Me and My Life

Crazy As Usual

2010-02-18T12:05:00.000-08:00

Well, we are off to the beach in a few short hours to celebrate my Grandmother's birthday. It should be pretty fun so I am looking forward to it but oh my has this been a crazy week. Both girls have been sick and work has been insane. Pray we make it to the beach in one piece.

Nothing too exciting has been going on. we are looking at getting new carpet and granite countertops which I am very excited for. Hailey has been loving school and has a new little best friend named Macey who she adores. It is so cute to see them play and remember being that age when everything was so simple. She just had her first sleepover at Macy's house. Part of me was hoping to get that middle of the night phone call saying that she missed me too much and wanted to come home but of course that didn't happen with my little miss independent.

Kayla has finally arrived at the terrible 2's. It is complete karma because I have been going around telling everyone how good she is for being 2 and that I can't believe how lucky I am and then it came on like swine flu, THE TERRIBLE TWO's. The past three mornings she has covered herself in some sort of substance from head to toe. Literally the only recognition of a human is 2 little eyes peeping out from layers of lotion, vicks, baby wipes, and what ever else she can find to put her little hands on. As if our mornings are not hectic enough I have been having to add into the routine a bath. ARGGGHHH. She is also ready to be in her big girl bed as she has learned how to climb out of her crib. She will stack everything up high enough to get over the top and occasionally you will hear her yelling for you because she has high centered herself trying to get out. Oh my I think I am getting gray hair. The reason we have not moved her to a toddler bed is because my darling hubby has seemed to have misplaced the hardware for it, but soon very soon even if I have to buy a completely new one.

Anyway, I better get back to work. Only 2 more hours before I take off to go to the beach...wish me luck :)

Motivation

2009-09-20T12:18:00.000-07:00

It is Sunday afternoon and Justin was called into work. Kayla is taking her nap, Hailey is eating lunch, and I am trying to get motivated to clean my house. We leave in a few days to go to the Dominican Republic and there is so much to do before we leave.

My new job is great and so is life. Now, if only I had a housekeeper:)

New Beginnings

2009-09-05T22:53:00.000-07:00

Oh where to begin??? I have been thinking a lot about my life lately and of ways to simplify it. Unexpectedly last week an opportunity presented itself.

I have worked at this particular hotel for almost 5 years. I ran the sales department for 2 hotels and over 300 hotel rooms. The stress of it has been overwhelming recently and I was starting to think I would never have a real life. A life that I could enjoy my family and not be so consumed by work that I had to put them second.

Now, I realize that I only have one follower on my blog (that being my mother) and so I'm not even sure that the significance of this move really will mean anything to anybody who reads this (because nobody does...lol) but I QUIT MY JOB.

I was offered a position to work for a hotel as their Director of Sales. This hotel is brand new and beautiful but only has 92 rooms. They offered me close to what I am making now and it will be a third of the work. When I initially went on this interview it was more out of curiosity than anything and I was not expecting to quit my job but the general manger said all of the things that I needed to hear as if she was looking through a window into my heart. She said that they are looking for a hard worker but that she wanted to make it clear that family comes first and that my job comes second. She said that if I need to bring my daughter to work one day that it was fine and that I could even take some time to work in my daughters classroom once a week if I wanted. I did not even bring these things up. I couldn't believe what I was hearing and then I was offered the job on the spot. She said that she had received hundreds of applications but that she knew that I was the right person for the job. I accepted the position and now I start my new life on Wednesday (she wanted to make sure I was off for Hailey's first day of school)... ARE YOU HEARING THIS!!!!!

I can't say that I have reacted to the transition as I thought I would. I have moments of anxiety when I check my blackberry and see that I have zero...((ZERO)) emails...I keep worrying about my clients that I have and who will pick up where I left off and I hope so and so remembers to do this and that. My body is going through a complete detox I think I have slept for about 24 hours straight and I am very emotional (it feels as though I am pregnant...but I AM NOT). I am so excited for this new journey. Now maybe I might have more free time to blog. Thanks for listening mom:)

Family Picture

2009-06-15T14:56:00.001-07:00

RANDOM THOUGHTS

2009-05-11T13:28:00.000-07:00

Nothing much new going on but life is good and I couldn't ask for anything more. Here are some random tidbits about what has been going on in the Davis household.

Justin's schedule has slowed down a bit which is good. He is back to working four ten hour days instead of six.

Mother's day was lovely. Justin let me sleep in and him and the girls brought me breakfast in bed.

We just booked a trip to the Bahamas in September. We are going with Justin's brother and girlfriend. It should be a lot of fun. I think we both need a vacation.

Next weekend is our neighborhood garage sales. It will be nice to get rid of some of the junk I have been holding onto all year long.

The weekend after that we are going to the beach for four days. We rented a beach house that sits right on the sand and has an amazing view. We are going with another family that we are friends with so it should be a lot of fun.

I am so glad it is Spring the flowers are blooming and everything is so beautiful. I planted flowers this weekend while Justin spread barkdust. It's nice to have the yards looking good again, now if only I can find the time to water my flowers every night..lol.

Hailey starts kindergarten in September and her school orientation is May 20th. I can't beleive she is so grown up already. I'm not sure mommy is ready for this new adventure in her little life.

Hailey's schdule is consuming our schedule this summer. Justin has roping every Friday and Sunday evenings and Hailey has 6 competitions with the Willamette calley Junior Rodeo Association, 3 competitions at the horse club we are members of, and 1 other competition that her trainer wants her to go to in June. UGGHH I dont know if I can keep up with it all.

Well, I better go but I will leave you with a Haileyism. We were at her riding practice and she took off on her horse going WAY too fast. Her trainer and I were both yelling at her to stop but she just kept going faster and faster laughing her head off the whole time. When she finally stopped the horse I started scolding her...

ME -"(((HAILEY NOEL))) What in the world are you thinking. You could have been hurt very bad. You have to listen or you will never ride again.

HAILEY- " But mom, I just wanted to be FREE" she says between sobs

ME trying not to laugh- "What in the world do you want to be free from"

Hailey "I just wanted to be free from the world"

LOL...How can I argue with that:) OH never a dull day

I am so thankful...

2009-03-17T09:04:00.000-07:00

My heart feels so sad and burdened today. As I type a close family friend lies in the hospital in a coma with his wife and his little son by his side. Life is so fragile and you just never know how much time you or your loved ones have. I have been missing my husband and kiddos so bad the past few days. We are all so busy it's like we don't even have time for the important things in life. I guess when a person reaches this point in their life it is time to re evaluate. The world around us seems to be falling apart. Thank God our little family is healthy and well. There is just so much bad news out there right now it is so hard to stay positive. I call client after client on a daily basis and over and over again I am told that they no longer work for the company. I guess all we can do is pray for those around us going through these tough times and make sure every day the ones closest to us know how important and loved they really are. Anyway, I am kind of rambling at this point so I am going to go.

