be happy, not sad.

i freaking love this kid. and he freaking loves to eat.

i will start with the positives: (because i really need to be more positive and wow wow wubzy is singing to me to be happy, not sad.  i'm trying wubzy.)

*we finally were able to get internet service at our home.  we have been without since moving here almost three years ago.  we did have a little hotspot that we could use, but it worked like dial-up.  ok, worse than dial-up so it was basically worthless especially when d was trying to work from home.  so here i am LOVING every second of having this new internet that works just internet should.  i'm not sure i believe it yet.  ahhh.

*i am listening to two screaming little boys jumping on the couch with the cushions on the floor.  hey, it's a safety hazard to have the cushions on the couch vs. the floor since one little child like to climb onto everything or just walk right off the couch thinking he can walk in air.  sigh.  yeah, i like to think of it as saving a few trips to the er and it makes them happy.  so, i embrace it and even took a nap on them the other night after the boys went to bed.  guess it is kind of fun.  made me feel like a kid again with a semi-fort in the living room.  p.s.  i need earmuffs due to all the screaming though.

*i had an appointment this morning that lasted forever, but it was worth it and much needed.  really don't want to get into, but it was a positive thing so i had to list it.  especially since i am trying to be more positive.  (tired of me saying that yet?  i am.)

*i stopped into an antique mall that i have been wanting to go into for forever.  i was on a mission to find some old treasures for s's wedding.  it was heavenly.  and some good therapy. 

*m and i made some cookies yesterday (trying to lighten the mood around here-see below.)  he loves to do it all by himself and he did a great job.  :)  it was nice to enjoy him helping me and how excited he was to do it.  i should have made sure i had everything though.  no powered sugar=no bueno.  so the cookies sit unfrosted in a tub and i have been dying to have one but we all know they are WAY better with lots of frosting.  so they will sit there until tomorrow and i will keep wiping the drool from my mouth.

ok, the junk: (that's me trying to be positive again although it is really sucky and negative)

*d's car got broken into at work.  adjuster came out today and it will be $2000 to fix.  thankfully we had just switched insurance companies and put full coverage back on his car.  but, still it will be $500 for us and then insurance will pay the rest.  oh and then we have to fix some leak or something that will cost us $500.  we have known about that, but couldn't swing it lately so we've been putting it off.  grr.  now it will only be $1000 out of pocket and many days without it while it's in the shop.  lovely.  this really has me down, i mean we have now had my car broken into once and his car twice and we haven't even lived here three years.  i know it can happen anywhere and to anyone, but really?!?  i have managed to not ever have this happen before in the many places i have lived.  i just wish this town would give us a break.  i don't like it and i'm pretty sure it knows it.  i've been clear about that since day one, but a break is needed for goodness sake.  pray for me.  pray for us.  pray for me not to get admitted into a psych ward. 

"please don't go."

now onto the crafting news:



here's the before shotof the light in my "dining room."
(i had my super fab electrician stepdad hang my light already though)

and here's the after.  i'm loving it.

*now i am getting me anxious to start painting the living room since the light is in the same room and that we get new furniture sometime soon. our "old" couch has a broken arm that they can't fix it so after months and months of looking, they have finally been able to find something i like. 

 

 i really, really want the chair and ottoman, too. but they will have to wait. 

*and here are a couple of letters i made for a friend's sister.

i actually made the letters since i couldn't find the right size. 
definately won't be the last time i do that-loved it!
(yes, i know the j is backwards. the back had to dry too people!)

i even have a superman cape on the back!

have a great day...i am going to try :)

a little catch up



eta: i wrote this on sunday...just took me this long to get photos attached.  didn't want you to think that we made d wait today to celebrate father's day.  that would be mean.

d and his boys. happy father's day.

i recently had thirteen days off only to return to working four in a row before another day off. let me first say that i soooooo loved being a "stay at home" mama again and it was very difficult to go back to work. today was my day off and i needed it. felt like my calf muscle was separating from my bone...the joys of running around for 8 hours straight. (and yes, running i did) you would think i would be 30 pounds lighter, but nah i wouldn't be that lucky.

there's his face.

today we spent the day loving d. had no idea what to get the man besides very expensive things. like everything we can't afford so, i thought of what i would love and we went crafty. (so what if it was a double sided present. he owed me since i got a toaster oven for christmas.) i painted the boys hands and framed them. m picked out the frames and one for photos of him and q with daddy to put on his desk at work. he said they are perfect. and since i "accidentally" spent his itunes gift card he got from something, i got him a new one and promised i wouldn't use this one! i think the gifts were a success. good thing since m started running a fever and felt like crud all day. hoping he wakes up tomorrow feeling like a brand new little guy, but i am already planning on calling the dr. that will be fun.

q insisted he be in the picture, but he wouldn't stand still.

we were this close to getting out of this icky town, but we just couldn't justify it yet. an offer in another state closer to my mama and the town was amazing. it was almost heaven and we were soooo sad to turn it down. very sad. incredibly sad. did i mention we were sad. heart broken. all of us. we got home from that quick trip and i packed up my suitcase and headed back "home" to ks to spend some time with s & s. i was an emotional day as we drove away from il wondering if we should/could, pulling into mo knowing we don't want to stay here (ok, mainly me), and then driving to ks where we began and made our home for five years. i got to spend some quality time with sloane and loved every second of it. it was nice to be there alone so i could enjoy all of her and spend time with shan and not be "mom." felt like being back at welm. just add a few years.

loved sharing my nuggets with this little chica. <3

i shipped out some letters i made for a lady in ca. she wanted them pretty plain. hope she likes them. oh and here are a two not so plain ones that i made for a lady here in town. should find out if i got into southside in the next couple weeks. hoping so. loved that weekend last year. oh and i enrolled myself into school. with m going to preschool five days a week and having to put q in daycare five days a week, i will have two days a week to work on school stuff and then still have another day off reserved for whatever. so i am looking forward to it and am hoping to get my associates before we move onto our next adventure and then complete my bachelor's wherever we end up. first time i have been happy about school...looking forward to it. and shan said she'd send snacks...worked at york. if only we had more classes together!

now off to watch the finals. go thunder. side note: the new women's bball coach at western is from ok. he and d were talking the other day and said how amazing of a guy durant is. (i like him myself. i mean, he hugged his mama on the sidelines. ps. d interviewed his brother multiple times in ks when he played bball in high school. i know, he wasn't as good as his older brother obviously, but was good enough to earn awards at the military school he went to.) the coach's son passed away a year ago in april. he was high school/college ageish. the blue wristband that durant wears is in honor of him. coach said, "a lot of people talk can talk for hours about how good of a basketball player he is, but i can talk for hours about how good of a person he is." yep, i have goosebumps, too. (and please don't call them "goosies" jennifer lopez.) just another reason why i am rooting for the thunder.