Question of the Day

I've been pondering... when is it actually time to get a new car? I've always thought that 2 conditions needed to be met in order to get a new car. 1) you worry that the car you have will not get you from point a to point b. 2) you can afford a new car. (The second taking precedence over the first.

I bought my current car brand new in 2001. It runs great, it just has a couple of minor issues.... if you roll the windows down, they don't roll back up, the passenger door handle broke off in my hand yesterday, the little trim pieces inside the car are all slowly making it into the glove department and it has a minor oil leak in the timing belt system.

All of these things are relatively minor and with some adjusting on my part (i.e. not going through drive thrus) are completely manageable. To fix any of these things would cost a pretty down payment on a new car, yet the car still gets me from point a to point b (knock on wood...) and sadly the biggest reason I can't afford it...

So.... in your opinion, when is it really time to buy a new car?

New Beginnings

I know I'm being silly, hubby and darling daughter both told me so, but I'm going to talk about it anyway.
The company I have worked for the past 14 1/2 years has purchased a new headquarters building to consolidate the 5 offices they currently have in the Dallas area into 1. This is actually a very cost effective decision for them. Beginning yesterday through the end of February everyone is being moved to the new building. Tonight is the night all my stuff gets moved. It really is bittersweet.

I have worked in this building since the year I graduated high school, long before I met my husband, had my children or bought my first house. It is like a second home to me. I keep thinking as I do stuff today, this is the last time I'm going to turn this way to go to work, this is the last time I'm going to badge into this parking garage, this is the last time I'm going to have breakfast in this cafeteria, etc.. I really am going to miss the routine and familiarity of the old building.
On the other hand, tomorrow I begin a new adventure. Learning a new route to drive to work, finding a new parking spot in the garage, learning places to eat and shop around the new building, learning where all of the services (cafeteria, credit union, etc.) are. The building is brand new and I really am excited to be moving there. It will be like moving into a new house!

In other news...
Darling daughter went back to school today after being out for 2 weeks. Long story short, she was not happy about it. On the other hand, little man was raring to go this morning and ready for his day at "school". It's cold around here, way colder than it should be in Texas in January. I might actually have to go buy a coat as the jacket I wear is not cutting it.

That's enough of my rambling for today. Hope everyone has a wonderful day and stay warm!

2010 Already?!

WELCOME TO 2010 AND HAPPY NEW YEAR! I HOPE ALL YOUR DREAMS COME TRUE THIS YEAR.


WOW! I can't believe it's been over a year since I have actually posted anything. I am going to try and do better this year. That by the way is NOT a New Year's Resolution. I decided a long time ago, that resolutions just aren't working out for me. There are so many things that I NEED to resolve to do every year, and most of them I just don't WANT to do. Other things, if I'm truly living my life the way I should, I shouldn't have to resolve to do it. I should just do it, and I do my best to. So, let's get away from the physiological stuff, it's making my head hurt this early in the morning.

Everyone around here is doing great!

Jon finally got Daddy's Pontiac running and we took it to it's first car show, of course we didn't win a real prize, but Daddy would have been SO proud. Now that it's running we can start working on getting it all one color.

Jon has also gotten REALLY good at his pinstriping. For those of you that don't know what that is, just let me tell you it's not as easy as it looks! You can check out his web page for more details... www.pinstripingbychandler.com

Darling Daughter is as busy as ever. She's still doing cheer leading and just started Girl Scouts. If the boys actually form a basketball team she will start cheering on Saturday's for them pretty soon. Also, it's almost Girl Scout Cookie time, so keep us in mind for all your cookie needs. :-)

Little Man is growing like a weed! He'll be 16 months old this week and is a great kid. He LOVES music, so we got him a drum set for Christmas. I will try to figure out a way to upload that video to my facebook page. He has also mastered: Opening all of the childproofed cabinets in the kitchen (that video is on my facebook page); opening the gate to my craft/computer room, climbing to the middle of the kitchen and living room tables and capturing his Sissy's heart.

I've been so busy with all of their new adventures, I haven't really gotten to work on any of my crafts lately, other than for Baby's Birthday party, but hopefully this year I will find some type to work on the scrapbooks.

So very sad and icky....