Long Time No Blog

2009-02-13T12:52:00.000-08:00

Well things have been very busy around the Davis household. I have been working such long hours at work that I am about ready to collapse and Justin has been working 5-6 10 hour days each week. Now I am not complaining I am simply stating facts. We both feel very blessed to both be working in times like these. I do however miss my kids and husband, I feel like it has been weeks since I've gotten to spend any real quality time with them. I am so glad it is Friday and I get to spend 2 full days with them. It should be a relaxing weekend. We do not have anything planned for Saturday and so far Justin doesn't have to work. On Sunday we will go to church and then from there go to a friend's house to watch some race that Justin just can't miss (I think it's the Daytona 500).Valentine's Day is also this weekend but Justin and I bought each other tickets to go see the Brad Paisley concert the end of this month so we aren't doing anything too major this Sat(with the exception of flower's for me). Speaking of flowers...my husband carpools with my father who on numerous occasions has stopped to get my mother roses. Justin always buys me wildflowers which I loved and adored for the first 3 years. Finally, I decided that I must tell my dear husband that as much as I adored him I no longer loved the wildflowers and that maybe he should switch it up a little. Of course I said it in a much nicer way but all I could imagine for the next 50 years getting cheap wildflowers because they were two dollars off in the discount bin. It didn't help that everytime my mother got roses she would call to brag and then say " Dad bought me roses, let me guess justin bought you wildflowers", she seriously thought it was the funniest thing ever. Now I know I sound like a spoiled brat but I want roses. I guess we will see if he was listening soon enough. Well I better go. Happy Valentine's Day

It's a new year!!!

2009-01-02T11:46:00.000-08:00

Looking back on 2008 it was a year full of blessings.

Justin and I bought a beautiful new home
Justin received a promotion at work
We welcomed the addition of our horse "Beau" into the family
We are all healthy

Looking froward to 2009 there are several resolutions I have made for myself.

To pay off all of our debt (with the exception of the house)
To make healthier choices
To start working out more regularly
To go to church more faithfully
To take one family vacation

So, there you have it. Justin and I have been so blessed and we are so thankful. I pray that 2009 is just as blessed and that we never take a moment of it for granted

Fun Times!

2008-11-03T12:39:00.000-08:00

So just wanted to drop in and say hello...I have been so torn lately. I am worried about our country, I am worried about my children, Do I spend enough time with them? Does my husband know how much I adore him? Does my family know how much they mean to me? I'm not sure why but these are all thing that I have been thinking about lately. Justin has been working 6 ten hour days recently. When I say 10 hour days he is actually gone much longer than that. He leaves at 5am and returns home at 6pm. I am worried that he is working too much for his own health.

We had a wonderful time on Halloween. Not much good to be said for the holiday but it was fun for the kids. We dressed up and took them tick or treating. We counted 198 children that came to our door. We have recently moved to a much larger neighborhood and apparantely it is the neighborhood to be at for Halloween. I must have lost that memo because we barely had enough candy. luckily a neighbor had pre warned me. Before we took the kids out we had a little halloween party with hot chocolate, caramel apples, and for the grown ups I baked brie and garlic and served it with warm baquette. It was delicious!

We had 5 kids over and 8 adults. Later in the night my mom and Wally stopped by as well.

Here are some pics. As you can tell Kayla was not into being Tigger at all...Sigh...she sure was cute though!

Hailey's Horse Show

2008-11-03T08:59:00.000-08:00

Well, Hailey did so awesome. She got second place. We were so proud of her!!!

Hailey's Competition

2008-09-23T10:56:00.000-07:00

These are pictures form this weekend of Hailey's competition. She placed 4th in both barrels and key hole. (daddy obviously doesn't run very fast):) She is too young to compete on her own yet but hopefully next year they will let her. Enjoy:)

weekend pics

2008-09-22T09:09:00.001-07:00

New Pics

2008-08-27T08:43:00.000-07:00

Well, Hailey's competition was cancelled due to the weather but we still had a fun day and rode Beau anyway. Then, Hailey got to go to the state fair with Nanna and Papa so it was a good weekend.

Life goes on

2008-08-20T08:57:00.000-07:00

Not sure why I continue blogging. The only comments I get are Spam but I see that quite a few are still visiting so I guess I will continue...

Last weekend We did a joint garage sale with my mother at the church. We did extremely well considering the temps were above 100. It might as well have been raining. I had 7 totes full of Kayla's baby clothes and those were just 0-12 months. We still had so much stuff left over that we decided to have another one this weekend at my house. Luckily my mother will be helping on Sat. Hailey has her second gaming competition. She is in the pre pee wee class(who knew there was such a thing) so she is only able to compete in barrels and key hole because of her age. She had her first competition a few weeks ago and took third in both events and first in the boot race:) I had been considering entering this competition for myself as I have been working with a trainer but I am afraid my barrel racing skills are not quite there yet. Hopefully soon though:)

Work has been stressful yet fun lately. Last week we spent 2 days at the fair one helping host the Golden Wedding Game which is a game show similar to the newlywed game and the second day we ran a booth for the hotel. Monday came around and we spent the day golfing in a golf tournament the company had sponsored, now today it is back to work.

Yesterday was our 2 year anniversary. I must say I have the best husband in the world. He is probably the kindest, most polite, most patient man you will ever meet. I wish I had some of the virtues that he possesses but alas (did I just say alas), I am too much like my mother:) We went out to a very nice new restaurant in town for dinner. Justin ordered the smoked sampler. It came with beef and pork prepared about every way imaginable and then different sauces to dip it in. I have never seen that man so happy. He could barely see me over the stack of meat on his plate. It was good to get out for a night.

Anyway, must run

p.s. the first four pictures are of Hailey training for her competition.

My babies are getting so big...

2008-06-30T09:57:00.001-07:00

Our new addition to the family...Beau

2008-06-30T09:55:00.001-07:00

I Am So Blessed

2008-06-30T09:20:00.000-07:00

Thank You

2008-04-19T19:06:00.001-07:00

Thank you all for keeping us in your thoughts and prayers. Unfortunately Wednesday I did miscarry. We are doing all right and trying to keep ourselves busy. God knows best so we will wait until he says it is time.

HMMMM????

2008-04-03T14:07:00.000-07:00

Had another appt they still can't see anything but a fluid sac. The sac is growing and is consistent with being 4-5 weeks pregnant which typically would not be alarming however, my hormone levels are really high and based on that they are saying they should be able to see something. I have another ultrasound next week. This will be my fifth one in 3 weeks. Another thing that is worrying me is that all of my symptoms have disappeared and I am just not feeling pregnant. I guess only time will tell. It's in God's hands now.

