Car Trouble??

It's been so hectic around here lately that I completely forgot to blog about my new car!! Last week we purchased a 2006 Mercury Mountaineer. I absolutely love it! As a good friend put it, "welcome to 1998" because I now own a CD player!!

Anyway, we had some errands to run this evening. One thing I always enjoy about Friday evening errands is it usually involves dinner out! So tonight we ate down on the farm at Bob Evans Restaurant. I always get the chicken parm which I can never finish so we got a box for the leftovers.

On the way home my ABS light comes in the car which unfortunately this is the second time it has come on. I'm not happy about this since we have put less than 400 miles on this car and there is already a problem...so my hubby comes up with a way to "test" my car to see if the all wheel drive still works with the ABS light on. We are on a back road close to the house. He instructs me to come to a complete stop and then says to push the gas to the floor. So, I do...but not only does the gas pedal go to the floor, so does the giant box of leftover chicken parm go to the floor. All.of.it. All over my BEIGE floor carpeting and seats. I was so fuming mad! How could none of us think about this before it happened?? Not only that, but I didn't warn my children sitting in the back seat to hold on...they probably got whiplash! We did come to the conclusion that nothing is wrong with the all wheel drive. The tires didn't spin at all!!! So I had quite the mess when we got home. Thankfully it didn't stain my carpet and my seats are leather so that was easy. Whew! So that was our eventful Friday evening. Thanks for listening to me babble on!

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Getting to know you Sunday

Hey Hey Hey..It's Sunday!
Time for a little funday..Getting to know YOU action..
To play..Grab the questions..copy them..answer them..then visit MannLand5 and link on up..
It's as easy as easy gets..

The questions..

1. How often do you wash/change your sheets?
2. When is your birthday?
3. Have you ever met a bloggy friend in real life?
4. Brad Pitt or George Clooney?
5. If you could change one thing about your body what would it be?
6. How often do you wash your hair?
7. Do you have pets?
8. How many social networks do you belong to..if you had to give up one, what would it be?
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1. How often do you wash/change your sheets? Try to once a week but sometimes it slips to every other week.

2. When is your birthday? April 19th

3. Have you ever met a bloggy friend in real life? Nope, never met a blog friend other than my friend Melissa who I also work with. Hope to meet others someday.

4. Brad Pitt or George Clooney? I would say George Clooney defintely over Brad Pitt.

5. If you could change one thing about your body what would it be? My nose!!

6. How often do you wash your hair? Every single day. Can't skip a day or it looks horrible!

7. Do you have pets? One dog, Maggie, a Labrador Retriever.

8. How many social networks do you belong to..if you had to give up one, what would it be? I belong to Twitter and Facebook in addition to blogger. It would be difficult to give up Facebook. I guess that I would give up Twitter over any others. I just started using it and can't seem to get too into it. I do enjoy playing games on Facebook though, and of course, keeping in touch with friends.

Birthday Wishes

Dear Cody,

I can't believe you are three years old today! I hope you enjoyed your day! Have fun playing with your new race track! Looking forward to your Thomas Train party this weekend. You will have lots more presents to open and some yummy cake and ice cream too! You are the best little boy and Mommy, Daddy, and Hannah love you lots!

Happy 3rd Birthday Bubbs!

Love,

Mommy

Wordless Wednesday

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Not Me Monday

Welcome to Not Me Monday! This week I was full of imperfections, more than normal! Ok, here goes...

I did not try to fix or completely write out some of my five-year-old daughter's valentine cards for her school classmates because I waited until the last possible moment to do them and then needed to hurry along! I especially did not "fix" her letters on the valentine card to her teacher, Mr. W, no way!

I didn't accidentally scrape my car bumper on the side of the garage door as I was backing out because I was in such a rush to leave and wasn't paying attention. And I didn't try to "clean up" the bumper with Windex and a paper towel to cover up the little scrape so my hubby would not see. No, not me!

And finally, while at the grocery store I didn't get one of those enormous car grocery carts (to please my children and keep them quiet while shopping) and then run into the Fachnaught display stand (which I shouldn't even be looking at) and knock over a huge sign. Then not knowing how to put the sign back, just left it lay there. I would never do such a thing! Nope, not me!

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Getting to know YOU V-Day Style

I'm having fun again with Getting to Know You over at MannLand5.

The questions..

1. Favorite Valentine's candy?

Absolutely by far, the best.........

2. Pink or red?

Used to be red, but now prefer pink!

3. Will you be doing anything to celebrate today?

Unfortunately my hubby had to work, but I enjoyed spending the day with my children and MIL. Went for lunch and spent the afternoon chatting and catching up. When my hubby got home we went out for dinner. I had a great day!

4. Do you put up Valentine's decorations?

Nope, never did get too much into decorating for any holidays other than Christmas.

5. What does Valentine's Day mean to you?

Spending time and being thankful for your loved ones.

6. Would you rather get..flowers, candy, or a night out?

A night out sounds good to me!

7. Sexy lingerie or nothing.at.all?

How about my sweat pants and tee shirt? Boring, huh?

8. Do you say Valentine's Day or Valentime's Day?

Never heard anyone say Valentime's Day....funny!

Working Mommy Wednesday

What do you do about work when your child is sick?
Whose responsibility is it to stay home when daycare is not available?
Should Mom be the typical caregiver or should Dad step in?

