Hey baby boy,
Took you forever to get here. You came out lookin' alittle smurf blue. But all is good.
What? They call this colic. Oh my gosh, just kill me right now!! 2am drives around the city is just what I need.
Who is this smilin' sweet boy who greets me with a grin every morning? Cause you can't be the same baby that demanded relief of a gassey stomach a month ago...
Bud, ya gotta stop gruntin' everytime you want something. Use words!
Stop eating the dog food.
Yes, Power Rangers and Barney is the bomb! *bangs head on wall*
Can you just be quiet for just a little while?? The talking a mile a minute is giving mommy a headache.
Hey Little Man,
Starting kindergarten already. Look at you posing by the car while I take your picture, waving at me all excited about big kid school. No tears? You walked right in. Momma tears in the car.
Focus Ryan Focus...please just do your homework!
Middle School and hormones...what?...what I'm not ready for that yet. Wow! You are growing up so fast. You like to draw? ok...keep it up.
Focus Ryan Focus...please just do your homework!
High School...you as a teenager...this is just crazy. Didn't I just bring you home from the hospital the other day?
I don't know why you did what you did. That was not good. But we'll get through it. I am here for you always eventhough my heart is breaking.
Focus Ryan Focus...please just do your homework!
My goodness, your art! You are getting so good...refining your craft. I am so proud.
Graduate??? yes...that would be great!
Diploma!!
Hey my first born,
You made me a momma. You are forever my first valentine. :-) I cannot wait to see what more lies in store for you as you go into adulthood.
Thursday, February 12, 2009
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Valentine bloggy carnival
My Love
You - a single guy at 27, telling your mother that she may never have grandchildren and that you've given up on finding anyone to share your life with.
You - coming to work one day to find a newly hired receptionist. Who almost didn't get the job because she was late getting to the interview, but because the President and Vice President LOVED her personality, she was hired.
You - giving her attention, showing you genuinely cared about what she was talking about. And wasn't bothered by the fact that she already had a 9 month old son.
You - who wrote her love letters and stuck them under her desk calendar so she would have something to read every morning when she came into work.
You - who told her that you wouldn't persue an intimate relationship with her until she was absolutely and positively sure that she was in love with you. Although you were already in love with her.
You - who wanted to marry this girl and be a daddy to a son that wasn't biologically yours.
You - who didn't freak out (too much) when she found out she was pregnant again. 22 months apart isn't so bad. :-)
You - who sticks by her side even when she doesn't listen to you about spending money.
You - who loved her when she looked like a bald, hairless 10 year old girl because of the chemo.
You - who still thinks she is sexy despite the loss of her left breast. (and being overweight)
You - who thinks he's the one blessed with a wonderful wife but really it's the other way around.
You- who doesn't mind that his wife goes off with friends for a night or a weekend.
You - who hugs and kisses her every chance he has.
You - who tells his wife "I love you" all the time.
Equals
ME - a woman who cannot fathom her world without you.
You - coming to work one day to find a newly hired receptionist. Who almost didn't get the job because she was late getting to the interview, but because the President and Vice President LOVED her personality, she was hired.
You - giving her attention, showing you genuinely cared about what she was talking about. And wasn't bothered by the fact that she already had a 9 month old son.
You - who wrote her love letters and stuck them under her desk calendar so she would have something to read every morning when she came into work.
You - who told her that you wouldn't persue an intimate relationship with her until she was absolutely and positively sure that she was in love with you. Although you were already in love with her.
You - who wanted to marry this girl and be a daddy to a son that wasn't biologically yours.
You - who didn't freak out (too much) when she found out she was pregnant again. 22 months apart isn't so bad. :-)
You - who sticks by her side even when she doesn't listen to you about spending money.
You - who loved her when she looked like a bald, hairless 10 year old girl because of the chemo.
You - who still thinks she is sexy despite the loss of her left breast. (and being overweight)
You - who thinks he's the one blessed with a wonderful wife but really it's the other way around.
You- who doesn't mind that his wife goes off with friends for a night or a weekend.