Good News!

2008-03-28T14:12:00.001-07:00

Well today was an odd day. We woke up to snow this morning which was rather unexpected. Hailey was thrilled to see it snowing however, I was not happy that I had to drive to Vancouver in the stuff. I have been having morning sickness (which should really be called all day and night sickness) but I feel bad even complaining about it. At least being sick means that things are progressing. I just keep thinking to myself "I just went through this, how am I going to do this again so soon?" I know I am not the first mommy to go through this and that plenty of women have done this before but right now it just seems so overwhelming. I feel so bad because I have been getting home around 5:30 the last few nights and have been asleep by 6:00. Poor Justin has been on his own with the house and the kids but he has been doing so good. Luckily, mom is going to start making dinner to send home with him when he stops to get Kayla in the evenings, that will help allot. I am not sure how long I will be able to work with this pregnancy but hopefully God will give me the strength to make it until at least the end of summer. The Dr said that the ultrasound looked completely consistent with a normal pregnancy about 4 weeks along, so we are all praying that they will not change their story again and that we have a beautiful little baby in a few months. Thank you all for your kind comments and prayers.

I have know idea why all of sudden this went bold:)

Update

2008-03-25T19:32:00.001-07:00

well my hormone levels are still going up, which means that I am still pregnant. The Dr's can't see the baby and yesterday I was looked at by 3 Dr's all of which couldn't explain why they can't see anything. I go in tomorrow to the fertility clinic for them to do a more high powered ultrasound in hopes of seeing something. My Dr. said to not get my hopes up but I am hoping that there is just some reasonable explanation for why they are not seeing anything. I will let you guys know tomorrow.

Please Pray

2008-03-21T10:13:00.000-07:00

We found out this morning that something is wrong with the pregnancy. The Dr has told me that I should expect to start miscarrying any time. Please pray for us.

OOOPS

2008-03-13T20:55:00.000-07:00

Justin and I found out yesterday that we are pregnant AGAIN...still in shock...check back later

Just Pics

2008-03-05T18:51:00.001-08:00

SICK

2008-03-05T18:41:00.000-08:00

I woke up this morning with an awful chest cold. I think it finally caught up to me. I have joined the local gym with my best friend and we have been going after work. Last night we did a water aerobics class and I don't think going out at night with wet hair helped any.

So we are moved in and life is settling down. I wish it was Friday. I don't feel good and all I want to do is lay on the couch in my PJ's. Sat. Justin and us are going to mom's to help prune trees and i suppose The kiddos and I will tag along. Sun after church we are having pasture clean up day at the in laws. they have a bunch of rocks in the pasture that they want out of there so we are going to go help with that. Justin has been looking at horses all week and we will probably have one by the end of the month. Justin and his dad are gone right now looking at a horse trailer up in Washington. Hopefully he will be home soon. I miss him.

Anyway, Here are some pics for your enjoyment

Life

2008-02-08T15:01:00.000-08:00

So we have been soooo busy lately. We have everything moved and now it is just a matter of unpacking everything. I will be so glad when everything is unpacked and my house is back in order again. We love the new house. It has so much more room I feel like I need more furniture to fill it. Hopefully we will get the majority of it done this weekend. I am so glad it's Friday. Tomorrow evening we are having friends over for dinner in the evening and on Sunday after church Justin is taking me out for "date night". I am really looking forward to that. We have been so busy lately that I find myself missing him even though we see each other every night. Hailey and Kayla are doing really well. Hailey has adjusted to having a sister so well. She really hasn't had any of the jealousy issues that I was anticipating. Kayla is such a chunky monkey that it is almost humorous. She is so adorable and has the biggest smile. It takes over her whole face and you can't help to laugh every time she does it. I am being "bad" and letting her sleep in my bed every night. I feel like it's our special time together and she sleeps through the night :) I have a feeling that I will have to start making her sleep in her own bed soon though. Daddy is getting a little annoyed at only having 3 inches of sleeping space every night. I will post pics of the kiddos and the house soon!

We're Moving!

2007-12-30T15:40:00.000-08:00

Justin's mother is a real estate agent and had a house on the market that she thought would be perfect for us. She called us and said that we had to see this house. It had a huge RV concrete pad with hookups and was large enough to park our truck and horse trailer, huge space on the other side of the house for our dog run, a pretty big shop that even had an office in it, and was still close enough to take care of our horses when we get them. ( they are in the process of buying a pony for Hailey and as soon as we move Justin is buying his horse) It is even in the school district we wanted. It is 4 bedrooms 2 1/2 baths with an office downstairs. They guy is a wood worker so in the shop and the office there are floor to ceiling shelves and and a built in desk in both the house office and the shop office. Anyway, we went to look at it and fell in love with it. We put in a contingent offer hoping that our house would sell in time. The people that owned the house were ecstatic that Linda's son was buying it. Well we put the house up for sale on the Fri before Christmas and on Tuesday we had the first people come and look at it. They ended up making an offer for full price! We are so excited. God has been so good to us this year!

NOTE: Not sure why all the pictures are out of order

Justin's shop the "man room"
outside of shop

shop and door that goes into his "man office"

entry way hall and stairs...you can't see the office
doors but there are 2 big glass french doors on the left that go into the office

She's Finally Here

2007-11-17T15:13:00.001-08:00

UGGHHH

2007-11-01T12:09:00.000-07:00

This baby needs to get here...19 days and counting

Pics Cont...

2007-10-23T20:23:00.001-07:00

Justin doing his favorite thing...roping (he's the one on the left)
Our first wedding anniversary at the beach

Random Pics

2007-10-23T20:16:00.000-07:00

Hailey likes to catch them but she wouldn't eat them
Daddy's little girl!

