A midweek post...woo!

Hey friends. Watch out, a mid week post...can I get a high five?! Things have been going good around here. Zach is still working evenings, which stinks, but we're managing. He should get put back on days in a couple of weeks...probably not permanently, but I'll take what I can get. We still only have one deer, so of course, he's still obsessed with getting that big guy that he saw. I can't wait until January...at least I think that's when hunting ends. Jay is being as goofy as ever these days. He is a sponge! He is so teachable right now, and it's so much fun! He loved cheering for the Cardinals, he learned how to give great hugs, he now does knuckles, he is sure to tell you to "shhhh" when he sees Doug or a baby sleeping, and he tries to repeat every single word you say! My favorite is when I say "love you" and he gives me a "wuv wu"...precious! And as for me, I'm just rolling through the days like normal and doing what I have to do. :)

As for Halloween, we had a great night. As you know, I had ordered Jay's costume on ebay, and as of Halloween morning, it wasn't in my hands yet! Yikes! I kept asking Zach that morning to check the mail, and the mail was later than usual so I was getting so anxious! At about noon, I got a picture text from Zach of my little sea otter!! Woo hoo! Zach told me that it was a little big, and I thought geez, I ordered 12-18 months so I thought it was gonna be perfect. When I got off work, I ran home to grab the costume and some other things to take out to my parents house. I looked at the tag of the costume real quick, and it was an 18-24 month size! Grrr! I went back and made sure of what I ordered, and I sent the seller a quick note. She's handling it very well by giving me a partial refund. So, needless to say, Jay was having a little trouble walking in his costume. His feet kept slipping out of the little feetie part, and I had to roll up the arms a little bit. It turned out okay though. My mom came along with us since daddy had to work. First stop was great Grandma and Grandpa's. Then, we had a quick stop at Lara's and saw her cute little duo, visited some church family, and a few of Jay's great aunts. He was a trooper. He was fascinated with the fact that he had a tail. He literally chased it like a dog would. Too cute. He's enjoyed several pieces of his candy. I'm pretty sure Zach put a dent in it when he got home last night...haha. Next year is going to be even better! I love love love doing all of these things with my little man. Having a kid gives you moments that allow you to be a kid again...so fun!

I hope you are all having a great week. I get to spend tomorrow morning at Bass Pro. Be jealous. I actually don't mind going there...it's kind of a neat store. However, I'm not excited about what we're buying or the amount of money we're going to spend. But, when it comes to deer hunting...well, there's just not much compromising. I'm sure some of you understand. Well, I'm not gonna lie, I probably won't see you again until confession friday... :)

P.S. I mentioned in my post Saturday that I was thinking a blogger biggest loser would be fun. You might not have seen my post since it was on a weekend, or you could all be ignoring me...lol. So, I will ask one more time. It really doesn't have to be just for bloggers...just thought that would be a good way to get started. Feedback?

Confession Friday, better late than never!

I'm just so bad at keeping up with things! I really hope to have a regular post some time this week. Until then...

I confess that my breakfast this morning was not 2, not 3, but 4 cookies...yikes! Oh, and a big glass of tea. Ha, breakfast of champions.

I confess that I won Jay's Halloween costume off ebay on Monday, thinking that a week would be plenty of time for it to arrive, and I still haven't gotten it!! I reeeeally hope I get it or rockee66 is gettin some negative feedback!!! There's no reason it couldn't make it here in a week, especially because it's only coming from Nashville, TN!

I confess that I haven't vacuumed my floors in...umm...I can't even remember. Gross, I know. Maybe that's why I keep seeing Jay eating random things! I will get right on that!!

I confess that my husband took a vacation day for game 7, and I loved being able to watch it with him! Almost every game I've had to text him a play by play, so it was nice being able to experience it all as a family.

I confess that I have a secret tool. Maybe you've heard of it...it's called "Poo-pourri"...ha!! It's a liquid in a little spray bottle that you can keep in your purse, and if you're out and about and have to use the bathroom you just squirt a little of this magic into the toilet before you go, and no one would ever know that you did anything in there!! I ordered it online bc a friend told me about it, but I was in Keil's Pharmacy the other day, and they carry it! Woo!

I confess that we have really great neighbors. I am nervous though because the house on one side of us is for sale, and well, we haven't had the greatest luck in the past.

I confess that I got one Christmas present taken care of this week...yay!!

I confess that I really didn't like skinny jeans when they were first becoming popular, and now I'm on the search for some! lol, It always happens that way for me. Things grow on me after a while. I mainly want them to wear with boots...so we will see!

I confess that I don't understand why the squirrels that run across our roof sound like they are a 300 pound man. One day I actually thought someone was upstairs in our house...nope, just a 3 pound rodent.

I confess that I have zero plans for tonight, and that makes me sad. Just me and the little dude. I'm so ready for evening shift to be o.v.e.r.

I promise, well I hope, to catch up with you all during the week!! Have a fun weekend!
P.S. Anyone up for a Blogger Biggest Loser?? I've been thinking about it...let me know!!

