bargained with her to come and sleep on my sofa for a dollar a night.She could arrive with her pajamas on and the kids would already be asleepThis seemed like a good arrangement to her, so we made a deal.That night when the little ones and I knelt to say our prayers, we all thanked God for finding Mommy a job. And so I started at the Big Wheel.When I got home in the mornings I woke the baby-sitter up and sent her home with one dollar of my tip money-- fully half of what I averaged every night.As the weeks went by, heating bills added a strain to my meager wage.The tires on the old Chevy had the consistency of penny balloons and began to leak. I had to fill them with air on the way to work and again every morning before I could go home.One bleak fall morning, I dragged myself to the car to go home and found four tires in the back seat. New tires!There was no note, no nothing, just those beautiful brand new tires.Had angels taken up residence in Indiana? I wondered.I made a deal with the local service station.In exchange for his mounting the new tires, I would clean up his office.I remember it took me a lot longer to scrub his floor than it did for him to do the tires.I was now working six nights instead of five and it still wasn't enough.Christmas was coming and I knew there would be no money for toys for the kids.I found a can of red paint and started repairing and painting some old toys. Then I hid them in the basement so there would be something for Santa to deliver on Christmas morning.Clothes were a worry too. I was sewing patches on top of patches on the boys pants and soon they would be too far gone to repair.On Christmas Eve the usual customers were drinking coffee in the Big Wheel. There were the truckers, Les, Frank, and Jim, and a state trooper named Joe.A few musicians were hanging around after a gig at the Legion and were dropping nickels in the pinball machine.The regulars all just sat around and talked through the wee hours of the morning and then left to get home before the sun came up.When it was time for me to go home at seven o'clock on Christmas morning, to my amazement, my old battered Chevy was filled full to the top with boxes of all shapes and sizes.I quickly opened the driver's side door, crawled inside and kneeled in the front facing the back seat.Reaching back, I pulled off the lid of the top box.Inside was whole case of little blue jeans, sizes 2-10!I looked inside another box: It was full of shirts to go with the jeans.Then I peeked inside some of the other boxes. There was candy and nuts and bananas and bags of groceries. There was an enormous ham for baking, and canned vegetables and potatoes.There was pudding and Jell-O and cookies, pie filling and flour. There was whole bag of laundry supplies and cleaning items.And there were five toy trucks and one beautiful little doll.As I drove back through empty streets as the sun slowly rose on the most amazing Christmas Day of my life, I was sobbing with gratitude.And I will never forget the joy on the faces of my little ones that precious morning.Yes, there were angels in Indiana that long-ago December. And they all hung out at the Big Wheel truck stop..THE POWER OF PRAYER. I believe that God only gives three answers to prayer:1. 'Yes!'2. 'Not yet.'3. 'I have something better in mind.'God still sits on the throne, the devil is a liar.You maybe going through a tough time right now but God is getting ready to bless you in a way that you cannot imagine.My instructions were to pick four people that I wanted God to bless,and I picked you.Please pass this to at least four people you want to be blessed and a copy back to me.This prayer is powerful, and prayer is one of the best gifts we receive. There is no cost but a lot of rewardsLet's continue to pray for one another. Here is the prayer:.Father, I ask You to bless my friends, relatives and email buddies reading this right now. Show them a new revelation of Your love and power.Amen.I know I picked more than four, so can you