Hailey doing her favorite thing

HELP

2007-10-01T09:05:00.000-07:00

It poured rain all weekend. We have been so busy getting ready for the baby that I don't know which way is even up anymore. I am still working I am hoping to make it until Nov 12th but we'll see how that works out. My back has been killing me so bad that at night I come home from work and it is all I can do to make it to the heating pad. I have started my so called "nesting" phase which is typically a good thing however, I am afraid mine is a destructive one. While washing my floors I discovered a piece of carpet that was not nailed down, upon further examination and to my delight I discovered that under our carpet were beautiful real hardwood floors. So, my darling husband tour out the carpet for me! Well, even though they are in excellent condition we now have to refinish them so they will not get ruined. While he was ripping out the carpet I had the brilliant idea to tear the trim up in the whole house. Since we were going to refinish the hardwoods we would have to tear up some of the trim and we had been talking about redoing it all before we sell anyway. So then we get a phone call from Justin's uncle saying that his wood stove had cracked and that was their only source of heat. We have a huge brick fireplace mantel in our living room and on it sits a huge old wood stove in perfect condition that we have never used. Partly because our house is not up to code to have a stove that huge and also because it would probably heat us out of house and home. Well, sure enough Justin's uncle wanted to know if we would sell it to him. The selfish side of me was shaking my head at Justin while he was on the phone. What would I do with a huge empty brick mantle in the middle of my living room. We had not budgeted to buy a new gas stove right now to replace it and with the baby coming it is hardly a project I want to dip into our funds for. Anyway, so here I sit with no trim in my house, no carpet on my floors, and one HUGE empty brick mantle in the middle of my living room. HELP

Busy...Busy...Busy

2007-07-11T10:42:00.000-07:00

So it is summer time and things are so hectic. 2 weekends ago we decided to start the daunting task of making our house compatible for 4 people. We gave Hailey a totally new room and re did the whole thing in horses with an adorable horse border (will post pics soon). She absolutely loves it, but now unfortunately we are without a play room. Might not be such a bad thing though considering it makes her keep her toys picked up. Anyway, now the baby will get Haileys old room that is all done in tinker bell. Have not had a chance to get that room set up yet though.
Then, for the 4th of July we went to the Molalla Buckaroo rodeo with Justin's parents. We had so much fun. We bought Hailey and adorable pink cowgirl hat that she wore the whole time. She thought it was pretty cool that everyone there knew daddy and grandpa. Mommy was even a little impressed. Justin's father is a champion bull rider and it seems like Justin had roped with half of the guys in the rodeo before. After that we went to some friend's of my parent's and had a BBQ. It was at that time my darling husband decided he would jump in the wading pool that had 3 feet of water in it and do a trick to impress all the kiddos. Well, he ended up hitting is shoulder on the bottom of the pool and dislocating it. It was already pretty sore from throwing hay all weekend and that was the final straw. Off we went to the emergency room where we sat until 2am. Then next day at work I had a huge presentation to make to the owners of my company and I hardly thought I was going to make it through.
In between all of this we sold our 4runner and bought an 86 extended cab 1 ton dually truck. It is in such excellent condition that we couldn't pass it up. Justin is like a little boy on the first day of school. I am really glad he was able to get it. He deserves it! We also had a wedding to attend that both Justin and I were in the same weekend all of my family was in town for a funeral. Now we are preparing to go to the lake house this weekend with my parents. We both have Friday off and I am looking forward to doing nothing but eating at Moes and reading my book.
If anyone needs me starting Friday I am unavailable and my cell will be turned off until Mon morning.

Justin's dad Bull riding back in his day!

Our new truck and my husband's new baby!

More pics

2007-06-16T20:57:00.000-07:00

The girls at their lemonade stand

Wally trying out Hailey's new rope

` Justin giving Anna Lise a ride on my bike

Hailey in our front yard at the garage sale entertaining everyone as usual!!!

The last few weekends have been so much fun. We had a garage sale a few weeks ago that actually ended up being quite successful for being thrown together at last minute. Justin has been teaching Hailey how to rope so that has been really fun to watch as well. Anyway, Enjoy the pics!

Nothing Special

2007-06-14T13:02:00.000-07:00

Well, nothing exciting going on around here. We find out next Friday if our little baby is a boy or a girl. I am so excited! Justin's parents just bought a farm about 1 mile down the road from us. It has an in ground pool with a water slide and is an absolutely beautiful home with enough land for us to board a couple of horses there. So, we are very excited.

Justin is officially graduated and a journeyman. I am so proud of him. It will be so nice to have him home every night instead of him having to go to school directly after work and get home around 10pm. Hailey and I are very happy about that.

This Sat. there are about 60 garage sales going on in a really nice neighborhood close to us. I am hoping to cash in on some baby stuff. Other than that, just life as usual.

Reflections

2007-06-06T10:39:00.000-07:00

In continuing with today's blog discussion...

Titus
The aged women likewise, that they be in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things; 2:4 That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children, 2:5 To be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed.

We had a BBQ on Sun. and I was speaking with one of Justin's friends girlfriends and another girl who is a good friend of mine. Justin's friends girlfriend who we will call Susan, was talking about a friend of ours who is struggling with her marriage because her and her husband are constantly fighting about who will clean the house, cook dinner, make lunches, ect... both of them work so this friend thinks that all the responsibilities of the home are equal however, her husband does not. Susan was saying how her mom always made lunch for her dad, kept the house clean, and had dinner on the table when he got home and how she never wanted to be that kind of woman. That her and her boyfriend are equal and how she thought this other friend of hers should just leave her husband because he obviously did not think of them as an equal team. She looked at me and said "what would you do if Justin treated you like that" I said "Susan, I cannot imagine not wanting to do those things for my family and husband. Unfortunately, I do not always do them but I make an effort and I certainly hope that I can be that kind of wife and mother someday. I can't imagine having the mind set of not wanting to do those things for my husband because I work too and he can do it himself." I should have stopped right there but unfortunately the Swartzendruber in me took over and I continued to say "maybe that is why ??? is on the verge of divorce and why you are not married yet." Well, that was pretty much the end of my night. My poor friend Joy who is getting married in 3 weeks just sat there listening in horror however, I did hear her chuckle even though she will deny it. As much as I hate to admit it. I am glad for how my mother raised me and thankful Justin's mother raised him the same way, expecting those things but also grateful. I look forward to the day when I can stay at home and caring for my family will be my full time job. Until then my resolve is even greater to have dinner on the table, make my husband's lunch, and keep the house kept up... because that is my most important job.

Life with the Davis Household

2007-05-25T11:20:00.001-07:00

Hailey's first school program

Hailey's "scary" face

Hailey doing her favorite thing in the world...

Daddy reading Hailey a story

So much for my clean laundry

Cartilage and Peaches

2007-05-23T20:25:00.000-07:00

Well, Went to the Dr. on Tue after I was walking down the hall at work and got stuck. I was not able to move due to the fact that I was in so much pain. Come to find out this weird bone pain I have been having is because I am missing the piece of cartilage you are apparently suppose to have between your two pelvic bones. Therefore, every time I take a step those bones are just grinding against each other. I am just thankful that the baby is doing good. I realize it could be a lot worse however, right now on bed rest at 3 1/2 months pregnant, life is not looking it's brightest. The Dr. is going to see me on a week by week basis to determine if I can work that week or not.

