It's about to bite me in the ass

So about a month ago when I was stressing about our bills being paid outloud to Man Child, the words "you find another job or I will have to" escaped my lips. To that he gave me a very weary look and told me that I would not be working two jobs because of Cayley and the fact that I am pregnant. Well, he came to me yesterday doing a happy dance and told me that he is going back to his night security job. It is for Friday, Saturday, and Sunday nights. I regret now pushing the issue because he and I have been getting along so much better since he’s been spending more time at home and I worry that things might change. I know the routine we were in before, him always being tired, me feeling under appreciated and overworked… It caused us to fight and we were unable to communicate properly. I *think* I have been showing a brave face for his sake, but I guess some of my worrying may have broken through in bitch form. I must have snapped at him a couple times over nothing but luckily (for both of us) he just rolled with it and let it go. I don’t even feel relieved that it is going to be easier to pay the bills with this extra income. He loves this job and is super excited to be going back, but how can I be supportive when I am terrified that things are going to go down hill?

Have you seen my marbles?

They’ve been missing for a while, so I was just wondering if they have shown up anywhere near you.
Last night I re-installed Windows Vista on my computer. The tech at Circuit City had me convinced that this is the only way I could get it working properly because I must have some kind of spyware that is not being detected with the program that I have. Well, in my haste to get the computer working, I forgot to remember that I would lose my pictures and videos. I remembered the music files would be lost… I am such a dumbass. *sigh* I know I saved a lot of pictures on MySpace and Photobucket, but there are two videos in particular that are lost forever that I am sad about. This will teach me to back up my hard drive and save my videos and pictures to disc!!
Tonight I am going to get my taxes done. SHOW ME THE MONEY!!!! Please!!!! I am having Man Child stay home with Cayley while I do this. I want to have enough uninterrupted time with the tax person to go thru all the available tax breaks. I have to be responsible and catch up on bills and what not and have enough left over to visit my West Coast Sassy Sisters. Cross your fingers!

52 weeks if a Mom's busy life 1/26/09-2/1/2009

Week 2

February 1st, 2009



This past week was a bit crazy. Some crappy stuff, but some great stuff too.
Crappy: Our cars got vandalized. Stuff got broken and stolen. My computer is not functioning properly. (well, it works but the Windows Media Player is not working and I can not upload pictures.) We sent it out and we were told that it is working fine, but when it got plugged in at my house, the same old shit is happening… My Sciatic nerve was making me want to chop off my leg.
Great:
I stayed home from work for two days. Cayley started blowing Raspberries. Ersula sent Cayley a Bumbo seat. I got a professional butt massage which provided me some relief in my leg for the rest of Friday. My husband cooked dinner most of the week and they all tasted good. I started playing a new PS2 game, Sly Cooper and the Thievious Raccoons. It is a cool game. I bought it a while back from KB Toys for like 6 dollars when they had the going out of business sale, but I just found my memory card this past week.
This weekend Jorge had to work, so Cayley and I were home. She was running a slight fever, so I assume that her teeth are coming in now. I did laundry and just hung out with her in bed. I watched a couple of movies… Last night I watched the second half of the Superbowl. GREAT GAME!!! I was rooting for the Cardinals, and for a moment it looked like they were gonna win. Even though they lost, I really enjoyed the game. This is the first year that Jorge attempted to watch it with me. I don’t know how the hell he fell asleep with me hootin’ and hollerin’, but he did and he missed the best plays in the 4th quarter. I also downloading a few songs this weekend.

Here are some pictures from this past week:

Yoplait yogurt is delicious!

This is my favorite yogurt, hands down. While shopping yesterday I noticed that it was on sale. (the only time I buy it) Great! Right? Wrong... Oh so wrong... They have new flavors. Good stuff like Cherry Cobbler and Cinnamon Bun... There were others too, but right now I am eating the Cherry Cobbler, and OMG it is so good. So so good.

52 weeks of a moms busy life 1/19/09-1/25/09

Week 1


January 25, 2009


So, I had all intentions of starting this challenge yesterday, but then things happened that had me distracted from the computer... I guess that's life, right?

