Jayden, Jayden, Jayden

What are we going to do with him? He makes me laugh and he makes me want to scream. But mostly he makes me laugh. He is loving Halloween this year. He is wanting to decorate anything and everything. He makes costumes out of anything and everything. Last night he made himself a mummy costume out of duct tape.

Ammon had to pose in the picture too. What a goof.

Jayden posing for me behind the spider web.

Ammon likes me to take his picture and then look at it right after. He made himself laugh with this one. He has chocolate all over his face. The kid is always eating.

They decorated their bed with spiders and webs. I have no idea what Jayden was doing when I took this picture. He was saying something in a language me must have made up.

Now this afternoon Jayden disappeared. He had been coloring his pumpkin and waiting to carve it. The door was wide open and I was yelling for him...he didn't answer. I walked outside and there he was writing on the garage door. Now, mom was mad he wrote all over the garage but at the same time look how good he is writing.

Needless to say, dry erase markers only work on the white dry erase board. They don't come off garage doors or pumpkins very easily.

Super Powers!!!

You know sometimes I wish I had the power to read peoples minds and allow them to read mine when I want. That way I wouldn’t have to keep trying to explain things. They could just see into my mind and understand what I am saying. Or if that wouldn’t work, I could read their minds so when I am explaining something I could tell right when they don’t follow or understand anymore. That way I don’t have to try to explain something a million times over just because they don’t understand one piece of information but can’t tell me what they don’t understand. Get it? Does that make sense? I just think I have spent more time in the last few days trying to help people understand why we are doing things the way we are now and why we had to change them. It just gets frustrating.

Being able to read people’s minds would obviously come in handy for other reasons too. It would just be a cool superpower to have PERIOD. Along with the ability to fly or teleport places or turn invisible.

On a separate note: Kaylee is due in less than two weeks. A week from Monday to be exact. Only we are thinking she will go early. What sucks is the new hospital rules I can’t go to the hospital. They can only have two visitors period. That includes the husband and the bands are not interchangable. BUMMER!!! Kaylee and Justin look prepared. They have the baby’s room all ready to go and everything is set up. Now they are just waiting for baby Sadie to decide to come out.

Sick of it, Just sick of it.

I am so sick of some people. I woke up this morning with a headache, so I am already not having a great day or in a great mood. So what happens? First thing this morning I open my email at work and the company *sshole has replied to an email I sent saying to me "Lenient, who do you think you are?" And not only just replied to me but everyone I sent it to. This guy is a piece of work. He is the rudest person I have ever met. You would have to know him to understand. Well, anyway I just ignored it because with people like that it's what you do. Well a few seconds later another person comes down to bring me something. He had a question and I said it was ok. Well, he then asks me if I saw that email and I said yes. I said I hate him, he is the biggest jerk. And why does he have to be like that. Well, by now I am getting a little emotional because I am tired and don't feel good. This person then goes on to tell me to ignore him but to get over my female emotions and calm down, it's ok. GET OVER MY FEMALE EMOTIONS. Are you kidding me? Don't tell a woman that. So I said just go away because that just pissed me off even more. I know he didn't mean it to be hurtful but it was. All this after the day I had yesterday is throwing me into a meltdown. I am probably going to regret writing this post, but hey this is what I feel right now. All of this and I have only been at work 20 minutes. What else is going to happen today? I am glad I am taking tomorrow off!

Frustrated

Why won't my posts post like I want them to? They post it one big giant blob. What happened to my spacing? Does anyone know how to fix it?

2 Weeks Down-Beginning Week 3

Ok, so it has now been two weeks since I have had any soda and have cut the sugar in about half. I am not eating half as much junk food as I used to. And I have to say I feel pretty good. I am still not getting to sleep as soon as I would like and I am still not waking up easier, but I do feel better once I am awake. I am not sitting at my desk falling out of my chair because I can’t keep my eyes open. I have more energy throughout the day. I still do have those moments in the afternoon when I feel like I have hit a wall and could use a nap. But they don’t last as long anymore. It used to be anywhere from and hour until I got home and was able to take a nap. Now it may last a half hour if that. I am still working on getting the bad sugars out of my diet which is proving to be pretty hard. It is getting a little easier everyday. Anytime I see candy or junk food I just remind myself of how terrible I feel after I eat it and what it will take to burn it off. Most of the time it works and I don’t eat it. Saturday, though, I gave in. We went to WSU’s Homecoming game. I was able to get skybox seats through my work and they had yummy food, cheesecake, and in the suite were lots of unhealthy snacks. I don’t crave it if it is not around but when it is right in front of me it’s harder. Well, I had a slice of cheesecake (totally regretted it after), some M&M’s, and a few Hershey Kisses. But I did just drink water and didn’t have that refreshing taunting Dr. Pepper in the fridge. 7 Days 7 goals This week’s goals are: 1. Keep up the no soda. 2. Take it day by day and resist the temptation candy and junk food brings 3. Exercise at least 1 hr everyday. 4. Buy a notebook to keep a food journal, make daily goals, and track exercise minutes. 5. Bring lunch from home at least 4 out of 5 days. 6. Watch 1 hour less TV every night and devote that time to school so I am not stressing at the last minute to get assignments done. 7. Do something fun this weekend like a movie or a fun activity with my nephews. On some other news, Kaylee’s baby is due exactly 3 weeks from today!!!! We have two baby showers for her this week. I can’t wait. And Saturday baby Taylor is coming to visit. Wooohoooo!!