Confession Friday

I confess that I might just be a "Confession Friday Blogger"...ha! I'm pretty sure that's all I've done for the past couple weeks. Oops! I'll just tell you what I've been up to via confessions...

I confess that I went hunting with Zach on Wednesday evening. It was....ok. It actually wasn't terrible, but I'm not in a rush to get back out there and do it again. I must say, I spotted the only deer we saw that night. It was a doe, but she never got in close enough for a good shot. But that's ok, because the whole time she was walking around I was telling myself all the reasons it's important to kill deer so I wouldn't cry if Zach shot her...ha!

I confess that I got a new pair of tennies, and I love them! It's hard for me to find comfortable shoes because I have really high arches, but I think I found a winner! Good thing because my "exercise" tennis shoes are from like 8th grade. Seriously!

I confess that I have the knees of a 70 year old. I take ibuprofen on almost all the nights that I work. It usually does the trick, so I'm thankful for that!

I confess that I have never cried when Jay has gotten shots, but I sure was close on Tuesday! The poor little guy had to get 5 shots...it was awful! He was a trooper though, and was done crying the minute I was able to pick him up.

I confess that I've been wearing the same brand, color, and type of foundation since high school. Why mess up a good thing?!

I confess that I had a pb&j for supper. That's what you do when your husband works evenings!

I confess that I hate hate hate cold weather. Yesterday was already too cold for me. Give me 100 degrees any day over being cold.

I confess that I'm not really sure when people stop using baby moniters. I think I'll use one until Jay's like 8...lol. I am such a paranoid person!! As I've mentioned before, I have a louder than a freight train fan at my head every night, so I would never be able to hear him if something was wrong. When did you stop using one?

I confess that I'm excited to go to Gracie's birthday party tonight! I can't believe she's already one, Adrien!! She's such a cutie...we had some good bonding time in nursery last Sunday. :)

Have a really great weekend everyone!!! I'm off tomorrow...woo hoo!

Confession...Saturday.

It's late, and I'm tired...but, I'm also completely bored since the hubs is working evenings now. I missed Confession Friday, so I owe ya a few...

I confess that I had to Google what tbt means a couple weeks ago because I have way too many tweens on my fb page that write "like for a tbt" or something to that affect, and it was driving me nuts that I didn't know what it meant!

I confess that I'm watching Forest Gump...it never gets old!!

I confess that I absolutely hate driving. I have the worst sense of direction, and I'm just plain bad at it...lol. I just started venturing around in Fairview by myself when I was pregnant bc I had to for my dr. appointments, but that's about as crazy as it gets for me.

I confess that I am terrible at swallowing pills. Recently, I had to take an antibiotic, and I asked for the children's version so I wouldn't have to swallow pills...i know, it's sad..lol!

I confess that I'm super excited to meet Lara's baby in just a few days!!

I confess that I just started using a men's razor, and I absolutely love it. What's the difference between men's and women's razors anyways?!

I confess that Jay did absolutely amazing on the car rides to and from my sister's. God bless that boy!

I confess that I kinda wanna start Christmas shopping, but I get so excited to give presents that I don't think I could wait that long to give them, and then I'd just end up spending way too much money in the long run.

I confess that I'm glad that Zach is off on Tuesday so he can go with me to Jay's dr. appointment, and he can be the bad guy that holds him for shots and not me!!!

I confess that I still have suitcases with clothes in them laying on my bedroom floor. Unpacking is so much worse than packing! This time it's all me...Zach already cleaned out all of his stuff...oops!

I need to go to bed...it's taken me like an hour just to write these out because I can hardly keep my eyes open! I hope you all have had a good weekend so far!! :)

Confession Friday!

Woo hoo! It's almost the weekend, which means I get a mini vacation with my family!! We are headed to my sister's in Mississippi way early on Saturday morning. I'm very excited to see her...it should be a fun time! So, here are my confessions for the week...

I confess that I'm hoping and praying that Jay does as good in the car as he did last time we visited my sister. We are leaving at 4 AM, and it's a 7 hour drive...so he will have some awake time. We shall see!

I confess that I went to Wal-Mart tonight and actually made an impulse purchase. What? Me? Don't worry...I saved the receipt in case I have nightmares about it.

I confess that my husband is on a weird shift right now, and I've realized after 4 days that I could never ever be a single parent!

I confess that Diana from the pumpkin patch gave me some good tips on how to make my pumpkins last until Thanksgiving, but I still haven't done it. Ridiculous, I tell you.

I confess that I've been meaning to show you all this.

That's right...Jay has his very own big boy toothbrush, and he loves it!

I confess that I ordered a small soda tonight because I didn't want yucky restaurant water, and fountain lemonade is gross. I drank about half of it, and I already remember why I chose to quit drinking soda.

I confess that I'm really tired of having a pile of toys in our living room corner. I can't wait for our upstairs to get finished so Jay's toyroom can be out of sight!

I confess that I just wrote about how Jay shakes his head no to every question, and just yesterday he starting incorporating yes! It's so cute because I think he actually knows what he's talking about!

I confess that I have a bag of snacks for our car ride this weekend, but I'm not sure some of them are ever gonna make it to the car...haha!

I confess that it's way past my bed time. Goodnight!

