Storytime

At the request from Jen, I will post a story from the trip.

Day: Friday March 24th or Saturday March 25th
Time: Sometime after midnight I believe (but maybe not)
Place: Vegas, The Monte Carlo Casino

Sabrina and I were hanging out playing slots, while waiting for Jake and Cole to return to the casino to meet us. We had noticed a roulette type of game (only not as cool) where you placed a bet on a money number and waited to see where it fell...it was only a dollar a bet, so why not...well the game sucked. Anyway, I had a couple of coins left, so even though Jake and Cole were already there, I decided to use the rest. Anyway, while we are standing there, we hear people laughing as they walk by us, so we turn to see what is causing such a spectacle. Well, across the aisle from us was a grouping of slot machines and on the floor next to one of the rows was a man, all curled up and sleeping. We stood there laughing at him while the security guards tried to rouse him from his slumber. When they were able to wake him, one security guard told him "sir, maybe you should go up to bed" the man then replied "I am in my bed" and then slumped down into the seat in front of the slot. It was really quite funny and Jake has a good picture of him sleeping on the floor (i'll see if he will send it to me) but for now, here is the one that he took with my phone.


There is nothing funnier than a drunk man passing out in public.

Back to the Grindstone

We returned home yesterday morning at 8:30 am. Well, that's when we got into Hillsboro. I actually did not get home until about 10, after stopping and seeing my parents at work. I got about 4 hours sleep, then got dressed and went to pick up Mickayla. Even though I know she was super happy to have me home, she seemed more interested in seeing her suprise from the trip. Well, lets face it. It's me, and I go nuts, especially when it comes to buying stuff for my kid. She got tons of stuff. But her favorite and mine was the large stuffed manta ray. I told her it was a bat ray...but it could be a sting ray...who knows, and it doesn't really matter.

One thing I was happy to be home for, was her losing of another tooth. We popped it out last night. I'm glad I didn't miss that. I love that stuff. It's what being a parent is all about. Those little things.

So, now I'm back to work...and actually have stuff to do. Not that I don't ever have stuff to do, but I was worried that I'd come back and everything would be done and then my first day back would drag on and on and on and on....it still might, but so far so good.

Back to the real world. I'm happy to be home, but man oh man do I love it out in CA. It won't be too long before I'm planning another vacation to go out there...but when that happens, I'll be taking Mickayla with me so she can do all the fun stuff like going to the Zoo and the aquarium and maybe even the boardwalk (she did mention wanting to go to the beach). Until then I'll just sit here and wish for it to stop raining and warm up.

Coming Home

So, I don't have any pictures to post, because those are all on Sabrina's blog...

I just thought I'd give you all a quick update. It is 6:20pm in San Diego and Jake will be returning home for us to all go grab a final bite to eat before he takes us to the airport. Our flight leaves tonight at 11pm, so 1am Wisconsin time. It has been a lot of fun, but as we all know, it has to end sometime. I'm really going to miss it here and miss Jake (even though I didn't spend that much time with him really). Sabrina and I had a blast up in San Francisco and our little inn, The Queen Anne. But, no more time to post, got to go pick up the Snake. See you all when I get back Thurs afternoon.

Where we are now

Okay, so I know that you guys have been keeping up with our trip on Sabrina's blog and there really is no reason to even check mine, since she takes all the pictures. However I'm gonna post anyway. I am stealing some of her pictures while she is showering...(don't tell her that I did this). So, before we head off to Vegas *checking watch* which is in about an hour, I thought I"d put up some pictures that you haven't seen on Sabrina's blog. So here they are....(sorry I can't beat the rhino picture, but I pointed it out so the picture could be taken)

Alice wishing me well on our trip

My favorite picture from the airplane
Cole looking like his monkey head
Sabrina roaring like her lion
And I know you all are thinking "what the hell"
but how else would you make like a panda? All
they do is sit around looking cute while eating bamboo.

Ok, that's all for now, cause all of a sudden, I'm being told to hurry up. So, see ya all later...We're off to Vegas!!!!!