Anyway, enough complaining. It has been sunny and beautiful the past few weeks. So, it being almost June, my pregnant body was craving a fresh peach. Not just any peach, the kind of peach fresh from the farm that I only got as a kid when I stole one from the box that mom was canning from. Well, apparently in my 8 yr old mind I did not record the date of the time that the peach was stolen. Therefore, totally horrifying my mother this morning when I called her to ask her where a pregnant women could find a farm that sold a fresh peach. Had I known the laughter, followed by horror, followed by the public humiliation that was to come, I would have driven to the store and bought peaches in a can. OH, but do not worry the story is not over. While mother was upstairs, in between yelling at Anna Lise for breaking her computer and typing away frantically, oldest daughter stopped by for a visit and upon her departure made a stop by mother's pantry, quietly snatching the last 2 jars of homemade canned peaches from last year. BWAAAABWAAAA

Well, I must be going. I have 2 loads of laundry to fold and a whole bowl of peaches to eat!

Oh the pain

2007-05-21T13:01:00.000-07:00

So I don't mean to complain but I just don't know what to do right now. I am in so much pain I don't know what to do. My cervix is hurting so bad that I cannot even walk. It has been hurting for the past month but today I was on my way into the restaurant of the hotel I work at and I literally almost passed out from the pain.It feels like the bones are grinding together. I called my Dr. and unfortunately she said that at this point there is nothing that can be done for it. I don't know how I am going to make it through this pregnancy. I am so excited for this baby I just want it to be 5 months from now. I had this pain with Hailey but not until I was around 7 months along. I sure hope that I can get this problem figured out. Everyone just seems dumbfounded about what it could be. I am so glad I am paying mega bucks for you to tell me that you aren't sure what is wrong with me. Anyway, sorry for venting and if anyone knows what I am talking about and doesn't think I am crazy, I would love to hear from you.

I am such a slacker

2007-05-03T09:14:00.000-07:00

WOW! I haven't posted anything for a while. I guess it doesn't matter much since nobody reads my blog anyways. Well, I am with my dear aunt Val on this day. I just don't feel like doing anything. It is overcast and looks like it could start pouring rain any second. All I want to do is go home. Tonight is Hailey's first School singing program. I am so excited!!! Justin and I have agreed to sign her up for equestrian lessons. She will start learning English style riding and when she turns 5 she will join the Young Jumpers team which is competitive horse jumping. This will be a lot of fun for the whole family. Maybe hubby will finally get his horse too. Nothing like a cowboy without a horse...kinda sad really! In the near future we will be in the market for a quarter horse, truck, and horse trailer...I wonder if they have packages deals for things like that. like "buy a truck and trailer we'll throw in the horse" HMMMM probably not:) Anyway, I have a feeling my dreams for a big new house wont be coming true for a while, considering we will have the extra expenses of horse boarding and private lessons. oh well, I want Justin to be able to have his dream too so I will wait patiently for the time to come when we can afford to buy land with a new house already on it. Should have moved to Wyoming:) lol

Anyway, Justin has his big turn out test on Monday. His five years of schooling comes down to this test and I think I am more nervous than he is. It is actualy a series of 4 tests but the biggest one is on Monday. Pray that he does well.

Well I should prbably get back to work. I will post pictures of Haileys program soon. Right now I can only post at work due to the fact that the 2 masterminds I like to call my father and my husband, CRASHED my computer.

Thought for the day!

2007-04-23T12:52:00.000-07:00

Think what a better world it

would be if we all, the whole

world, had cookies and milk

about three o'clock every afternoon

and then lay down on our blankets for a nap!

Happy Birthday Honey!

2007-04-09T10:07:00.000-07:00

So my wonderful husband turns 28 today. We actually celebrated his birthday yesterday with his family since we were already there for Easter. Today is his actual birthday but he has school tonight so we probably wont get to do much until tomorrow.

We had a wonderful Easter. We had breakfast at my mothers which was a traditional polish breakfast which consisted of hard boiled eggs and horderadish sauce. My pregnant stomach wasn't having much of any of it. Then we spent Easter evening with Justin's parents and had dinner with them. Overall, it was a wonderful day spent with family. Hailey was asking a lot of questions about Jesus and Easter and poor mom explained it as best as she could but after I was done she said " Mom, I'm strong, I could push the rock away"...oh my, I couldn't help but laugh.

Anyway, I better get going I have lots of work to get done and I don't feel well enough to do any of it...UGHHH only 7 more months:)

More pics...

2007-03-29T15:11:00.000-07:00

I Think I Can..I Think I Can...

2007-03-29T14:54:00.000-07:00

Ithink I can make it through the day without either throwing up or falling asleep at my desk. I am so exhausted. However, instead of boring you with my complaining, I will leave you with a few pictures and the nice gesture my husband did for me. Justin had called me to see how I was feeling for like the 5th time yesterday, bless his heart. Anyway, I was having a particularly rough day and he went out and bought me a box of moonstruck chocolates...my favorite. Anyway, I thought it was really sweet considering what a pain I have been lately.

Hormone City

2007-03-26T11:15:00.000-07:00

I do not remember being this irritable with Hailey. I think I have pretty much gotten upset with every friend I have this week. We are trying to get our house ready to sell and that is stressing me out on top everything else. Justin seems to think that everything must be perfect before we put it on the market. I just want it sold so that we can move and get settled before the baby gets here. We are still going to Wyoming next month to check out the property we are interested in but I think for now we are going to stay put for a while in Oregon. The baby put a whole new spin on things and now I am afraid that I cannot leave my family because I am just way too big of a baby. We didn't really do much of anything this weekend. Justin painted both of the bathrooms in his "house renovation" frenzy. We have now painted our main bathroom 4 times and each time the colors we choose get worse and worse. Nothing matches are counter tops and floor. They are this weird blue grey color and nothing goes with it. I am now leaving it the hideous shade of blue that Justin painted it and will let the next people who buy the house fix it. Of course I told him I thought it was beautiful and that he didn't need to repaint it again before we put the house on the market. It has been a long day at work and all I want to do is go home and spend time with my family.

Morning Sickness

2007-03-19T19:12:00.000-07:00

UUUGGGHHH I forgot about the nausea. I will do my best to refrain from complaining due to the fact that I am so grateful to be having a baby. We have a big 4wheeling trip planned the end of May and now it looks like I will be spending most of my time at the campsite cooking. Oh well, it will still be fun right??? We have had the best weather the past few days I almost forgot that it was still spring until it started pouring down rain today.

Hailey was so cute. yesterday in the car she started singing a song clear as day in Spanish. I couldn't believe my ears. When I asked her where she learned the song she said that she had learned it at school. I was quite impressed and proud of my grown up baby. Every time I call her my baby she says "mom, I'm not your baby, My name is Hailey"...well excuse me.