You - who hugs and kisses her every chance he has.
You - who tells his wife "I love you" all the time.
Equals
ME - a woman who cannot fathom her world without you.
Thursday, January 15, 2009
25 Random Things About ME (thanks Patsy...for the idea!)
1. I've never broken a bone. (knock wood)
2. I won second place in my elementary school's spelling bee when I was in 3rd or 4th grade.
3. I have ran into a volleyball net. Most embarrassing moment of my 7th grade career.
4. I met my husband when we worked together at a credit union in Tampa, Florida.
5. Our new car is named Ruby.
6. I am still trying to figure out what I want to be when I grow up.
7. I was born to a teenage momma. She was 16.
8. My grandmother and I have a birthmark almost in the same spot on our right calf.
9. I have an addiction to Starbuck's mocha frappuccinos. You know the ones in a bottle you can buy at the store.
10. My grandmother raised two wild birds. A mourning dove named June and a mocking bird named Teet. When Teet was released back into the wild, he would come back and sing to us whenever we were sitting out in the screened-in porch.
11. I secretly want to move back to Florida.
12. I really really really wanted to be a Mouseketeer. This was back in the 1970's.
13. My first concert was Shaun Cassidy. Da doo run run run...da doo run run.
14. I love boiled peanuts.
15. I can talk like Donald Duck.
16. I still want to get my tattoo. :-(
17. English was my favorite subject in school. Most hated: Math.
18. I wanted to be a marine biologist when I was in high school.
19. I took tap/ballet, baton & piano lessons as a child. Yeah I was ADD before anyone knew what it was.
20. I was kind of a tomboy, wanting to follow my step brother around. So I climbed trees, helped build forts, played tag football and ran around barefoot alot.
21. I love being out on a boat, sailing through open water.
22. I will never go white water rafting again after being sucked out of my buoy boat into a rapid.
23. Our current cat was named Carly until we found out she was actually a he. His name is now Harley.
24. I was teased alot for being very fair skinned. Was called Casper. I lived in Florida. Yeah doesn't go together well.....
25. I love ferrets. I've owned three: Holly, Bear & Punkie have all passed over the Rainbow Bridge. :-) I cannot bring myself to own anymore.
2. I won second place in my elementary school's spelling bee when I was in 3rd or 4th grade.
3. I have ran into a volleyball net. Most embarrassing moment of my 7th grade career.
4. I met my husband when we worked together at a credit union in Tampa, Florida.
5. Our new car is named Ruby.
6. I am still trying to figure out what I want to be when I grow up.
7. I was born to a teenage momma. She was 16.
8. My grandmother and I have a birthmark almost in the same spot on our right calf.
9. I have an addiction to Starbuck's mocha frappuccinos. You know the ones in a bottle you can buy at the store.
10. My grandmother raised two wild birds. A mourning dove named June and a mocking bird named Teet. When Teet was released back into the wild, he would come back and sing to us whenever we were sitting out in the screened-in porch.
11. I secretly want to move back to Florida.
12. I really really really wanted to be a Mouseketeer. This was back in the 1970's.
13. My first concert was Shaun Cassidy. Da doo run run run...da doo run run.
14. I love boiled peanuts.
15. I can talk like Donald Duck.
16. I still want to get my tattoo. :-(
17. English was my favorite subject in school. Most hated: Math.
18. I wanted to be a marine biologist when I was in high school.
19. I took tap/ballet, baton & piano lessons as a child. Yeah I was ADD before anyone knew what it was.
20. I was kind of a tomboy, wanting to follow my step brother around. So I climbed trees, helped build forts, played tag football and ran around barefoot alot.
21. I love being out on a boat, sailing through open water.
22. I will never go white water rafting again after being sucked out of my buoy boat into a rapid.
23. Our current cat was named Carly until we found out she was actually a he. His name is now Harley.
24. I was teased alot for being very fair skinned. Was called Casper. I lived in Florida. Yeah doesn't go together well.....