Till We Meet Again

Start spreading the news...da da dada da....I'm leaving today...da da dadada...
So, here is how much I'll miss all of you my dear friends -------------------------------------- (this is my arms stretched as far as they'll go) While I'm out soakin' up the sun, remember this one thing....I may or may not be thinking of you. It just depends on how much time I take to think of things other than what I'm doing at that moment.

Anyway, I thought I'd leave you all with a picture and a thought. Although she may look as cute as pie in this picture, these are the sunglasses that I'd picture Alex Heding wearing with his brown jump suit and beanie.

Tell me. What do you think??

I CAN'T WAIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Only 4 more days until we will be soaking up the sun in California. Their weather forecast calls for around 60 some degrees on Wed. and Thursday and I'm excited. I'll be living it up with my girl Sabrina on a well deserved vacation. Well deserved for both of us. But I got to say the timing of this trip couldn't be better. So, tomorrow we are going shopping for clothes. Cause if we are going to be living the life for a week, then we gotta dress the part. So here we come cute new clothes. I have come to terms with the fact that I may be wearing a size or two larger and than what I had wanted when this trip rolled around...but I as long as I dress what I've got to it's full potential, then all will be well. Besides, I'm not a shorts person really anyway...and I think I look damn good in a skirt...so it will be just fine...I'm just hoping I can buy what I need at JC Penny and not have to go to a "big girl" store...cause I already have to buy my shoes at payless...and that's sad enough (not that I don't like payless, I just hate that all my shoes have to come from there). So here's how I'm sitting about this shopping thing. I'm going with Sabrina...which may very well end up being the only good part of the day. I know she loves me, and doesn't care what size I am (which I know is how you all feel)...but that puts me at ease...and makes me more comfortable about having bigger feet than most people...and bigger boobs (except Sara) and a bigger waist....which amazingly I've found...pants bought at large people stores don't fit me...cause even though they might fit the waist around...the length from the crotch to the top of the pant is always toooooo long....like a low/mid rise comes past my belly button sometimes...weird...anyway....I can't wait to have new clothes to look oh so cute in...love you guys!!! And I will miss you lots and lots and lots

Simplicity

So, I'm so glad to report that its over. Finally. Completely done. Everything written about me was removed. Back to my simple life where I never worried about crap like that, but instead I sat back and enjoyed the little things in life. Last night, Taylor spent the night. It had been a couple of weeks since he'd been over, so it was nice to have him. Noah came over and he and Taylor and Mickayla played and played and played. When Noah left, I could tell the other two were whipped, so I had them go on up to bed. I tucked them into bed, and went back downstairs. Shortly after, I went back upstairs and found 2 angels asleep on the floor all cuddled together...how sweet and innocent.

And One More Thing

I forgot one of the most important things for my list.

If you feel you have to apologize for it, you shouldn't have said/written it in the first place

Who Ever Thought I'd be Happy to be Single

So, this weekend was a bust...and I'm so so very okay with it. It didn't faze me at all 4 or 5 missed calls...one hell of a bad read and I am happier than ever to be single. First of all, 2 dates, that's really all there were...only knew the guy for like 3 weeks and yet it was a "relationship". I cannot give you the full affect of what I read, but I can highlight a couple things said. First off, I do not like being referred to as a type. Let alone a type that would fall under "classic big girl" catergory. Also, I don't like to her girls falling under the "stick with tits" catagory either. Also, I cannot remember a time when I was called unthoughtful. Yes, I did say unthoughtful. Because I was talking about something that happened to Darrin at school. There is more, but you should read it for yourself on his site. Yeah, I'm a bit pissed.

So, for all you, here is my top 5 reasons why it's good to be single.


5. I can come and go as I please, and don't have to check my phone every ten minutes and worry that I missed his call and then worry how mad, sad, or "hurt" he is that I didn't call back right that second.

4. I can vent to my girlfriends rather than him, and don't have to worry about whether or not something that happened to me, has hurt their feelings by talking about it (again refer to website).

