Long time no blog!!

Yes, I know it's been since August 2011 since I've blogged, but I have a good excuse!!

I don't know what to say, I got lazy. And changed jobs again, and got into a nasty car accident.

So, to get you up to speed in a jiffy, here it goes....

February 2012 was my 1 year anniversary as an office manager at one  of our city's major hospital heart cath  lab...all is well there

March 2012 I turned 31....eek.

May 2012 was quite interesting, Colt graduated preschool, Jacob graduated kindergarten, and I managed to demolish my car with the help of a 18-wheeler!

July 2012 we moved from our house to an apartment on the southeast side of town, closer to both Jason's and mine jobs and we liked it better over here. Oh, and  I got a new car!

August 2012 Jacob is a first grader and Colt is a kindergartner at a school we love..and  they do too!

Of course we had Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas which were all fantastic. The start of a new year, some dental work for my 7 year old, lots of doctor visits for myself courtesy of the accident I promise to tell you about soon and, *GASP* I turned 32 in March!

Stay tuned, updates to come this week!!



much love.

Say WHAT!? Sunday

Seriously, I could not make this stuff up...

much love.

Say WHAT!? Sunday

Everyone knows having children brings about some "kids say the darndest thing" moment, so to bring a little cheer to end of the weekend, I have instituted...

Say WHAT?? Sunday.....where I will re-cap the things that have passed the lips of my boys...hope it brings a smile to your face!


Jacob..."Colt, you're a loser"
Colt... "No I am not, I'm pretty good at killing bugs!"


"What's in that bucket?" Maybe a unicorn that was a baby."


"I can't wait to grow up, because I'm gonna buy a lot of candy."


"I have to go potty." "No wait, I don't...I was just kidding."


Just a sampling of what comes out of their mouth....check back next Sunday to see what they've come up with!



much love.

What can I say?

I have two boys...ages 4 and 5..

..and by no means do I think that I am the only mom out there with this particular situation, but my boys do the following:

run a muck around the house


fart on each other


fart on me


say the word fart ALL the time (and yes, I said it just now but I am trying to get a point across.)


burp


pick their nose (a trait inherited from their daddy)


spank their own hineys


pick fights with each other


pee ALL over the toliet seat


pee in the trash can


pee on the floor


chase squirels like they're dogs


see who can beat who to wherever it is they're going


BUT


it keeps me entertained....even though sometimes I end up sitting down on the pee'd on toliet seat in the middle of the night.



much love.

Long week

It seems to have been a long week for me. My grandfather suffered another heart attack Sunday and was transported to the VA hospital here in town. At first, it was just pneumonia. He is 89 years old, the man has been through a lot....he's tired now..but still spry.

He has only has about 20% of his heart working for him...there isn't much they can do except just let him live. It was kind of a whirlwhind...lots of famiy involved that we havent talked to or seen in years..and just nonesense because grandma and grandpa do not want any help..

...what can you say...they are set in their ways.

I have many things running through my mind that I will never be able to get out.. not all bad things, just things I don't think anyone I know will comprhend. I've been thinking a lot, just thinking.

much love.

About a year later

This blog has been abandoned for over a year now.

At that point I had just gotten out of school and started a new line of work as a Medical Assistant....at an Internal Medicine clinic, and at a Cardiology clinic. I just recently changed jobs again to work as the office manager in a local hospitals cath lab. What is that? Heart catheterization is when you insert a catheter into the chamber or vessels of the heart, for informative or interventional purposes. Basically, any blockages in your arteries will be found this way, and fixed if over a certain percentage..

I have always had an interest in cardiology, so this seemed like a good fit. Even though I am not doing much clinical work, I am becoming more familiar with the cardiac system every day. This also gives me a good lead into becoming a nurse in the cath lab, once my my nursing degree is done..which should be in about two years if all goes according to planned.

No other major changes, my boys are still wild and unruly, now 5 and 4. I can't complain much. Good to be back....


much love..

Missing in action

Bet you though I had fallen off the face of the earth, huh?

Well, I kinda did. I have had a lot of changes lately. The biggest one was leaving my job at the law firm of 9 years to start my externship as a Medical Assistant.

Yup, that means I finished school! I am currently working at a local practice, with my last day actually being Monday. I have had one interview, another one scheduled for next week, and I have dropped off/faxed several resumes. There will be more job offers come next week when my school can start sending me out to their "top secret" employers.