25. I love ferrets. I've owned three: Holly, Bear & Punkie have all passed over the Rainbow Bridge. :-) I cannot bring myself to own anymore.
Thursday, January 1, 2009
It's New! It's Here! It's Now! Two Thousand and Nine!!!
Happy New Year Folks!!
How ya doing? Fine, I hope. Didn't party too hard didya?? Good.
So, I like this time of year. You know, the giddy anticipation of a new start that everyone seems to grab and hold onto. Kinda like...wow, things were messy, crazy, crappy, weird, strange, hard and painful last year. BUUUUTT, now I have this fresh start. I have this opportunity to make sure that everything goes my way, that everything is positive. If I just do this and this and this and this...it should be a great year!!!
While I love this outlook, the innocence of that view. It's not necessarily the best one to have. Granted I do the same thing, have done the same thing for many years, in looking forward to the possibility of starting out fresh in a new year (ya know because I majorly screwed up my plan for 2008 way back in March, soooo ya know, gotta wait out the rest of the year to fix it..LOL). But as I sit here and type out this post, my Lord has given me a small revelation. One that I am sure is not so uncommon and others have heard before.
Every DAY is a new start.
Yeah, I said it. Every day. Not just for a new year because maybe that's just too broad of a goal to try and start out a new YEAR in changing how you think, feel and do things. Well maybe for me anyway. I balk at structure (yeah I know, I'm adult, I should know better).
But if I started just concentrating on one day at a time. To change something that I did yesterday that maybe isn't going to end up on Jesus' "cool" list. :-)
Then maybe, just maybe....
2009 will be one of my best years ever...
I pray that yours will be too.
How ya doing? Fine, I hope. Didn't party too hard didya?? Good.
So, I like this time of year. You know, the giddy anticipation of a new start that everyone seems to grab and hold onto. Kinda like...wow, things were messy, crazy, crappy, weird, strange, hard and painful last year. BUUUUTT, now I have this fresh start. I have this opportunity to make sure that everything goes my way, that everything is positive. If I just do this and this and this and this...it should be a great year!!!
While I love this outlook, the innocence of that view. It's not necessarily the best one to have. Granted I do the same thing, have done the same thing for many years, in looking forward to the possibility of starting out fresh in a new year (ya know because I majorly screwed up my plan for 2008 way back in March, soooo ya know, gotta wait out the rest of the year to fix it..LOL). But as I sit here and type out this post, my Lord has given me a small revelation. One that I am sure is not so uncommon and others have heard before.
Every DAY is a new start.
Yeah, I said it. Every day. Not just for a new year because maybe that's just too broad of a goal to try and start out a new YEAR in changing how you think, feel and do things. Well maybe for me anyway. I balk at structure (yeah I know, I'm adult, I should know better).
But if I started just concentrating on one day at a time. To change something that I did yesterday that maybe isn't going to end up on Jesus' "cool" list. :-)
Then maybe, just maybe....
2009 will be one of my best years ever...
I pray that yours will be too.
Friday, December 19, 2008
A Christmas Survey!! Oh what fun it is to write...
1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? depends on the shape of the present..if it's too odd to try and wrap, in a bag it goes.
2. Real tree or Artificial? I love love love real trees but I have to admit I like my pre-lit fake one :-) so easy peasey
3. When do you put up the tree? Usually the weekend after Thanksgiving
4. When do you take the tree down? Usually after new years but my hubby and son's birthday is on the 13th and 14th and have asked to leave at least the tree up until their birthdays are over.
5. Do you like eggnog? um you have gazed at my nice plump self in the pic over there right?
6. Favorite gift received as a child? I would have to say my Donny & Marie stuff (I think I got that for Christmas...my birthday is a week before so it's hard to remember)
8. Easiest person to buy for? My daughter.
9. Do You have a nativity scene? yes it's on my mantle.
10. Mail or email Christmas cards? I'm horrible, I don't do Christmas cards anymore. Used to be a fanatic about it. Maybe I'll be able to do one of those picture cards for next year that seem so popular now.
11. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? some lotion that didn't smell so great.