It's not quite Friday yet, but we will just pretend. I hope everyone has a great weekend...especially if you have Monday off! Yay Mr. Columbus!

Dear Jay

Dear Jay,

I had every intention on writing you a letter for your first birthday. Well, that came and went, and you are already about to turn 15 months old. I've always been a procrastinator, and you'll come to realize that eventually, but better late than never right? :) I don't even know where to start or what to say really because I can't even begin to explain the love that I have for you. I am so very blessed that God chose me to be your mommy. I pray that I never have to know what life is like without you. I promise to teach you about God's love and grace, and I pray that you lean on Him always. I promise to teach you how to be a gentleman and to have good morals. I promise to teach you to be kind and to have manners. I promise to do my best at being a good example for you. I promise to be a really good mommy and to always have time for you. You have changed my life, and for that I am so thankful.

Let me tell you about what you've been up to lately. You had a really fun Cardinals birthday party. It was at Lincoln park, and it was really hot outside, and you fell asleep on the 60 second car ride there and slept for an hour and a half!! I had to wake you up because your guests wanted to see you! It was a big party...you have too many friends already little guy! You got tons of cool toys that you love to play with! You were just taking a few steps at a time at your birthday party, and within a week or so you took off and haven't looked back since! You practically run now! You love to chase Doug around the house...it makes you belly laugh! Dougie tolerates you pretty well, seeing as how you climb all over him and hug him and kiss him all day long. You just started blowing kisses, like actual ones...you pucker and make the sound and everything. It is too cute! You always give random kisses, and it makes my day. You've started giving full teeth grins...you have 8 chompers right now, and 1 that just broke through! Sometimes you use that little mouth full of teeth to bite, and mommy is trying to get you over that real fast! You love to say ball, bat, hat, shoe, sock, hi, bye, mama, dada, doug, jay, more, eye, baby, uh-oh, and your own version of "peek a boo" (sounds like pee bee). You mock a lot of things that we say, but it doesn't all quite sound like the right word. :) Everything that is round is a ball to you...fruit, decorations, pumpkins...you name it. You love to point out babies, and you love to wave at people. You are mommy's best walking partner, and you always get really excited when we pass a dog or hear one! You have a cute little bark sound that you make! You love to brush your hair and pretend to put bobby pins in it...haha, too much time with mommy! You have had 2 haircuts already, and you're ready for a 3rd! The first one I did while you were sleeping, and the other one I did while you were playing in the kitchen...ha! That one was a little difficult. You play, eat, and sleep so well. I couldn't ask for a better sleeper...you give mommy 12 hour nights almost every night. And, you eat pretty much anything. You recently started shaking your head no to every question, even if you mean yes..it's really funny. You have some rockin' dance moves, and even the slightest little jingle in a commercial can make you show them off. You love to play outside more than anything even though we don't have much of a yard! You make me smile and laugh every single day. I am so blessed, you are truly a gift.

I love you so much, Jay! I look forward to all the fun we have coming up this year. Right now, I'm getting ready to get you up from your nap to go to the pumpkin patch...you're gonna love it!

I love you!
Love,
Mommy

Confession Friday!

It's been a good week! Although, tomorrow is the first day of hunting season, so things could change...haha! I'm praying that bambi runs right across my husband's path at the buttcrack of dawn so he can get back home at a decent time...we will see. This brings me to my first confession...

I confess that I cannot wait for hunting season to be O.V.E.R., and it hasn't even started. I'm really tired of spending money on all these little gadgets and tags and licenses and whatever else. I just hope it's everything Zach expects and remembers it to be...he hasn't been in years! This boy better get a deer!

I confess that I'm and eyebrow picker. If I feel a short spikey hair coming in, I just pluck it right out with my fingers. I've been known to get a little carried away...especially when my husband says "what did you do to your eyebrow??"...haha!

I confess that I stopped drinking soda about 2 weeks ago, and I feel so much better. I never drank a whole lot of it until I started working at the store, and it was so accessible. It got out of hand too fast!

I confess that I almost never make my bed. It literally takes a minute, and I still don't do it. No one comes in our room, so why bother?

I confess that my mom has found the magic toilet cleaner. All of our toilets get rings so fast because of the hard water, and I hate how dirty it looks. I'm telling you, this stuff just melts it right off...hardly any work needed! It's really potent, so try not to even let it touch you! It's called Santeen, and you can buy it at Ace. It's 6 bucks a bottle but so worth it!

I confess that I did my cousin's hair for her first Homecoming and we took some pictures of her after she was all ready, and it made me wanna jump back to being 16 again. I wasn't a huge fan of high school, but oh how I loved the dances!

I confess that I have no idea what Jay is going to be for Halloween. I have a costume put away that I'm pretty sure is going to be too small. I'm thinkin we may go with a good ole cowboy...the boy loves hats!

I confess that I'm super excited to have a date night tonight with my husband and some of our friends! We are going to the movies...something we haven't done in a long time! But, I am sad that I'll hardly get to see my little man all day. :(

That's all I got today! It's time for me to go wake up Jay and get him ready for Grandma's house! Have a great weekend everyone!!