Christmas Tag Game

2007-12-03T14:31:00.000-08:00

My friend Jenn tagged me in a game, so here goes

CHRISTMAS TAG GAME
1. Colored lights or white lights on your house or not at all? Not at all
2. Hot chocolate or Egg Nog?I like both, but if i had to choose, egg nog
3. What's your favorite holiday dish? Turkey and mashed potatoes and gravy
4. Does Santa wrap the presents or just sit them under the tree? wrap them
5. Do you hang mistletoe? Nope
6. When do you put up your decorations?Different every year
7. What's your favorite holiday tradition? Just spending time with family
. 8. What's on the top of your tree?a white santa
9. Do you have a nativity displayed through the holidays? No i can't find one that i really really like
.10.Candy Canes, traditional or flavored? Or Chocolate Covered Cherries? I like traditional candy cames and LOVE chocolate covered cherries
11.What's your favorite holiday goodie to make and share? my special siugar cookies
12.What's your favorite Christmas song? santa claus is coming to town
.13.When did you learn the truth about the "magic" of Christmas? I know that Jesus is the reason we CELEBRATE Christmas, and i learnt about santa when i was about 7
.14.Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve? Sometimes
15.Is there a special ornament or Christmas decoration that you wouldn't feel like Christmas without? All my ornaments are sentimental(ditto)
16.Do you take neighbor gifts/treats to anyone, everyone, a select few? A select few,
17.Is your big meal on Christmas Eve, Christmas morning or Christmas afternoon? christmas afternoon
18.How do you decorate your tree? with lots of ornaments, lights, and sometimes strands of Garland
19.Snow? Love it? Dread it? i don't mind it, its the cold i HATE
20.Do you remember a favorite gift? no not one in particular
21.Do you have a family get-together during the holidays with extended family? yes
.22.What's the most important thing that you must do each Christmas season? spend tiume with family .23.Do you bake Christmas cookies? Yes,
24.Do you leave cookies and milk for Santa? yeah
25.What's your favorite Christmas memory? hmmmm. not one in particular

Now i TAG MARY!!!

Hello

2007-11-29T15:33:00.000-08:00

We recently put up our christmas tree. i have to say it is awfully pretty. i was a bit skeptical about putting my tree up this early, cause clutter freaks me out and makes me nervous....but its not too bad, and lilo actually stays out of it. WOOOHOOO. lol. i even let the boys decorate a bit around the h ouse, it looks nice, and i am really ok with it. I am feeling more in the christmas spirit this year thats for sure. i am usaully a HUGE grinch around christmas. but things are actually FOR ONCE going good for us, and it feels good:). i hope it keeps up. we are in need of good to happen for awhile.

I am not sure how many know t hat hunter is in the local city choir. and being in a ch oir aroudn the christmas season things get CRAZY. and boy oh boy has it ever. seems like there is c hoir every second day, either a practice, or a performance or somthing. but hunter LOVES it. he is going to be in canadian idol one day:). i will for sure post some pictures when i get a chance:)

Al has been working evenings the past week (he goes two weeks days two weeks evenings). his shift is 230-100. its ok, i get lots of stuff done, b ut ti does get lonely. but i find i do more for myself wehn he is working. he likes to take care of me, and he is awesome at it, he doesn't even like for me to help, so me to have to do everything the past week ahs been sort of nice:). makes me feel useful. and i am HAPPY to report i cooked EVERY single night this week. THIS IS HUGE for me. Hunter does get to pick somwhere he wants to go for supper tomorrow, because he has been such an awesome boy and a good helper while daddy was away, and this was his reward. he tends to act out when al isn't around so we made this deal with him at the beginning of the week, and he has held up to his end, so we will to ours. He has chose bonanza for supper. i think i may take him to see enchanted as well, he will like that movie. i have heard from multiple people that this is a great movie. so we will see how things go.

I have to say i have encountered my most amazing thing as a parent thus far, watching my child learn to read and write is awesome. it tops anything else. i don't know why i just think its amazing and makes me feel like he is accomplishing somthing. all the other things are milestones that pretty much all kids hit, i suppose reading is to, but it really has to be TAUGHT. i just can't believe when he reads me a book. we just finished writing his christmas list. he did a GREAT job. i am VERY proud of him

I will leave you all with a couple pics from the past little while:).

Lilo making her self comfortable on als back...hahaha

Hunter and his soccer team!! He has tons of fun:)

Al and I playing guitar hero. we had LOTS of fun:D. hahaha I wanna be a ROCKSTAR!!!