I had to come back to work on November 18th. It was extremely hard to leave little man at that day care. Don't get me wrong... they are nice people and they seem to love him and take good care of him. He doesn't cry when I drop him off and actually giggles at me when I put him in his "School Bed". I think I did really good. I only called twice a day for the first 4 days... and THEN...
Baby boy slept from 9:30 to 5:45 on Saturday night.. Good News right!? WRONG He had his first (of many I'm sure) fever. I took him to the doctor on the 24th and he had an upper respiratory infection. They gave him amoxicillan to take. He seemed to be feeling better by Thanksgiving, but then yesterday he had a bout of diarrhea. ICKY! Poor little fellow would think he was passing gas and would poop himself. Doc said that the antibiotics can do that sometimes and told me to quit giving it to him. He had 2 days of doses left he was suppose to take.... isn't there a reason they tell you to make sure and take all of the medicine? I hope he doesn't get sick again because he didn't get enough medicine.... sucks that giving them medicine to cure one thing makes them miserable in another way... Enough about baby boy.

Baby girl is doing great. She is the biggest helper anyone could ask for and she's always worried about her little brother. She and her daddy have been working on her science fair project. She's also been extremely worried about what we are going to get everyone (specifically daddy and bubba) for Christmas. Christmas? Yikes only 22 more days! We have to go do Santa Clause pictures...

As for me... I'm tired, very very tired. Baby boy likes to go to bed about 9:30 or 10:00 and get up from 2:30 - 4:00. Then I have to get up at 5:30 to start getting ready for work. He'll sleep through the night soon, as long as it's not because he's sick I will be very very happy

I better get back to work. HAVE A GREAT DAY!

1 Month Already :-( (a little TMI)

I can't believe baby is a month old already! Seems like just yesterday we were headed to the hospital because my side was hurting. He's doing great as far as weight gain and milestones. He's having some trouble pooping, so Doc has us trying some new formulas. We'll see how that works out. He's also still having trouble distinguishing day from night. We have to get that straitened out before I go back to work in November. We also have to figure out where he's going to stay during the day while we're at work. We thought the neighbor was going to watch him, but I've left two messages to confirm and she hasn't called me back. **sigh**



Stats as of 10/10/2008
Weight: 8 lbs 9 oz
Height: 21 1/2 in.


On another note... I was so excited that we were having a boy. Finally someone to watch the football and basketball games with since Hubby and Darling Daughter couldn't care less about either. Unfortunately, Hubby thinks he has someone to help him work on cars and watch Nascar with. He's already trying to teach him how to use a wrench! I better get to work teaching him the sports stuff!

Darling Daughter is having a great time with Cheerleading this year and she's the best Big Sister ever. She loves holding and feeding the baby. She also doesn't mind helping change his diaper..

That's enough for now. Have a great weekend!

How do I thank thee....

We came home from the hospital on Sunday. Baby did great in the car and Darling Daughter watched him very closely the entire ride. She is a little mother hen and loves holding and feeding him. I haven't let her change a diaper yet. Mainly because he still has the plastibel (sp?) from his circumcision and his umbilical cord hasn't fallen off yet. We went outside Sunday afternoon and there was a huge wooden stork with Baby's Birth statistics stationed in our front yard. It's the coolest thing! I'll post pictures once I get them uploaded. (Thanks Cheri!)

Baby is doing great! He's 9 days old today. He has his 2 week check up the day before his due date. Kind of crazy... He has his days and nights mixed up totally, but we are adjusting.


As for me... Tuesday morning I got up from going to the bathroom and my C-Section Incision started bleeding quite a bit. Baby and I were here by ourselves so I called 911 and the ambulance came to get me. There was a great lady police officer that held baby and gave him a bottle while my Mother in Law made the trip over. I first went to the local emergency room where they got me stabilized and made sure that I had not lost to much blood. They also found me some clothes to wear as I only had on a bra and t-shirt when they loaded me on the gurney. I then had to go to my Ob-Gyn's office where they assured me that the incision coming open is a normal thing. They explained that a lot of fluid sometimes builds up behind it and the incision has to come open in order for the fluid to come out. They said if they were to close it back up I would be at a huge risk for infection so they've ordered bed rest (ugh! again) and DH has to change the dressing on it 2 - 3 times a day. Luckily my MIL had taken off this week to help out and she's been taking care of me, the house and family. She has other obligations today and my Sister is going to come help us. I guess I was just destined for a LONG PAINFUL recovery!

Next week I have to go back to the Doctor on Tuesday for them to make sure the incision is healing and Baby has his appointment on Thursday.

So truly... How do I thank all of the wonderful people in my life that have helped so much through my pregnancy, birth, and now postpartum recovery. I'd name everyone, but then I might miss someone and then I'd feel really terrible...

I hope everyone is having a great day and enjoying this BEAUTIFUL weather!!

sister