Life Is Changing

2007-03-16T10:56:00.000-07:00

Well, we found out yesterday that we are pregnant!!!! We are very excited and Hailey can't wait to have a new brother or sister. We are also in the process of moving from our cute home here in portland to the Cowboy state of Wyoming. Justin and I both will have work there due to the kind of work that we both do. We have found 40 acres in Cheyenne for a very good price and Lord willing we will be building a new house on the property and moving around August or September. Just to clarify, yes we do know how windy Cheyenne is, yes we do know how far away it is, and yes we will miss everyone. We will be leaving the 19th of next month to fly out and look at the property. Pray for us in this exciting and scary time of change.

Long Time No Blog

2007-02-14T12:55:00.000-08:00

Wow, I haven't posted in a really long time.I have been so busy with life that I have hardly had time to sit down at all. Last weekend we went to the coast for two days. We rented a beach house and had a blast. We went to the Tillamook Cheese Factory, and played on the beach all day. I ended up getting the flu on Sunday. Trust me driving home from the beach on those windy roads with the flu was AWFULL. I have not been that sick in a long time.

Hailey has her Valentine's Day party today. She was so cute today taking all of her treats to school with her. I thought I was being a really cool mom. I bought little candy boxes for everyone in her class, I bought a cute valentine's day shirt for her to wear, I stayed up until midnight filling out little valentine's for everyone in her class, and even bought cute heart napkins and a heart bag to carry it all in. We get to school today and clearly I had not done enough. Kids had homemade valentine's, masses of candy and treats, one kid was even passing out 5x7 pictures of himself attached to homeade cards. I mean who has the time and money. Oh my, I guess my little $3.00 cards will have to do. Sometime's I don't think I do enough but then there are times like yesterday when I got her card to Justin and I when I think she may have way too much. Her teacher asked all the kids why they love their mommys and daddys and then wrote it down in a cute card with their handprints on the front. Hailey's card read "I love mommy and daddy because they buy me presents and I'm a princess" Oh dear, I'm in for trouble.

So who has Valentine's Day plans? Justin has school tonight and wont even get home until 10pm so nothing too romantic in the Davis household. My friend Joy and I always plan a Valentine's dinner together for our men. We are doing that on Friday but other than that no big plans. I wont even have a full 2 days off this weekend because on Saturday I am sponsoring a table at the Hilton wedding show for work...UGGGH

Anyway, We went 4wheeling up in Molalla a few weeks ago. I will post pictures of that and the beach soon..I promise.

Have a great Valentine's Day!

Random

2007-01-24T13:47:00.000-08:00

Well, Justin and I have been trying to have a baby now for 3 months. I know that is not very long but patience has never been one of my virtues. I am really hoping and praying that it will happen soon. Hailey is 3 now and I think it would be really good for her to have a sibling. Just a quick side note...Hailey is LOVING her new school. I guess I was worried for nothing she has already made a whole new bunch of friends and her teachers and I are so excited at how well she has made the adjustment. So anyway, I am excited for this new chapter of our life to start. Actually alot of things are exciting at the Davis household. Hailey's adoption was finalized this month..YEAH! It is so comforting to know that legally it has all been taken care of. She is now legally Hailey Davis. Also, as most of you know Justin is in a 5 year apprenticeship program. That means 5 years of school on top of the 2 year degree he already has which makes a total of 7 years of school. Well, Monday he starts his last term. I am so proud of him. He works so hard, and on top of that twice a week he gets up at 4am for work and doesn't get home until 10pm after he is done with school. It will be so nice to have him around every night. He graduates in May. I love that man sooo much. So I have no complaints at the moment. God has blessed my life more than I could have ever imagined. I am so thankful for my family (husband and daughter...lol..) That bring me so much joy every day...love ya mom!

I love Mondays, I love Mondays, I love Mondays

2007-01-08T09:11:00.000-08:00

OK, So maybe I don't love Mondays but I figure if I tell myself that enough that maybe I will start believing it. My little baby started her first day of preschool today. I was so sad and she didn't even cry. She just waved her little hand and said BYE mom. She wasn't upset at all. She could have cried a little..lol...This school is going to be so good for her. It is a private Christian school and is all day care with preschool and kindergarten built in. It comes highly recomended and has a waiting list a mile long. They barely were able to get Hailey in but because of her age they were able to make it work. I hope she has fun:) I hope she is a good little girl:) I hope she goes to sleep at naptime:) I hope she doesn't have any accidents:) Oh my, I think I am going to drive myself crazy. I only dropped her off an hour ago. Do you think it would be too phsyco mom of me to call and check on her?

Family Pics

2007-01-02T17:24:00.000-08:00

Justin's dad was a champion bull rider. For Christmas we got some of these pictures blown up and framed. It was our favorite gift. Justin's father never let them bull ride that's how they both got into roping. I feel so bad for him because that is such a passion of his and right now we just don't have the property for it. He does still get to rope in the occasional jackpot, but it will be so nice when he can have it all right at his fingertips!

P.S. Justin is the older little boy:)

2007-01-02T17:03:00.000-08:00

Wedding Pics

2007-01-02T16:57:00.000-08:00

Here are some wedding pics I am just getting around to posting!

Just one more day!

2007-01-02T12:37:00.000-08:00

I could sure use another day off. We had such a wonderful weekend, it was really hard coming back to work today. We really didn't do much but it was so relaxing. Justin and I met up with some friends to bring in the new year. It was nice having some adult time. My mom watched Hailey and then on Monday our friends Kim and James came over. James and Justin spent most of the day in the garage working on their 4wheelers and Kim and I stayed inside and knitted most of the day away. Now it's back to work for me I am still planning on quitting in June, Lord willing. I actually have the chance to work from home for a company that is in the hotel industry as well. It is 100% commision based but that is Ok because the money I make is just going to be extra money to put into savings. It is so scary thinking about quitting my job but I am excited about this new adventure. Staying at home with my baby and starting this new job. I will be very busy but I am so excited and Justin has been so supportive. I love him so much!

Have a great day and Happy New Year!

A LONG WEEKEND!

2006-12-29T11:23:00.000-08:00

I am so excited that I have a 3 day weekend. So far I don't have much planned except for going over to my friend Sheilah's house to play games on Sunday night. I feel like such an old woman. I know that I wont make it until midnight. I was in bed last night by 8pm. I need to do something fun and exciting to remind myself that I am only 24. We were thinking about taking the 4 wheelers to sand lake this weekend but my husband got a wild hair and tore his whole bike apart to paint it 2 weekends ago. I guess I still could go because my bike is all shiny and new just sitting in the garage begging for me to ride it:) I was really happy because Hailey only had to go to daycare one day this week. Mon she was with me, Tue she was with mom, Wed she was with other grandma, Thr she went to daycare, and today she is at home with daddy. I don't feel quite as guilty when she is with family. She starts a new daycare on the 14th. It is a private Christian dayschool. It comes highly recomended and they have a huge waiting list. They squeezed Hailey in because of her age and the class she would be in. I am really excited, this year she starts sign language and next year she will start Spanish as well. I think the structure will be really good for her! Well I better get going. I sure hope 5pm gets here sooner than later!