You have to see this

2007-11-26T18:50:00.000-08:00

ok i have this video you all have to see. haha. i laugh every time i see it. its al, doing jumpoing jkacks around the living room chasing lilo. it is WAY too funny. HAHAHA

CRAZINESS

2007-11-24T16:41:00.000-08:00

i tell you, i went shopping today, and today is the exact reason why i should do alll my christmas shopping in July. i HATE standing inline, i hate fighting my way down the aisle. i hate people who don't care if they run over you with there cart. people become monsters aroudn the holiday season. so yeah, i am doing christmas shopping before sept next year. we went to toys r us today. i have NEVER seen that store as busy as it was. it was NUTS. and they had TWO tills open. give me a break. needless to say i didn't buy anything. i did get two more people of my list for presents though. My good friends daughter has a bday on dec 9th. i got her the singing hanah montana doll on sale. and for christmas i got her a bratz baby for 20.00 off. one of the bathtime fun ones. hopefully she likes it. i think she will. i got my dad a gift certificate for nevada bobs. he shall like that. yesterday i got my mom a fireplace, my brothers and I all went in and got her a good one. she will like it:D.

Hunter got his school p ics back this week. i have to say he is pretty damn cute. i may be biased. whats your opinion? haha. I am def9inetely impressed with the way they turned out anyway.

We went to a program called bethleham live this past week. its a skit about the baby jesus. you get a piece of paper when you come in with your families last name from the biblical times. when your name is called you get to go on an adventure as the three wise men did. it goes outside, to different areas with different groups. there are the romans walking around asking what you are doing, on horse, and you have beggers trying to steal your money, and you go through a market place. it is really amazing. we enjoyed ourselves. it was nice to go.

Tomorrow is the grey cup. our team is there ( in case youa ren't sure, the grey cup is what our football team in the CFL (canadian football league) play all year to get to, like the stanley cup). it should be lots of fun, everyone is pumped. i know i am. hopefully i win, we have worked hard for it, and i must say it is about time we won. well i g uess thats it for this week, not much else going on:). take care everyone

An interesting past week

2007-11-20T09:06:00.000-08:00

Whatever doesn't kill you only makes you stronger right!!! thats my philosphy. thanks to jenn i rely on God toi help me through the tough and keep me strong:). so i guess this past week i could've really entered the loony bin, but because God is helping me through the rough times i amalright. i am stronger.
On tuesday i was at work, as any given morning. and there is a knock at the door (incase you don't know i work in a small daycare a lady runs out of her basement) and i open it to find a Baliff, looking for good old Stephanie Mason. the minute he said my name i knew exactly what it was. He was here for my van:(. yes i had my van repossed. its horrible i know, but it was the only way out of this hole we are in right now. with al having been out of work for 9 weeks, we got WAY FAR behind, and really we had neer caught up from when he was in school and only bringing in 200 dollars a month. you can not stay on top of shit when everything in its entirety is thrown at you. so yeah i knew this was coming, this quickly, NO, but i knew it was coming. it was honestly bittersweet. it sucks that we wasted 2.5 years and 12,000 dollars paying for somthing that was just taken away, but there was no other way. this way we can get ahead and actually save some money now, buy a car with cash and be way further ahead. yeah credit is screwed, but honestly it was before. life is WAY to short to always be plaing catch up. as my good friend Holly said, maybe this was God's way of helping you get out from under the rock. and i have to believe in that or i would really ahve lost it.
that exact same day, i found out als best friend FOR YEARS ABD YEARS passed away. he was 32, and died of a stroke. This his al hard, they had drifted apart the past few years, but al still talked of him with great fondness. the sad thing is Al wasn't able to attend the funreal because we didn't find out tell after the funreal had happened:( my heart ached for him. Its a scarey thought to think that at such a young age, with so much living left to do that this life was taken from this world:(.
so yeah in nutshell that was my last week. i am ok with things, i am stronger from going through this. i have learnt things. a lesson learnt is wisdom gained right.
Hope everyone has a great week. stay warm, have fun, and hug the ones you love
Stephanie

Today was the day

2007-11-13T11:03:00.000-08:00

The Big day when al started his new job. he was excited. he called me on his lunch break and said things where going good. alot of safety training and paper work, but he seemed to like the people and the work. so thats a HUGE bonus. As long as he is happy thats all i care:).

