My sister

Even though we have different mothers I feel grateful to have you as my sister. No we didn't even grow up knowing about each other, until that day when I was about 12 and our father knocked at my mother's door with you.

You were younger than me but immediately we formed a bond. A bond that has stuck and now that we are older that same bond has grown stronger than ever. We may not live in the same state and see eachother every once in a while, but I am very grateful to be able to call you MY SISTER.

Songs

I was watching some videos tonight and they were playing some good ones from the 80s, 90s and early 2000.

Remember I had almost forgot about this one.

Then they played Tupac and it made me think of how talented he was.

Oh then when I saw this video it brought back memories of me going to my first house party and it was in my neighbors basement. I swore I was cute then.

What happened to them? This was my jam.

Appreciate

So my other half is on vacation for the next 2 weeks in Jamaica. I have to say that for me and the kids, we are also on a vacation now that he's gone for a little while.

I have a mini break from cooking, the house seems to stay straight, (lol) I am actually able to sleep the entire night without being woke from excessive snoring. LOL... Don't get me wrong I do miss the company and the adult conversations, but I know that he will be back soon enough and we will go right back to our routine.

13 years we have been together and I am a firm believer that people need a little break from each other from time to time. This is something that really works for us. When either of us goes on a separate vacation we seem to truly appreciate each other A LOT more.

I have a girlfriend who's husband went to FL for literally 1 night and she was a mess, she was upset her kids were all messed up, she didn't know what to do with herself. When we spoke on the phone I told her I was so surprised with all of the complaining she does about him she sure was breaking down with him gone to see his family for basically a little over 24 hours. LOL So this same friend has literally called me every day since my hubby has been gone to ask the same questions "Do you miss him?" "Are you lonely?" and I give the same response day after day. HELL NO!! LOL...I know that pisses her off.

Lesson of the day...It's good from time to time to get a little break from your spouse as long as you appreciate them when they come back.

Black Friday

So this year I agreed to brave the crowds with a girlfriend of mine and go out at 3:15 am on Friday morning (in the rain) to Walmart and Target (not sure why we went to Target since I didn't need anything) in search of Christmas gifts.

So here I am outside in the freezing cold rain outside so that I can fight, push, shove, run, just to get my child a Nintendo DS. Well once those doors opened all hell broke loose and here we were running through Walmart to find the DS which they placed in the food section of the store apparently to throw everyone off. (Did I mention that I am now 6 months pregnant) LOL....

We finally found the DS and she got 2 and I got my 1 that I came there for. We then proceeded to find a cart and do some serious shopping and all the while I am thinking to myself "I am to old, tired, and pregnant for this" You would have thought that they were giving things away with the way people were carrying on in there.

It's 6:00 am and we are on our way out of Walmart and my GF decides that she would loveeeeeeeee to go to Target too... So me being the team player I agree and follow her in my car there all the while wishing I could go home and get back in my bed. We get to the mall where Target is located and bam there are so many people there in the lines alone I literally wanted to turn around and go running back to my car and go home. But no I stay out with her and we go through the store and grab a few things...On our way out of there which was about 45 min after we got there she asks if I want to go to Toys R Us with her and me in my polite way declines.

So we go our separate ways and on my drive home I make a mental note to myself "Do not go out on Black Friday for 2010"

Fruit cups

These fruit cups have become something that I love but my one complaint is that every time I open one with out fail the juice spills out. I have tried to hold it at an angle while opening these things, but I have not had any luck.

Does anyone have any suggestions on how to open these things without spilling the juice out?

Halloween

Today I come into work and a few of my coworkers are showing pics of their kids in their Halloween costumes and I feel like the worst mother in the world because not only did I not take any pics of my kids in their costumes, we didn't even carve a pumpkin this year. I think my brain is fried to be completely honest with all that I have going on.

I will say it over and over again I need about 3 of me to keep up with my crazy life.

As for Halloween we had a blast. I was invited to go over to my girlfriend's house and then do trick-or-treating in her neighborhood with her family and a family friend. Usually we just go in my neighborhood and then go back home. But with them it was an adventure that the kids loved. We got tons and tons of candy and the kids were actually really good this year about being on a strict 3 candy a day restriction. (I of course had to hide their buckets)

Note to self: Next year just grab a pumpkin from the grocery store for the kids to carve.

Babies and Birthdays

Yesterday was my birthday and also the day that I found out that I am having another girl. Yes for those of you who didn't know. I am expecting my 4th and last child. I am excited but nervous at the same time.

So I spent my birthday working during the day and sitting at the hairdressers for the evening and then leaving and not even liking the way my hair came out.

My daughter gave me the cutest gift ever, a hand made jewelry box with a necklace inside.

This weekend the hubby and I will go out to eat, which should be nice. It will be nice for just the two of us to go out without kids with us.

Tooth Fairy

Within the last month my daughter has lost 3 teeth (2 of them were within the last week). Three teeth that the dentist said would fall out sometime in the summer, since the new ones were already coming in. Well my daughter still believes in the tooth fairy, so I still go through the entire routine of putting the money under her pillow and taking the tooth, etc...

It's crazy because last night I forgot all about it until my hubby and I were talking early this morning and then it hit me that I forgot to do the exchange. Faced with her waking up and not finding her "gift" my hubby and i devised a plan for him to go and distract her so that I could run into her room and slip the money under her pillow and grab the bag with the tooth. If you could have saw us...We were a mess.

The things you do for your kids.