12. Favorite Christmas Movie? The Grinch & Polar Express
13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? I try in October, it doesn't always work that way though.
14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? um yeah. LOL
15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? oh good gravy there is too many things to even list.
16. Lights on the tree? um yeah..hence my PRE LIT tree
17. Favorite Christmas song? Christmas in Sarvejo by Trans Siberian Orchestra..LOOOVE IT!!!
18. Travel for Christmas or stay home? we have been traveling to Tampa
19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeers? um I think so......
20. Angel on the tree top or a star? Neither I have a spire with a bow on the bottom of the spire (pointy) I also have a snowflake but it's so heavy that the treetop falls over...
21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? Christmas morning
22. Most annoying thing about this time of the year? How people get so rude and mean. (I agree with Heather's answer)
23. Favorite ornament theme or color? I have a snow theme right now but it may change for next year depending on what I find in after Christmas sales..LOL!!
24. Favorite Christmas dinner? my dad's family is Cuban...so pork and black beans and rice. my mom's family is down home southern food...so chicken & rice, collard greens, broccoli casserole, etc. I have the best of both worlds!! If we stay home...I make a roast in my crock pot.
25. What do you want for Christmas this year? For all of my family to be together but it won't happen this year...that's ok. :-)
2. Real tree or Artificial? I love love love real trees but I have to admit I like my pre-lit fake one :-) so easy peasey
3. When do you put up the tree? Usually the weekend after Thanksgiving
4. When do you take the tree down? Usually after new years but my hubby and son's birthday is on the 13th and 14th and have asked to leave at least the tree up until their birthdays are over.
5. Do you like eggnog? um you have gazed at my nice plump self in the pic over there right?
6. Favorite gift received as a child? I would have to say my Donny & Marie stuff (I think I got that for Christmas...my birthday is a week before so it's hard to remember)
8. Easiest person to buy for? My daughter.
9. Do You have a nativity scene? yes it's on my mantle.
10. Mail or email Christmas cards? I'm horrible, I don't do Christmas cards anymore. Used to be a fanatic about it. Maybe I'll be able to do one of those picture cards for next year that seem so popular now.
11. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? some lotion that didn't smell so great.
12. Favorite Christmas Movie? The Grinch & Polar Express
13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? I try in October, it doesn't always work that way though.
14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? um yeah. LOL
15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? oh good gravy there is too many things to even list.
16. Lights on the tree? um yeah..hence my PRE LIT tree
17. Favorite Christmas song? Christmas in Sarvejo by Trans Siberian Orchestra..LOOOVE IT!!!
18. Travel for Christmas or stay home? we have been traveling to Tampa
19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeers? um I think so......
20. Angel on the tree top or a star? Neither I have a spire with a bow on the bottom of the spire (pointy) I also have a snowflake but it's so heavy that the treetop falls over...
21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? Christmas morning
22. Most annoying thing about this time of the year? How people get so rude and mean. (I agree with Heather's answer)
23. Favorite ornament theme or color? I have a snow theme right now but it may change for next year depending on what I find in after Christmas sales..LOL!!
24. Favorite Christmas dinner? my dad's family is Cuban...so pork and black beans and rice. my mom's family is down home southern food...so chicken & rice, collard greens, broccoli casserole, etc. I have the best of both worlds!! If we stay home...I make a roast in my crock pot.
25. What do you want for Christmas this year? For all of my family to be together but it won't happen this year...that's ok. :-)
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Don't really feel like it...
trying hard to fight back a pity party right now.
My 40th birthday will not be what I thought it should be.
But I have to put my faith in God and know that it will be what He wants it to be. And THAT should be good enough for me.
Lord, give me strength to not be a big fat whiney baby...
*get the feeling I'm gonna get a big THONK on the head*
My 40th birthday will not be what I thought it should be.
But I have to put my faith in God and know that it will be what He wants it to be. And THAT should be good enough for me.
Lord, give me strength to not be a big fat whiney baby...
*get the feeling I'm gonna get a big THONK on the head*
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