HAPPY FIFTH BIRTHDAY TRISTAN

Six years ago I was chatting with my friend, Teresa, when she divulged she might be pregnant. I was so excited and happy for her and her husband. I of course began thinking blue lol because I just thought for sure she was having a boy.  Then I thought.. no it's pink.. she's having a girl and I stuck with that. The months passed and finally it was her month.. January! The time was just around the corner and I was actually in the states for two weeks. I got to call her while I was in Utah and we talked about her being overdue and hoping he would arrive. She knew all along he was a boy. Her intuition about this child was amazing.

I flew back to Germany and no baby had appeared by that point. Finally though on February 1st (to this day I still think his birthday is the 2nd lol) Tristan made his appearance into the world. A beautiful baby boy, healthy and happy to be here. I don't remember the exact time that they asked me to be his Godmother but I was so honored that they would pick me.

I look forward to sharing my faith with him as he grows and being there as he walks through his journey in life. I love that little boy beyond belief and so today I stop to wish him a Happy 5th Birthday and many more.

I'm still feeling the love today..

Thinking of getting another item added to my tattoo on my back.. I think I'm going to get a dragonfly added. I've been wanting to add to it for a few weeks now and I just might do it this weekend lol

Unsure when Steve and Jess are leaving. The superbowl has their plans all aschew (sp) and if they leave Friday it's more than if they leave Sunday. If they leave Sunday he won't see the superbowl. If they leave Monday they'll hit Superbowl return traffic lol I told him to just leave already He just has to be back by Feb 17th because I've got plans stan for Valentine's Day that weekend

Off to work some more.. Ciao

I'm feeling sentimental..

I don't know why but I do get moods that just make my heart smile and it's nice to feel that way.  Your heart sings a light song and you catch yourself humming along. For some reason after a long day of work, where I screwed up twice today, I still came home and felt happy.

A friend of mine recently discovered Neil Diamond. I think it's cute because I think he's awesome. Well except for that one song "Cracklin Rosie" and that's just because it's my nickname and my brother used to say he was singing about me cracking up. Stupid kid stuff lol But I used to sing "Love on the rocks.. ain't no big surprise.. " and Sweet Caroline.. bumbumbum.. good times never seem so good..  hehee Enjoy his music Popcorn!

I also think of Seals and Croft too when I am nostalgic about the 70's. I remember riding through the Holland tunnel and listening to Summer Breeze as we went in to the tunnel and then loosing it as we got further in. Of course that was an AM station because I don't think there were many if any at all.. fm stations.  Now I've got jasmin blowing through the windows of my mind.

You know what I remember most about the 70's.. feeling like everything in the world was just wonderful. There was a war ending but you'd not have known it outside of the songs we sang on the way to Brownies. Life was so simple then... and I wish it was that simple today.

I think I seriously ended up in the wrong time period!

Anyway, that's for another night.. thanks for reading the ramble

So today is the big "State of the Union" address but I won't watch it. Why? Because it's rhetoric and pretty much the same stuff that's been said over the course of the past year just in a variety of ways. I'll watch HBO or something else instead. Looks like Alito will pass and become a Supreme Court Judge. I guess if you are ultra conservative you are cheering and if you are middle of the road like me you're very leary.

Enough politics.. it's Tuesday! I received my referal to the Gyn doctor in the mail yesterday so I called today to make the appointment. Seems they only put two fo the three codes they needed so now I have to call back tomorrow afternoon so they can get approval for the most important reason I'm going! Gotta love it.. I'm not thrilled with the clinic I have to go to but I don't have a choice in it at all. That's the one thing I dislike about Tricare Prime. I am very limited to the selection of available doctors in the network and the ones that are on the list aren't the better of the doctors in the area.  But at least they were quick about getting the consult out and regardless I'm going to be taken care of.

Steve and Jess leave Thursday or Friday to fly out to his Mom's for a week. She's so excited and he's happy to be going as well. He hasn't seen his Mom since 1996 when we paid her way out. That was the last time she accepted our invitation. We offer every year to pay her way out but she declines. Chelsea and I are going to be enjoying quiet lol She'll be on the pc and I think I'll scrapbook or read etc.