The one job I have already interviewed for is really where I want to go..what I have always wanted to do...OB/GYN. One day, I will be a labor/delivery nurse, that's just what I have set out to do. This particular job just happens to be at my personal OB's office. Not for him, but one of his partners, which is fine. Weird events took place for this...see, my OB's wife happens to be my boys' pediatrician, who initially kicked my butt into gear to finishing my schooling. So, I called her up to talk to her hubby that night to see if it could help me out.

In the meantime, I too called the hubby (at his office mind you) to speak with him about it. I got his nurse who told me to fax a personal copy of my resume to the office manager, so I did. Well, all that was on a Friday. Come Monday, the OB was calling me and telling me to call his office manager personally and speak with her, as he had already spoken to her about me...awesome! Well, come to find out...the office manager is a client of one of the attorney's I worked for...weird...the receptionist I talked to was a lady I used to work with at a doctor's office several years ago, who also put in a good word for me. More awesom-er!

I interviewed and it was great. I won't know anything until this week...the thing is, I may not get it because I don't have my registration yet and won't get it until May. This particular practice says they can't hire you unless you have it...but, I think that might not be entirely true. We will just have to see.

The good thing...the person who will be filling in until they find someone is already on staff there, but will be leaving in August, so technically they have until then to hire someone...that's what the office manager told me....

...so, I am hoping that all the stars will align and that job will fall in my lap.

So there, that is that.

My baby Colty had a birthday (as did I) he turned 3 and I, turned...ahem, 29.

I just can't believe it!

Hell has FROZE over

Okay, so the Saints go to AND win their first Superbowl in their 43 year history, THEN it snows in North Louisiana....

Something is amiss...as the ol' saying goes....I guess hell DID freeze over because the Saints wont the Superbowl Lol!!

I sure hope you enjoy some of my picturesI snapped!!

Much love, and snow.

It's Mardi Gras time!!

If you live in Louisiana, you now that about this time of year, people start gearing up for Mardi Gras! If it were up to us Louisianians, we'd probably celebrate it ALL year long! Valentine's Day gets a bit overlooked by this fandango!!

With that being said, I had some time this weekend to make up a Mardi Gras wreath for a mere $1.99! Seriously!

So, it may look a little tacky, but isn't that what Mardi Gras is all about anyway?!

Much love.

Have I mentioned how excited I am to be almost done with school and moving on from my current job at what I like to refer to as "The Farm" of 9 years?

Yeah, I am super excited to be leaving the farm soon. There are way too many bulls around here!!
I think I may take some pics tonight at class so you can see what I have been doing for the last 6 months!!

Much love.

No picture taking for me!

Yeah, so I am not going to me able to Mommytography 365! I thought I could swing it, but there is just too much for me to do what with working full time and going to school 4 nights a week!

Rest assured though, because in mid-February, I will be OUT of school and in the field! Yay! Hopefully life will get back to normal then! I miss blogging!

Much love.

In 2010, I'll be at it again!

I hope everyone has a safe and happy New Year!


I think I may do the Mommytography 365 Project this year! I know I am in school, but I will be out around the middle of February, so I am thinking I can hang! I am no where near a photographer, but just thought it would be neat to do this, and I think I am going to put my own spin on it!


Come back tomorrow for my first installment!


Much love.

New Year's resolution

Just a quick thought...(and hopefully after the new year, I can get back to blogging more)

Everyone always makes the New Year's resolution, "new year, new life." Problem is, no one ever changes anything.

Do you know what my New Year's resolution is? To not change anything, and work on embracing who I already am!

What's yours?

Merry Christmas everyone!

From our house to yours....

...Merry Christmas to you all!

Beautiful Christmas

Stunning...

I took this at church the other night and was amazed at how beautiful it was!

Christmas tree time!

So I am finally posting about my Christmas tree and mantle! I knew I was busy with school and work and home, but I guess I just don't realize how busy I am! I have hardly any time to do anything..and my weekend are FILLED with laundry and cleaning the house.


No fun for my boys.


I have decided that once school is done in February I am going to start doing the cleaning during the week, and laundry on the weekend, so I can have some time with my boys and myself.


Anywho....I have had my tree up since Thanksgiving..(that's just how busy I am!) This is my second year with my "candy theme" but it still isn't complete. Ya know, time and money make it hard for me to get all the things that I want to put on it! But, I have a plan...this year I will most definitely go after Christmas and snatch up all kinds of goodies for next to nothing for my candy tree!


