i love the 80's

my pesky cat likes to go outside

1. went and ran some errands today. the husband came with me while ham watched his sister.

2. went to jcpenneys and got some "work" clothes. i don't like jcpenney's but there's not much of an option around here.

3. should of known there was a reason why mike volunteered to go to the grocery store with me. he wanted to buy food for super bowl!

4. so we got into a big fight. i want nothing to do with his super bowl party. nothing. not even cleaning the house for it.

5. my mom called ham to TRY and set him up on a blind date with one of her friend's daughter who happens to be 18 also. [they were born 3 days apart] ham thought that was just weird.

6. what the hell?! this can't be right and i demand a recount. my blog is not on this up and coming blogs list! [just kidding!]

7. just finished watching one of my favorite movie- pretty in pink

8. i still love the fashion and the music.

9. also watched serendipity. wish my husband would be a jackass like in the movie. not like the kind he is now.

10. i'm wishing/praying for a school delay tomorrow.

while waiting for my 18 year old son to come home

1/14/11 in her too small winter outfit

1. really enjoying my job. its forcing me to get dressed up and to get out.

2. i pretty much set my own hours. hopefully i'm doing it right and new, repeating customers will be established. [if you go there- tell the manager on duty i sent ya!]

3. thursday i went out in the cold + snow to "pimp my hotbox" [sorry if this offends anyone]

4. friday mike + i surprised kaylee at lunch. she knew i was coming but not mike.

5. i helped with her cooking class and made them "zero" shaped donuts in honor of 100 day. [thursday was their 100 day of being in school]

6. friday evening went over to a friends house for some YUMMY dinner! [craving those fajitas right now]

7. and we played a dice game called lcr. of course the person that brought it turned it into a gambling game, which made it so much more fun.

8. today was a lazy day. we didn't budge till 3pm. went roller skating again. this time to a different place. it was much nicer and less crowded. kaylee even tried to skate alone for a brief second or two.

9. ate dinner at texas roadhouse. they had $3 long island ice teas. had to give mine to mike. alcoholic beverages have been giving me headaches lately.

10. HOLLA! been invited to join 4-5 other couples for a night down in indy. we will be going sometime in february.

super cool!

how cool is this shelving unit?

via the brick house

brrr- it got cold!

the nuggets lunch box on tuesday

1. she's been buying her lunches lately so this is a rare treat.

2. she asked me to put a note in there. [i was going to anyway] she said it makes her happy which makes me happy.

3. i've noticed that i haven't been doing much with her after school. i get busy making dinner, cleaning the kitchen afterwards etc...

4. so tuesday we did her nails and she helped me make chocolate pudding after dinner.

5. tuesday i also started cleaning. after turning off the sweeper in ham's room i heard a knock on the door. i didn't answer it because i figured it was my jehovah witness stalker.

6. he came back in the afternoon too. but i didn't open the door then either.

7. today kaylee and i did laundry together. hey- its something.

8. i worked 5 1/2 hours today. yeah, i think hell froze over too.

9. i am now a marketing person for my parent's restaurants. but mostly for the pizza joint. it needs a little boosting.

10. so if you are ever in the south bend, notre dame area you should really check the place out. the pizza is really delicious!

roller skating and girls are just more sensitive

kaylee's first roll on the rink

1. after mike had taken kaylee out roller skating she didn't want to do it anymore.

2. after eating birthday pizza and cupcakes and seeing me in roller skates she was ready to go back out.

3. i think she felt safer with me + mike holding her up.

4. we all had a great time and would love to go back with friends. [hint hint hint]

5. i did go out with the girls saturday night. went and saw no strings attached -it was cute, ate dinner at texas roadhouse and then ended the night with lots of shots for the birthday girl + me at a local bar. [shots are expensive! good thing i don't do this often!]

6. sunday went to pick up nugget at my in-laws, ate hot box pizza then chilled rest of the evening.

7. daddy hurt kaylee's feelings when they were playing so i had to deal with 30 minutes of heartbreak.

8. it came out that no one wants to play with her, no one likes her...which we all know is not true.

9. hate having to see any kid unhappy or feeling unloved or unwanted. having it be one of my own- talk about a stab in the heart!

10. after lots of hugs + kisses she felt much better and was laughing and doing her funny dance again.

kaylee giving big brother a hug for his birthday

1. sad that the weekend is over though i could re-do friday

2. saturday we had a great time at one of my nieces roller skating party.

3. kaylee didn't want to skate at first then after eating some pizza she was all game. it helped that i was out there with her too.

4. also had a great time with the girls saturday night. went and saw no strings attached- cute movie, ate dinner at texas roadhouse then completed the night by doing lots of shots at a local bar.

5. today we headed over to my in-laws to pick up kaylee, went and got hot box pizza and came home to chill. in the evening i heard kaylee crying.

6. daddy had hurt her feelings [they were playing a game] which then lead to a heartbreaking 30 minutes.

7. she told me nobody wants to play with her at school and that no one likes her.

8. i've been trying to avoid sending outdoor snow gear because its so much stuff for her to carry. guess when this happens and they go outside for recess she gets excluded when the other kids go to play.

9. and i guess her feelings did get her when we were at our friends house for a playdate. her best friend played with the other boy rather than her.

10. i told her she has to be nice if she wants other people to be nice to her.

i hate cold weather!

one of many that little nugget has taken of herself on my computer

1. i had this feeling of sadness and disappointment lingering over me all day.

2. just my life [and kids] turned out way differently than what i had imagined.

3. not to be complaining because i do have a lot to be blessed for.

4. just thought i would be doing more. what of? i don't know.

5. kaylee's shocked expression when she saw me before lunch was priceless.

6. reconsidering going out with the girls tomorrow night.

7. i complain that i don't have girlfriends to go out with but i do have girlfriends to go out with.

8. kaylee is super wimpy. i clean her earrings, she says ouch! i touch her earrings, she says ouch!

9. but i'm still glad we got them done. before too long she won't even remember they are there.

10. i'm so ready for winter + football season to be over!