Fortunately our kids have been very healthy so far this winter so I am very thankful for that! My daughter is almost 6 years old and is in half-day morning kindergarten. After school the bus drops her off at the babysitter until my husband picks up after work. My son is almost 3 years old and also stays at the same sitter 3 days a week and with my wonderful dad 2 days a week. I am very blessed to have my dad those 2 days because he takes my son even when he is sick! However, if it is not his day to watch my son, then I would typically be the one to stay home with him as well as with my daughter. Although my husband has already left work early and picked my daughter up from the sitter when she was not feeling well. So depending on the day and who has more vacation days available to use, this is usually the person who stays home. I think when my kids were younger, my husband was almost "afraid" to watch them, even when they weren't sick, because he was worried that they would cry and he wouldn't know what to do. Now that they are older, he is a lot more comfortable and steps up to the plate more often. I do believe it should be a shared responsibility just like so many other aspects of being a parent. You are in it together and it works better when you are a team! In my opinion, I do think mothers are just naturally more nurturing and children tend to come to Mom more often for comfort when they are not feeling well.

Stop on over at Sweet as Punkin Pie to read what others are saying about this topic. Thanks for the post idea!

Sunday Funday on Monday!

Getting To Know You

Thanks to MannLand5 for the idea!



1. Do you iron your sheets?

No way! I don't iron anything unless absolutely necessary!

2. Your dream car is....?

Sounds simple but I would really like a brand new Mercury Mountaineer!

3. Do you have an innie or an outie belly button?

Innie

4. What meal do you look forward to the most..breakfast, lunch, or dinner?

I look forward to a Sunday morning breakfast with the family at home, the works, eggs, bacon, toast, hash browns, yum! I also like a good dinner out, preferably seafood or steak!!

5. Favorite mascara?

Never wear mascara.

6. What would you say your decorating style is..traditional, modern, eclectic, country, french country, shabby chic, etc..?

Definitely country.

7. Have you ever been skinny dipping?

Um, do I have to answer that?? Ok, it has been a long time :)

8. I hate the smell of...?

A poopy diaper is probably the worst smell right now!! Ready for my little guy take care of business on the potty!!

Weekend Review

Well, another weekend has come and gone, although it was a productive one! Last weekend Jimmy and I had cleaned the laundry area and garage as well as some closets and needless to say, there was some JUNK to get rid of! I had a pile of things to go to Goodwill, some clothes for my nephew, and baby gear that we have outgrown to go to consignment. So on Saturday morning I packed up the kiddos and we headed to the consignment shop to get rid of our Pack N Play. I'm interested to see what it sells for. But how nice, all you have to do is drop it off and you get 50% of the profit! We then headed over to Goodwill and dropped several bags of goodies off there. It felt good to clear out!

The kids were still holding up, so we tackled Toys R Us, looking for a birthday present. This is always usually fun because my kids never seem to understand that we are buying for someone else and they are not getting anything. Although this trip went pretty well. We then went over to Ollies to look around, and by this time my phone has rang at least three times, 2 of which were my husband, and once from Nanny. She was calling to see if Hannah wanted to go to lunch with her and Hayley so we all ended up meeting at McDonald's. While we were there Uncle John and Katie stopped by and ended up taking the girls for a day at their house. So Cody and I headed home and I did get some laundry and cleaning done. We went over to Nanny's for dinner and to pick Hannah up over there.

Sunday is typically the dreaded grocery store day. I wanted to head out early to avoid the rain. I've been planning my meals for the week which is working out well. Although some weeks I do go over budget. I defintely need to use more coupons!! I find it hard enough just to make time to search for recipes and make a list of ingredients. My Ipod has a grocery store list app which has made it more easy and fun! I don't know how many times I have made paper lists and got to the store to find out that I forgot my list and my memory is not that good...Anyway, the rest of the day was spent just relaxing at the house, which is always fine with me. I can always find things to do. Both kiddos have birthdays coming up and I did design their invitations on the computer that evening. Can't believe my babies are turning 3 and 6!! So overall it was a fun but productive weekend. Ready for the start of a new week!

Happy New Year!

Wow, another year has gone by...2010 is here. I always look forward to a brand new year. New beginnings, new memories...

Looking back, 2009 was overall a great year! I think the most memorable times were our camping trips over the summer. We had great times with family and friends. I think our favorite trips were Frontier Town and Knoebel's. We also had an exciting adventure in late August with Hannah starting Kindergarten and all the fun stuff that goes with this. I am so fortunate to be able to get her on the bus every morning and have a wonderful private babysitter for both kids! I remember thinking last year, how in the world am I going to work and have a child in 1/2 day Kindergarten. I was upset to lose my Monday off after having this for five years, but surprisingly, I often wonder how in the world did I make it out the door by 6:40 AM for that many years???

Unfortunately, one very sad thought comes to mind thinking back over the past year. August 6th, 2009 was a very sad day, the day my boss and friend, Dr. Lanpher passed away. It is still a shock and at times feels like it can't be true...but sadly it is. Things will never be the same at AAC but slowly we are trying to move forward and carry on the way he would want us to. GBL you are greatly missed!!

Everyday is a blessing and gift and I am looking forward to a brand new year. My kiddos are growing up so fast before my eyes and I am glad to have this blog to look back on and reminisce. I just need a few more hours in the day to post more often!!! Here's to a healthy and happy 2010!!

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