I went back to work after a long weekend. thats always the worst. this past weekend was remembrance day (for my US friends). i had a really nice weekend. nothing to fancy happened. we went to the bee movie, went swimming and had my niece for a sleep over. we just kidna hung out and enjoyed each others company. it was really nice

Got a call from hunters school at work at 1100, hunter had thrown up. now this would be alright but for the past four weeks i get a call from the school once a week saying hunter has thrown up, i either have to lose the hours at work or try to find someone to pick him up. the thing is he is NOT sick. with the cold air hunter gets a cough, and if he is running around in that cold air he gets a very bronchial cough. and he coughs so hard he throws up. i honestly dont' know what to do about it. he gets an inhaler. it is VERY frustrating. cause i have to work, and he has to go to school. just not sure what to do, so any suggestions greatly appreciated. he thinks he can come home and play. nope, you come home sick from school you go to bed. uggg...children.

We are having GAIL force winds today. up to 100 miles an hour....feels like wea re going to blow away in the wind. its nopt cold, but its suppose to blow in snow and rain and all that fun stuff. good ol mother nature, likes to keep things interesting. haha.

Hope everyone is having a great week:) jenn hope you are getting ready for the BAHAMAS!!!...how exciting and i have to say i wish i was you.

2007-11-10T20:09:00.000-08:00

Hi All. i guess i will just jump right in on what is happening in our lives. Lets start with Hunter

as most of you know he is six and in the first grade. He has been having some trouble controlling his words and hi STRENGTH. lol. he says he tries really hard NOT to. reall really hard he tells me. the recent is calling a little boy a "Butthead" not too bad in my books, much more inappropriate words....but i guess it is not appropriate in school. so we explained to him about using nice owrds and if nothing nice can be said to turn around and walk away. we will see. so far so good. i really like the new school we have chosen for him as well as the teacher. lets hope that keeps up for the year. we sent him with his splints for the first time on thurs. in case you are not aware hunter has to wear ankle/foot orthodics because he walks on his tippy toes (like a ballerina). his leg and ankle muscles are tight which prevents him from walking flat foot. its pretty bad. so he has to wear these splints that go to just below his knees. he does pretty good with them and tries REALLY hard not to complain. the bug thing was finding shoes that fit his splints. he has big feet to begin wi th. but w3e did. he just has trouble getting them on. but anyway he did really good with them at school:). huge bonus.

Here is Hunters class on thursday, they had rider pride day (the riders are our football team)

Hunter is currently in two extra curricular activities. Beavers and Choir, he will soon be starting indoor soccer too. he is REALLY good at the choir and he really enjoys himself. we are really greatful for this program. he has his concert on Dec 16th, sure i will have pics to share of that. Beavers is going good. FOR HUNTER. He really likes all the activities they do and is always excited for it. BUT, the other kids are very HORRIBLY behaved. al says it almost makes him want to pull hunter out. the only thing keeping him from doing it is that hunter loves it so much. we hope soccer goes good.

Al starts a new job on tues. FINALLY he got a welding job. it took like 3 months, with a short retial job in between. they were really sad to see him go at the retail store, they said he was the best hire of the street they have ever had. he offered to stay part time 2-3 evenings a week. they told him they wanted him every day on the weekend and three days in the week, he said i don't think so, so he handed his badge in on friday and said see ya. if you don't want to work WITH me then i don't want to work with you. its ok though. he will be making good money at his new job. we are pretty excited and i am really proud. it has been a long road. its nice to finally have SOMTHING go right. lets hope this job works out.

Nothing much going on with me. still working in daycare. kids are driving me BANANAS....lol. i think i need another job...but its so hard. i really like my boss and she is very accomadating. HARD to find that these days. so i have no idea what to do. only time will tell i suppose.

Weather is still nice. UNUSAULLY nice. we usaully have snow a foot high by now. we have had MAYBE two light flurries that melted INSTANT. it was tshirt wether today. STRANGE. i won't complain though. Global warming i suppose. hahaha.

This is us at the pumpkin patch about two weeks before hallowen:) it was tons of fun