Tuesday, January 09, 2007

I know, I know...

I let time go by without posting, but hey...I have been living and thinking about posting.
I feel as though I am a work in progress right now as I have been reflecting on my post on New Year's Day.

Time is of the essence for me...something that I really need to work on in all aspects of my life.
There is a personal challenge that was posted by my Mocha Memories group...I really have not had the "time" to see all that it entails but my scrapping buddies have been posting a word that is their personal challenge and I did not have to think hard at all...my word is "Time".
I will have to go back and think about this more but this is something that I know I have to constantly work on.

Alexandre' & Allegra start back at Kenicott Park tomorrow and I am so glad..more so for them as opposed to me. They are now 3 and they strive to learn everyday. I know that I can only provide so much and they need to be in a learning environment with other children their age. They will be going Wed-Fri. 9am-1pm and that is a much needed break for me too. I will keep working more hours at Windy City, until Rick finds a job that he likes...more so a career. Again, he is playing the waiting game and I just hope that someone calls him soon. He has an hiring session to attend at Catepillar this Friday in Aurora...maybe he will get it, time will tell. I am glad that he decided to go back to the unemployment office...he did not have enough time with Union Pacific to file a claim but he did with GM/ EMD so he will be able to draw unemployment for 6 months, but again...hopefully something will fall in his lap. I like him being at home but I also need him to go back to work and I go back to being at home and being with the twins. They miss me being at home and I miss being at home too.
I have started to orgainize my scrap area and I hope to get it all done by the end of this month. I am purging and really organizing my space so that I can get motivated to scrap more than when I get together with my scrapping buddies from SOS and Mocha Memories.

Good night for now
Hugs and Kisses
Me

Wednesday, January 03, 2007

Missed a day, but here I am

Missed yesterday but I am here this morning playing catch up...
I am wondering why my posts are not showing up as they should...I am going to have to inquire about it but in the meantime, I will still post.

Yesterday, January 2,2007, I took the twins to their 3 year old doctor's appointment. I amazes me that they are 3 years old now. Alexandre' weighs 30 lbs and Allegra weighs 31 lbs...they are right on target with their weight and height. I love going to their doctor...Dr. Laura Mikhail. I was going to have them go to Dr. Clark who is a African American woman peditrican but Dr. Laura came to see about them when they were born and I just love her bedside manner and the way she explains things to me...they have been going to her since they were born. I hope we can still continue to go to her after Rick finds another job...the twins enjoy her as well and they can pronounce her name very well. They had to get shots and Alex did not cry at all...he was very brave. Allegra, on the other hand, was a BIG crybaby...she was crying before the nurse had a chance to get the needle out for her. Kicking and screaming and Alex and I tried to reassure her but she got more dramatic. After it was all over and after she cried for 10 minutes, she said to me that it did not hurt anymore...she is such a drama queen but she is all mine.
Afterwards...we went to pick up Rick from the house and we rode out to Orland Park. We had some Christmas gifts to return and then we took the twins to Chuck E. Cheese. They love going to this place and I thought it would be a good idea to keep them up and active after their vaccination shots. They did have a good time and ate very well (they are funny eaters)...we discovered that Alex likes celery and Rick stated that he thinks that he likes anything that can be dipped...anyway, at least he ate some vegetables. After that, we came home and I retired the twins to bed. I tried to stay up to watch the news with Rick but I did not last long.
I woke up 3 times in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom...I hate when I do that...that is part of the reason why I am so sleepy the next day.

Well it is Wednesday morning, January 3rd and I have to go and clean up the kitchen and clean up the twins room before I leave today. I am working at the scrapbook store today and tomorrow. Rick has been staying at home with the twins while I have been going to work at the store...until he finds a job...which I hope is soon...I hate living in uncertainty but I know something good will happen soon and it will be good for our family.

Unitl Later
Hugs & Kisses
Me

Monday, January 01, 2007

Great New Year's Day

We had a great New Year's Day.

We went to my MIL house for dinner and boy did she cook a great dinner to start off the new year.
We had short ribs of beef along with chicken, cabbage, cornbread, sweet potatoes, potato salad, and of course what would a New Year's dinner be without black eyed peas and rice. I love soul food and my children had a blast at their grandmother's house. We brought home our dessert which was banana pudding. I just put the twins to bed and I am going to go to bed myself so I may get up early in the morning and do some house work
So much has happened since I last posted back in September. My husband took a new job with Union Pacific Railroad thinking it was going to be a permanent move for him and they terminated him, for no reason two weeks before Christmas...Since then, our roles have reversed where he has become the SAHD and I have picked up more hours at Windy City Scrapbooking, the place I work part time at. I love the fact that we have been spending more time together but Rick needs to get back and I need to be back at home...He is a great dad and husband but you can really tell that mommy is not at home that much...Clothes are piling up, and the house looks like a typhoon has hit it. He has some good leads and hopefully he will find something by the end of this month...I will look at this as his chance to find something better...I believe that God will not close one door without another one opening.

I am going to go to bed after I go to my favorite website...2peas

Hugs & Kisses
Me

HAPPY NEW YEAR...2007 IS HERE!!!




Happy New Year Everyone!!!

I know....I have been the WORST blogger ever, but I guess life has gotten in the way and I really did not take the time to post as I should. I have been busy reading other's blogs and did not take the time to update my own.
Now that a New Year has come, I guess I will jump on the bandwagon and make some RESOULTIONS, some GOALS and hopefully, as I state every year, I will be able to attain them in some form or fashion.
One thing I do know that TIME will be the theme of my RESOLUTIONS & GOALS because it seems as though I never have enough of it to actually do what I need and want to do.

1. Take the time to spend more time with God and strengthen our relationship
2. Take the time to spend more time with myself and discovering more about myself
3. Take the time to spend more quality time with my husband
4. Take the time to spend more quality time with my children
5. Take the time to spend more time with my mother
6. Take the time to spend more time with other members of both my family and my husband's family
7. Take the time to get more organized and focused in our home in all aspects
8. Take the time to strengthen old friendships and develop new ones
9. Take the time to become more involved in my passion for scrapbooking
10. Take the time to discover all that life has to offer me and my family

This list is more like a draft because there is so many layers to each statement and I want to take the TIME to work on each one.
I realize that the above list can be attained especially if I put God first and I know that any type of change has to come from within me. I feel that writing this down will make me more accountable for my actions...maybe I can scrapbook it and hang it in my scrap area for daily inspiration...whatever the case, I know that a change has to happen. I will be 38 years old this year and there are things that I want to strive for and attain.

My babies just woke up so I have to go now...I promise to be back and I will post more (that will go along with resolution #2)

Hugs & Kisses
Me