He lives.

CJ is up and moving, though a little slow. I tried to tell him that the next time he wants me to clean the bathroom all he has to do is ask! There's really no need to go through all of that just to get me to scrub a toilet.

No Luck

Morgan was still sick yesterday. Only threw up once, but was not feeling well at all. He slept alot, which I'm thankful for, but when he was up he was miserable. I felt so bad for him. Then about 2:30 this morning CJ has got it. I feel so bad. He's resting now, but it was a long, awful night.
So let me say this little prayer: God, please protect the mama. If the mama gets sick we're all in trouble. Amen.

Not fun

Morgan has been sick with the vomit virus since last night. Yuck. It makes me so sad for him. And for all babies who get it. Mainly because you can't reason with them. You can't say, "I know you're hungry but you can't eat because you'll just throw it all back up," or "I know you like milk but you have to have little water until your stomach settles," or "I know you usually drink 8 oz but the Dr said only a couple of tablespoonfulls at a time until you can keep it down." They don't understand and all you get in return is screaming until they're tired enough to go back to sleep. *sigh* He hasn't been sick in several hours and he did keep 2 oz of water down this time so maybe we're on the way up....I hope.

Sorry for the Delay

but there has been very little going on lately. Which I guess is a good thing. We are all healthy - YEAH! I have started exercising at home - step aerobics, pilates, yoga. I'm having a good time I just have to keep myself motivated.

Tanner brought home his report card yesterday. *Sigh* He has all high marks EXCEPT in personal behavior! What's up with that? Things like being respectful of others feelings and property, following classroom rules, working well with others, etc. What happened to my wonderful son? He used to be so shy around other adults that he would never do anything wrong. Is he just getting more comfortable in school and now he's doing whatever he wants? Am I not hard enough on his personal behavior at home? Is he allowing himself to be influenced by other not-so-well-behaved boys? What do I do? Aaaaahhh! I'll be calling the school today and setting up a conference with his teacher, at her request. I'm scared. What is she going to tell me about my son? I feel like I want to cry. How do I positively influence Tanner be more respectful of others, to follow the rules, to be the good kid and not the one that always gets in trouble? HELP! I hope it's not as bad as my brain has made it out to be.

Headaches

I hate money (or the lack thereof), I hate insurance, I hate that CJ's company doesn't feel compelled to take better care of their employees and their families. My head hurts from thinking about it all. CJ's insurance from work has always been bad. Now it's worse, and it's more expensive! I just want to kick and scream and cry and tell his boss how crappy I think it is! Yet the owner of the company always boasts about how he matches 401K and how we should take full advantage of that because it's free money and what I want to tell him is we would increase our 401K to the maximum amount BUT WE CAN'T BECAUSE OUR INSURANCE PREMIUMS ARE EATING OUR LUNCH!!

KICK*#!SCREAM#!*KICK#*!SCREAM

What Staci Means

You are the total package - suave, sexy, smart, and strong. You have the whole world under your spell, and you can influence almost everyone you know. You don't always resist your urges to crush the weak. Just remember, they don't have as much going for them as you do. You are a seeker. You often find yourself restless - and you have a lot of questions about life. You tend to travel often, to fairly random locations. You're most comfortable when you're far away from home. You are quite passionate and easily tempted. Your impulses sometimes get you into trouble. You are usually the best at everything ... you strive for perfection. You are confident, authoritative, and aggressive. You have the classic "Type A" personality. You are very open. You communicate well, and you connect with other people easily. You are a naturally creative person. Ideas just flow from your mind. A true chameleon, you are many things at different points in your life. You are very adaptable. You tend to be pretty tightly wound. It's easy to get you excited... which can be a good or bad thing. You have a lot of enthusiasm, but it fades rather quickly. You don't stick with any one thing for very long. You have the drive to accomplish a lot in a short amount of time. Your biggest problem is making sure you finish the projects you start.

What's Your Name's Hidden Meaning?

Hey Becky, Look!

My super wonderful, very talented friend, Becky, made these letters for me when Morgan was born. Our old house sold so quickly after he was born I didn't even get a chance to put them up. Then, as I'm unpacking boxes from the storage unit and decorating our new house I find them - all stuck together! I seriously almost had a complete meltdown. I guess the heat of the summer and the Mod Podge just didn't get along and there they were. One big clump of letters. I had tears as I called Becky to let her know. She gently calmed me down and reminded me that there are no disasters in scrapbooking and it could be fixed. Well with a little sanding, inking, and a few patches, there almost as good as new. THANKS BECKY!!

My project

I've been working on my "room". My office, scraproom, studio, whatever. Anyway, I've had to consolidate because my new room is smaller than my last one (I know poor me)and the way the windows are situated decreases my ability to use the space even more (note so self for next house). Anyway, I finally took my good friend Jeanne's advice and invested in a pegboard. It's not completely done yet. I have two shelves to add so that I can move my SU stamps and my inks up and give myself some more working room. Check it out.....


Maybe soon I can actually DO some scrappin!!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

HaHa. I know I'm a week late. But, it has been a happy new year so far. We're all finally better, just in time for Tanner to go back to school so I'm sure that won't last long. Cross your fingers. I told him to wash his hands really good everytime he was near a sink and don't touch anyone or their stuff. Do you think that will work? HA!
I finally got some pics of Morgan enjoying his Christmas presents, and a couple new ones of Tanner and Grace. The big kids both got new boots for Christmas and that outfit for Grace is new too. She put it on the other day and came trotting out of her room proclaiming, "Mommy, I wanna be a cowgirl!" I love it.