The Day After

2006-12-26T09:36:00.000-08:00

I am so exhausted today and all I want to do is go home and play with my baby and all her new toys. We had such a good Christmas, it's hard to believe that it is over already. Sat. we opened presents at home, Sunday we went to my parents house and had dinner and opened presents there, and Yesterday we went to Justin's parents, and 2 different friend's houses. By last night I was so tired that my whole body was aching. What a wonderful Christmas! I got everything on my list and more, but more importantly than that I got to spend some much needed time with my family and friends.

Things I got for Christmas:
ipod
Diamond earings
2 different perfumes
gift certificate to American Eagle
Gift certificate to The Difference (A little boutique)
Ipod cover
Ipod adapter
portable DVD player and carrying case
gift certificate to resort on the coast
crock pot
Gift certificate to itunes
North Face jacket
socks
jewlery set
new Bible
Christmas village
Vaccum cleaner
Scrapbooking stuff

Justin:
electric razor
accoustic guitar/guitar book
Pirates of the Carribean 1 and 2
first season of the A team
socks/undershirts
Shop vac
assorted tools???
hammer
ipod and accessories
extension ladder
new plastics for his 4 wheeler
pajamas
new Bible
new coat
2 new pairs of jeans
a couple new shirts
Gift certificate to GI JOES

Hailey:
Disney pictures
finger paints
coloring books
plastic Horse and accessories
lifesize ride me pony
4 X-Large plush horses (I'm not kidding it was out of control)
GUESS outfiit
GUESS Coat
Real pink cowgirl boots
3 new outfits
socks
cowgirl skirt
Cinderella
Charlotte's Web
Dora Movie
Animal masks
Dress up Treasure Chest
Box of 6 pair of dress up shoes
Cabbage patch doll
Cabbage patch newborn doll
Stroller
doll carrier set
magnet dress up dolls
art kit
pretend makeup kit
new purse
4 new books
new Bible
pretend food
and a zillion other things I can't even remember

Hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas!

Almost here

2006-12-20T20:23:00.000-08:00

Wow! I can't beleive Christmas is almost here! I am so excited for the new year, I just hope it is as good as the last. Justin is out Christmas shopping tonight. I am sure he is having fun at the mall!!! My boss and I took off this morning and spent the day at the mall. It was amazing how many people were there during the day. My boss and I have been working together for about 5 years now and every year we plan a whole day shopping. I guess there are perks to being friends with the boss. Today we sat down for lunch and around the beginning of the year she is looking to offer me an area director of sales position. The condition is that I have to promise not to quit my job when I have another baby. Oh...I don't know what to do it would mean a huge pay increase from what I already make and because I would be over both the Portland and Gladstone properties I would be working 5 minutes away from home 3 days a week. I guess there are alot worse decisions to have to make. I am just going to count my blessings and pray about it for a while. Anyway, Merry Christmas!

TGIF!

2006-12-15T09:11:00.000-08:00

I am so glad it's Friday. All I want to do is go home and sit by my fire. We had a huge storm last night. We lost power for about 3 hours, but it was kind of fun! I had my girlfriend Kim over and so we sat by candlelight talking for hours. It is amazing how much we rely on electricity.

Tonight I am going over to my girlfriend Joy's house. She is pretty bummed out because she just broke her ankle. Actually she just got a cast off of her other ankle that she broke about 3 weeks ago. So right now she is pretty upset. We are going to spend alll night watching girlie movies. Tomorrow is baking day and then Sunday is church and the Christmas program. So all in all it should be a very fun weekend! Now all I have to do is make it through today:( I have an appt with one of my clients this morning, a lunch appt with my friend Kim today at the hotel that she works at ( I am actually looking foward to that appt), Christmas cards I have to get sent to all of my clients, a month end report I hae to get done, and 2 weekly reports I have to send to corporate by the end of the day. I will be so glad when I am off of work.

Anyway gotta run!

SICK

2006-12-13T20:34:00.000-08:00

I have been so sick today I just want to curl up in a ball and cry. I think it is food poisoning. I ate some chicken salad last night before I went to bed and it hit me at about 1am. It was a veeerrry long night. I went to work today anyway and that what not a very good idea. I was so cranky and tired that I left at 3pm and came home to take a nap. Justin has school tonight so I am on my own with Hailey tonight. I think that all moms should get a certain amount of sick days.

On a happier note I am so excited for Christmas. I bought Justin an acoustic guitar and some lessons because he has really been wanting to learn. I also bought him new plastics for his 4wheeler, some pajamas, an electric razor, the first season of the A Team (don't ask), and a few other movies. I think my Christmas shopping is almost done. So far I have spent about $1200 on Christmas so hopefully that will be about it. ( Obviously shopping was done before I was put on a budget) Roxanne is coming over on Sat. and we are going to bake all day!!! I am really excited, I love that kind of stuff. I wish it could be Christmas all year!!!!!!

Hailey's birthday was this last weekend. We had her party at Safari Sams. It was so much fun. I will post the pictures as soon as I get them on my computer. On Sat I told her that her birthday was here. My sweet baby ran to the window to see! I love that little girl so much. Yesterday she said "mom you are my best friend" ...I am the luckiest mom in the world.

Well I better go. Justin will be home soon and I need to pick up the house!

Is It Friday Yet???

2006-12-05T09:03:00.000-08:00

I am so over my job right now. I keep telling myself that I only have a few more months before I can quit and stay at home with my baby girl. Justin and I have made 3 goals that we need to accomplish before I quit my job. 1. We must have a certain amount built up in savings before I quit 2. We must sell our 4runner to get rid of a car payment 3. We must pay cash for a truck for Justin. All of this is not too far out there. My next bonus in Jan. will be about $3,000 and we usually get aout $5000 back for our tax returns on top of the fact that we are saving about $1500 a month right now. Now if only I could stop spending money:( I am trying to get in the habit of watching how much money I spend. Justin and I had our first Money disagreement this weekend. He was getting something down from the top of his closet and an old box of mine fell down on top of him. I came running into the bedroom and horrors of all horrors it was my box of purses. Their was Coach and Guess purses all over and I think even 1 Prada. I couldn't help but burst into laughter at the sight of him sitting in the middle of the floor with a guess purse draped around his neck. Anyway, he didn't find the humor in the situation and now I am on a budget, which is good because I really am trying to be more careful and prepare myself for not being able to just buy something when I want it. Anyway, this will be a good test for me.