So here it is....the"not finished yet" Christmas tree..

And my Christmas mantle..which also isn't done yet...

The hubs was watching EPSN, he wouldn't let me turn the tv off to get a "magazine" shot, and I was too impatient to wait for the game to go off!

I love my decorations even if they aren't done! I do wish though, that I had the money to get the rest of what I want for my tree....in time though!

I have linked up to TDC and her Christmas Tree Party. You should too

Much love.

Yesterday

Yesterday, 4 years ago...was one of the greatest days of my life!

I gave birth to my first son, Jacob Hank. The labor was a little rocky, I was sick with a sinus infection, and ended up having my first epidural wear off, to which they gave me way too much the 2nd time and it made me sick...I was vomiting between each push..It was awful.

My baby boy finally came out about an hour and a half of pushing and he was sweet, handsome and healthy. He immediately turned to his daddy and stopped crying when he heard his voice.

After all the chaos, it was just us 3. I had started to get sick again and while trying to tell my husband that I was going to pass out, I did. Luckily, he had the baby. When I finally woke, I had ringing in my ears, felt all tingly and numb, and realized that there was tons of blood coming out of me. It was scary. My husband was scared. no one knew what was wrong. My blood pressure was at 70/30...pretty darn low. No telling how low it got before hand.

After all was said and done, I was healthy and our little boy was healthy. Adjusting to life with a brand new baby came so easily. I am so blessed because he is so special and so sweet. He changed my life...and everyone else's around him!

Happy Birthday Jacob! I love you!

Much love.

Give Thanks

Today is a day of Thanks....Thanksgiving day. A day of gathering. A day of ....turkey...lol!

I would like to take a moment to list the things I am thankful for:

1. Waking up this morning.
2. my good health
3. my two boys
4. my wonderful, turkey cooking husband
5. my parents
6. my sister and two brothers.
7. extended family (grandparents, uncles/aunts, in-laws)
8. my wonderful friends (in person and in blogland!)
9. my house (it's been a year since we moved in!)
10. last but not least...an always forgiving and loving God!

Happy Turkey Day everyone!



Much love.

Wedding day jitters

Okay, not for me, but for a girl I know. And why jitters, well because the night before I had just finished up her handmade gift and was nervous about it's arrival to her at the wedding the next night....here is what I did...

A sign I purchased from Hobby Lobby with a 40% off coupon (love it) slathered some mod podge on some adorable scrapbook paper, stuck some vinyl lettering on it (courtesy of this gal) then realized it needed something on the edges. So, I took some twine I had and braided and knotted it and hot glued it around the edges, then strung up several pieces of the twine through the hooks on the back for the newly married couple to hang it by!

Cool. I was super impressed with myself!

The next jitter was this...

and this...


and this...

I went to get my makeup bag out of my purse, when I noticed my purse was missing. Well, I look behind the couch, and there is my oldest with my purse and blush, no damage done...but my makeup bag was gone. I looked in the other hiding place, behind the chair, and there is my youngest...scrambling to hide all my makeup in the corner between the wall and chair!

He immediately runs and hides under his bed...(his newest hiding place) I didn't see him for at least 10 minutes, when he emerged and I saw the look above. I couldn't even be made at that point! The child is only 2 1/2 people...

Alice Cooper would be proud.


Much love.

A bad day turned good!

Well, I was having a bad day the other day...and the day after...but I got a package in the mail from a great friend and it really turned my frown upside down! :)


I have been thinking about learning to knit...don't ask me why, I just have. I was told about knitting looms and thought about trying that out first since I am not the most domesticated person. I went to the store and checked them out, and decided to just wait.


Well, in comes my package, and what I find inside is just awesome! My friend Sierra, had so sweetly bought me looms!! I was ecstatic!! On top of that, she had purchased 3 books for my boys, some peanut butter popcorn yum AND my favorite.....these cute little suckers...

Aren't they just to-whooooo cute? (haha, get tooooo cute!) Little stuffed owls made by her own hand (and a sewing machine, of course!) And they go perfectly with my vinyl Thanksgiving project she cut for me last year!! Lurve it!!

It definitely made me smile about a mile wide...it was a much needed boost...and she has no idea what is in store for her!! Yay!

Much love.