She's her Daddy!

I got to see my baby girl last night. She has grown so much already. Two months old and she is wearing 3-6 month clothes already. She looks so much like her daddy. She has her mommy's big blue eyes but after that it is all Cory. This is the only picture I got on my phone last night because she spent a while eating and then I was holding her until I left. So snuggly!!

Day 3

Where to start? My mom went to the doctor for her arthritis a few weeks back and the doctor keeps telling her she needs to lose weight. And if you know my mom she is not a big person, she has a very petite frame. However, we both have a few extra pounds to lose. Randy, our chiropractor, advised my mom that she really needs to stop drinking soda and eating sugar (other than the natural kind from fruits and veggies) and cut out the red meat for 30 day. She started last week and has done really well. This morning she said she has already lost 3 lbs. Only she isn't quite sure how much she weighed before. What a dork. Anyway, normally I am getting mad at her for buying Pepsi Free because then I drink it too. I have no willpower. So I decided if she can do it so can I. Though I am starting small just the soda for now and then gradually cut out the rest of the bad sugars and a slurpee only on the weekend (I can't give those up completely). I really need to lose a few extra pounds around my midsection and tone things up a bit. People tell me all the time I am not fat but they don't see what is under the clothes. Clothing does wonders for hiding lumps and bumps. So anywho, Monday was day one without soda and my favorite Dr. Pepper. I did really well. I had a lot of energy all day and at the gym. But then yesterday happened. Day two was terribly hard. I was dragging all day. I about fell out of my chair a few times from almost falling asleep, headaches all day. When I got off work I almost immediately fell asleep as soon as I was home. BUT, I did it. I made it through day two. Now we are in day three and I am feeling pretty good. I got this new waterbottle that I take with me almost everywhere and that really helps when I get a craving for soda. I just drink a bunch of water instead. It's not quite the same but it does ease the cravings. Anyway, here is a picture of my new water bottle. It is the camelbak brand and it has the bite piece like the backpacks do. The best part was it was FREE!!!!! There is this website clubbing.com (Club Bing not clubbing) and you can play games to earn tokens. With those tokens you can redeem them for prizes. This is what I got. I love it!!

Now onto other things. Jayden has been complaining of a tooth ache for a little while now I guess and he has been sick throwing up. Well, I got home from work Monday and my mom told me to go look at Jayden's face. Poor kids right side of his face was swollen. It looked almost like mine when I had my wisdom teeth pulled. He was in so much pain. Sarah took him to the dentist Tuesday and he has an infected tooth. Not only that but he needs a couple of fillings and has some nerve damage. The bill to fix everything is going to be around $700. Which if you are unemployed and don't have insurance is a lot of money. Sarah is applying for some insurance through the Department of Workforce Services but it will be at least 30 days before they get it. I don't know if Jayden can wait that long. The kid is miserable. He has missed two days of school so far this week. They did get him on and antibiotic so that seems to be helping a bit. Well, that's all for now. I have some cute pictures of Parker to post and a couple from my trip to California. Later.

It's OCTOBER!!!!

Wow, does time fly or what?! I can't believe it is October already. So guess what this means....Kaylee's baby will be here in a few short weeks!! I am so excited. Wouldn't it be so cool if she came on Halloween? That would make her about 9 days early but that's ok and it is possible. Kaylee went to the doctor last week and found out she has low amniotic fluid. Which means they will be monitoring her very closely and if her levels get too low they would take the baby early. So it could happen. Kaylee and I both did some research on the topic (on our own not knowing eachother were doing the same thing) and what effects low amniotic fluid can have on the baby. The amniotic fluid is what provides the cushion and protection for the baby during pregancy and contractions. Well, when the fluid is low it can cause compression on the baby and the baby doens't have room to move. During our reading we discovered one of the things it can cause is club foot. Well, Kaylee, Chris, and I were all born with a club foot but we could not trace it to either side of the family. My mom's family doesn't have a history of it and neither does my dad's. Looks like we might have solved the mystery. They didn't check for things like low amniotic fluid back then, they didn't know. Needless to say it is something they have been watching with Kaylee's baby very closely. So far she doesn't show any abnormalities in her feet. I sure hope she doesn't get it and I don't think she will. Not with what they know now and how closely they are already monitoring her. Anywho, I am so excited for October and Fall. I love the cooler weather. I love wearing jeans and sweaters and sweatshirts, basically anything cozy and comfy. I can't wait to start wearing my boots again, no more smelly sandals and annoying flip flops. No more skimpy summer clothing where you see more than you want to on some people. Although winter doesn't really stop them. Ha ha :)

One more thing about October, it means November 20th is even closer. You know what that means?

NEW MOON!!!!!