Jamaica

2006-12-04T10:28:00.000-08:00

Here are a few pictures of our Honeymoon in Jamiaca...Oh to be there right now!

Back to Reality

2006-11-27T09:12:00.000-08:00

It was sooo nice to have 4 days off from work. I am so depressed that it is over now. All I want to do is be at home in my nice warm house. Hailey had a really hard time going back to daycare today. She cried and cried, it broke my heart to leave her there.

Well, we had a great Thanksgiving. On Wed. night we met my parents and went out to dinner with them. We were suppose to be meeting them at the coast on Friday but my dad was not feeling well so they were only going to go down for 1 day. On Thanksgiving day we went to Justin's parents house. It was a lot of fun. Hailey went with they boys to go feed the horses that his dad was taking care of for a few weeks. She had a blast! On Friday I woke up at 4am to meet my mother in law and go shopping. I spent WAY too much money but was able to get most of my Christmas shopping done. On Sat we really didn't do much of anything. One of my best girlfrinds came over and we spent the night watching movies. On Sunday we went to church and then we came home and put up all our Christmas decorations and wrapped Christmas presents. It was a very good weekend, I am just sad that it is over now:(

Well hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving...Now Back to Reality

I am so Thankful

2006-11-20T13:12:00.000-08:00

I am so excited that the Holidays are finally here. This is my favorite time of year and I have so many things to be thankful for this year. Here are a few of the things that I have been blessed with this past year!

1) I found the man of my dreams and was able to marry my very best friend in the whole world.

2) We have the most beautiful little girl who is my " little monkey" and she is the world to us.

3) We found a great church this year that Justin and I are both really excited about.

4) We have a nice warm house to come home to every night

5) We have a wonderful family (yes mother that includes you too) that we love very much!

6) We have wonderful friends that are always there for us.

7) We both have wonderful jobs and are able to provide a very comfortable life for ourselves and our beautiful baby girl!

I would have to say that this last year has been the best of my whole life and I am so thankful. I never knew life could be so wonderful. Thank you God, and thank you Justin!

Hum De Dum

2006-11-15T09:33:00.000-08:00

Man it has been the longest week ever. I have seen Justin a total of 1 hour since Sunday and I won't see him tonight either. It is so agrivating. Our schedules are so different. I probably wont see him until Thursday night because he has school tonight. Oh well I guess I'll have to stop whining an deal with it.

On Fri. Justin and I brought home a new addition to our family. She is a nine week old Golden Retreiver. She is still bigger than Dinky (our other dog) and Dinky is full grown. Hailey was shocked to have a new puppy waiting for her when she got home from daycare. It was so cute.

Anyway, Have to run!

Almost There!

2006-11-08T12:45:00.000-08:00

I am so excited. Justin only has a few months left of his 5 year apprenticeship. It is so hard with our schedules to do anything. He gets up at 4am every morning to go to work and the 2 nights a week he has school he doesn't even get home until 10pm. I will be so grateful when he is done with school. These winter months are the hardest. I pick up Hailey and dread going home to a dark cold house. I wish June would get here faster. I told Justin that by the time he finishes school he could have been a doctor. He has a 2 year associates on top of all this school. In the end that will be a total of 7 years. What a good man:)

Tonight is one of those nights that Justin has school. I am thinking about intruding on my dear mother and having her feed her wonderful grandaughter and child. After working for 10 hours the last thing I want to do is go home and cook a big dinner for just Hailey and myself.

I have this Friday off which is nice because Justin happens to have this Friday off also. I am looking forward to doing absolutely nothing other than a little cleaning of course! We actually might go out and buy Hailey the 4 wheeler that Justin found for Christmas. it is electric and has a parental control that allow us to shut it down if she gets going too fast. We actually just bought her a brand new riding helmet and jersey. (I think this was more daddys Christmas present than Hailey's) It will be fun to take her with us 4 wheeling this summer and have something for her to do.

Anyway, need to run..I need to call mom and see what she is making for supper!

For Your Viewing Pleasure!

2006-11-07T15:18:00.000-08:00

Conflicted

2006-11-07T14:32:00.000-08:00

Halloween was so much fun we started off at grandma's house for snacks and hot apple cider and then moved on to stop at a few friends to trick or treat and then jumped right back into the warm car. It was just way too cold to go from house to house. Justin was really excited about be a bottle of mustard:) what a good man I have:) Hailey thought it was the funniest thing in the world so that made it worth it for all of us.

These past few months have been very conflicting for me. Justin and I really want to sell our house and move into the country where we can raise Hailey and any other future rugrats that may come along but prices are just too high right now to do that. We will probably have to wait another 2 years before we can afford that. In the meantime we have decided to put off having another baby until we get on the property that we want. In the past few months I have had the baby blues soooo bad. I don't think I can wait another 2 years. Hailey will be almost 6 if we do that and that would be like starting our family all over again. I think I will have a serious talk with my wonderful husband and see what he thinks??? The other thing that is bothering me is that I don't think I want to work until my kids are both in school. We could do it but it would definitely be a lifestyle change for everyone and then we would never get our new house:( I have a wonderful job right now that I am very grateful for but more and more it is feeling less fufilling for me, probably in large part due to the fact that every morning it 's getting harder and harder to drop Hailey off at daycare knowing I wont be back to get her for 10 hours. It just doesn't seem right. No offense to working mothers:) Something weird that I can't explain has been going on with me lately. I have always been all about my career and wanting to get further ahead but lately all I want to do is stay at home with my baby and do domesticated things around the house, like making sure supper is ready for Justin when he gets home. I know right now my friends and family are laughing out loud ( Laugh away mom). Who knows maybe my hormones are just out of wack and I'm feeling this way because I'm already pregnant...wouldn't that be funny:) Anyway, we'll see what happens.

We got our wedding video back from the videographer. I was a little disappointed. I had given him 3 songs that I wanted him to put on there and he only used one over and over again. Also, He didn't even put any footage of the reception or the band on the video. What was the point of paying $1500 for a band if I don't have any pictures or video to remember it? Oh well, everyone that I have talked to said that they had a great time so I guess that's all that matters. Out of the whole wedding that is my only complaint so I guess I should be grateful. It was the wedding of my dreams and better yet, I am now married to the man of my dreams and my very best friend in the whole world...I am so lucky!

Well I better get going. Justin doesn't have school tonight so he will be home. I put a yummy roast in the crock pot before I left for work so it should be all ready by the time I get home:)