This past week has been quite for the most part. Man child was sick, so my "wife" hat got put on the shelf and the "mommy" hat replaced it. Man Child is such a pansy when he is sick; to the point that my compassion turns into irritation. After spending the majority of the week telling him that he needed to start taking medication and he telling me all he needed was Echinacea and some sort of Mexican tea, it was evident on Saturday that he had withered away into a sniffling, raspy throat, feverish lump of man. So of course now he wants the white peoples medicine. The saddest part is the he never learns. Five years now we’ve been going through this. White peoples medicine works! *sigh*
Cayley has now learned how to get herself over her Boppy pillow. I layed her tummy down with her toys all around her and I look back at her a couple of minutes later and she is on the other side of the pillow! In a very awkward position mind you. She however did not fuss about it at all. I decided to put her back on the pillow and watch her, and I got pictures of her in action.













It was hilarious to watch. And she was not too quiet about it either, grunting and shrieking until she got her ass over the pillow. I really should have taken the video. If she realized that she could move arms, I am sure she would have taken off crawling. From the way it looked to me, she was trying to get to Pita who was watching her, ready to run if by chance Cayley got too close to her. They are getting along really well, but Man Child likes to get them better acquainted, and usually Cayley ends up with a handful of hair and Pita sits there begging with her eyes for help.






Pita can hold her own though. I found some of Cayleys socks and a couple of her toys in the makeshift cave Pita made under our end table.

I had my first trimester screening for NBS this past week. The ultrasound was perfect. It was such a relief to see NBS, since I opted not to rent the Doppler that I rented when I was pregnant with Cayley. NBS was just as stubborn as I expected when Randy (u/s tech) was trying to get the measurements she needed. NBS had the hiccups the whole ultrasound.

Ooooh... I read ALL of the Twilight books. I finished the 4th one yesterday morning. OMG, such a great series. I would recommend it to anyone. I cried, laughed, got angry... Like I said, really good series. Go get them from somewhere. You'll be hooked. I read all four books in a little over 7 days. Any recommendations for something else that I can read?

So other than having to play mommy to Man Child, my week was pretty good! I did not have to cook too often, but when I did cook I made chicken stew, chicken soup, and then last night I made spaghetti and meat sauce. I was not trying to make meatballs of all of the guys. I did do some grocery shopping and let me tell you, it is getting harder and harder to feed 6 people on the money we have left over from bills. I did splurge a bit, and got some nacho cheese and chocolate chip cookies (not as good together as I imagined, but still good enough to eat. All yours Afton. : ) ). I got some pretty good deals, but we will be eating a lot of chicken again. I don’t think anyone minds really, since there are so many ways you can prepare chicken. I could really go for a nice New York Strip right now though… I am sure Man Child could too!
Last thought… I am sure that whatever Man Child had, he has passed on to me… I will not give you the details, but last night was very unpleasant for me and my bathroom sink. (Where was Man Child when I was getting sick you ask? Passed out on Tylenol Cold PM. Still milking it….) I still feel nauseous today, but so far breakfast has stayed down. I’ll be tempting fate soon enough with lunch…

Here are some pictures to round out this weeks post…. Have a great week all!!


Cayley and Irving


Cayley and her first tortilla...



Man Child and "his angel"



This morning getting ready for the babysitter

Eggs and toast.

Four words. Yummy in my tummy. Oh, and chocolate milk. That makes it even better. :) I think what i love the most is that it takes only one pan, one fork, one cup and one plate. Dishes are a breeze on Saturday mornings. When I can sit in front of the TV and catch up on the TV shows that life caused me to abandon during the week... Buttered toast and over medium eggs. Chocolate milk. Yum. Lazy Saturday mornings, before I rush to start the laundry or Cayley calls for me from her crib. Bite, chew, and swallow. Enjoy every moment.

Testing, Testing... 52 weeks of a moms busy life...

Wanted to see if this works... Post to come on Sunday...

ETA: K, it's working! Thank you very much Ellie! I love it!