I also can't believe today is the last day of the first month of this year already! Why does time go faster as you age? Remember when you were in your early teens and it seemed like you'd never be old enough to do anything fun and now that you're old enough to have the fun there is never any time? Yeah.. life is funny like that isn't it.

Have a great Tuesday

Your Love Life Secrets Are

Looking back on your life, you will have a few true loves. You're a little scarred from your past relationships, but who isn't? You expect a lot from your lover - you want the full package. You tend to be very picky. In fights, you love to debate and defend yourself. You logic prevails - or at least you'd like to think so. A break-up usually comes as a shock to you. You always think things are going well.

Thanks Jen lol

Goodbye Mrs. King... Coretta Scott King passed away this morning.. I hope she and Dr. King are dancing in heaven right now.

I'm looking for a snow day or two or three lol Monday is just hard because well no more sleeping in etc. I've got to learn to keep the same schedule on the weekends that I keep during the week and Monday might not be so bad lol

Weight.. I gained a pound lol so I'm back to 0 loss BUT it's ok.. maybe I gained some muscle? How is everyone else doing? I've had trouble with the site so that's frustrating me but I'm going to start walking again daily and trying to go to the gym three times a week to start. Sat and Sun there are pilates classes on base and during the week there is a "Legs, Butt and Gut" class lol that I'm going to try to go to on Wednesday's.

As for diet changes.. I ate poorly this weekend and that might be the weight gain as well. The problem isn't that I ate too much.. I actually didn't eat enough and when you do that your body holds on to what you eat. Soooooo I've got to get all this fixed because I went from eating all the time to barely eating at all. One cannot exist on nothing for long lol or one meal a day either.

I hope you all had a wonderful Monday!

I should be cleaning my house.. but well yah I'm sitting here instead. I'll get to it in a minute or twenty lol There is just so much to do I don't know where to start. It needs a deep cleaning and scrubbing and well I just don't want to spend my whole weekend doing it. But I should so it's done and then I don't have to worry about it anymore for awhile and we can maintain again rather than struggle to keep it clean.

I think I'm going to work in my scrapbook from my wedding today too. Steve is putting in a tile floor for a friend and we got her a scrapbook kit for her vacation photo's so we can scrap together. I would like to finish my album soon so I can focus on the albums I'm making for my siblings of our childhood photo's.

I'm going to get the router today too so I can clean this room out and move all this up to the bonus room. Then I can start looking for a rug to go in here and library shelves and chairs. Of course I can't buy it all at once but one peice at a time will be fine.

Have a super Saturday!

TGIF! Gosh I feel like I just wrote those words but I didn't.. it's been a week lol And what a week it has been. After a mentally draining day yesterday I awoke to feeling rested and ready to take on the day. I'm planning a fun weekend and dammit I deserve it!

I was going to get off early today but frankly I need the paycheck more than the extra hour or two I would have gotten. But we are all cleaning house today and then implementing the new chore charts and allowance rate. Things have to improve around here or I'm going to be forced to really consider getting help because I can't keep up with it all and I shouldn't have to.

Both girls brought home their report cards yesterday. Jessica got straight B's! She was so proud of herself and is now determined to make them all A's! This is huge for her because she's rarely ever made above a C with modifications and now she's learning that studying and hard work do pay off! We are so very proud of her! Chelsea brought home A, B, C, and D! lol What are the odds that she could hit each grade like that.. though it doesn't make us happy. She knows what she needs to do and how to do it. She has a B average and she knows she's got to do better. I think she will. It's funny though she did better on her finals than she did in the class itself.

She took some awesome photo's yesterday and I'll try to post them protected before I leave for work. She's going to take photography next year and apply to work on the yearbook. I'm glad she's motivated to do something. Softball try outs begin next week!

Have a super weekend!

It's time to stimulate and shake up your normal
routine. Maybe that means going surfing or taking horseback riding
lessons. Maybe an art class is up your alley. Just get out there and
try something new.

Ugh.. time to get back to work.. Happy Thursday!