3. I don't have to listen to someone whine about all their problems (mental health included) *again website

2. I don't have to worry about whether I'm too skinny or too fat.

1. I don't have to listen to how I compare or don't compare to an old girlfriend or ex wife.

Little Girl Giggles

So, I was sitting at work last night, watching Mickayla play with the son of a girl that works in the craft store we have next door. And it made me start thinking. There is nothing more splendid than a little kid's giggle. I'm talking about that honest to goodness, this is sooo funny I can't control it all out giggle. It just warms me up inside. Kids are so honest and real and sometimes you may not notice, then they hear or see something that strikes them as maybe the funniest thing ever, who knows. It is just a great thing to hear. Mickayla's giggle is one of those that just makes me start laughing. It is so great. It's like that with any little kid. The little things are what are just sooo wonderful. I love being a mom.

My little homemaker

Now, if I were smart, I would have taken pictures or video taped the evening last night. Mickayla asked grandma what was for dinner I guess (I was in another room at this point) and asked if she could help. Well, my mom had her set the table. Mickayla thought this was just a great idea, so she got out dinner plates, salad plates, and bowls. She filled our water glasses and set them on the table. She then got out the silverware, dinner fork, salad fork, spoon, and knife. All set up along side the plates like they should be. Each of us got to napkins, one for our laps and one to wipe our mouths with. She put all the salad fixings on the table and then came to get me. Mommy let's bake cookies for dessert. Ok, I said. So we got out the already prepared dough and placed it on the cookie sheets and waited for the oven to heat up (wow the cookies were hard work). When everything was ready, Mickayla called us to the table, showed us where to sit, then said grace. She is just the cutest thing in the world. She makes me laugh everyday. How lucky am I.

And down the stairs I go

So earlier today, I wrote a long post, and noticed later that I left out something from Mon. (and Sat. but if anyone else has any questions you can ask me later). Anyway, I went to the house to do some work to get moving back in. Well, not much (if anything) got accomplished. Why? you ask. I'll tell ya. Tammi asked me if I wanted to see the cool tiger decal that she put up in Darrin's room and I said sure. So, up the stairs we went. Well, after a couple of minutes of chit chatting and scoping out Darrin's cool pad, we headed back downstairs. Well Tammi walked and I (take one guess, I dare ya). That's right, I slid. Unintentionally of course. I made it down about 3 stairs walking, then down I went and slid down about 9 stairs and landed in a heap on the little landing. So needless to say, I have a bruise on my elbow, my forearm, my leg is a bit sore...and my tucas may be bruised.

Back to Work

Man, I tell ya...it is sooooooooo nice to have Monday off. I wish I could say I used my day off wisely and got caught up on some stuff, but I didn't. My weekend was pretty good. I can't say that I did much on Friday, cause I didn't. Just hung out at home. Sabrina came over and we watched a couple of movies, so I guess I did do something. That was fun. The movies we watched were good. Just Like Heaven and In Her Shoes. I liked them both a lot. Saturday I had to work, mom was gonna let me have the weekend off, but found out that she had tickets to go to a cooking show with a couple of her girls. It was cool, so I said I'd work and she said I could take Monday off, so of course...well you know, cause you've read this far. Anyway, since I ended up working Sabrina said she'd watch Mickayla so I took her out there (after taking her to the Dr. to get her toe drained.) Yes, I did say drained. I'm not sure if I mentioned it, but on Wed. night, after piano, she was playing with Taylor and dropped a five lb. weight on her big toe. (OWWWWWW!) Good lesson learned. When mom and grandma say don't mess with grandpa's work out equipment, then you probably shouldn't. So anyway back to the point. Her toe swelled up and the nail has raised and it's dead around the cuticle and above (which means no more big toe nail). The Dr. snipped it at the cuticle to release the pressure and ease the pain, and now she's fine. Oh, and he's 99% sure the nail will grow back. Thank goodness, because I don't know how I could have lived with my daughter having sure an incredible deformity...whatever (It's just a toe nail!!) Anyway, so she got to hang out with Sabrina all day...including going to the very sad excuse for a basketball game with her. Ok, so that wasn't nice, but the boys bball team got their asses handed to them on a silver platter. Anyway, I was to be alone for awhile, so I went down to Dan and Nancys to eat some dinner and just hang out for a bit. Then I got a call from Candace Brown to go out with her and my cousin and a couple other people in Reedsburg, because they just opened the Badger theater up as a bar. Without going into too much detail, I will say that I had a great time...and it was a much needed night out. And I got to watch a girl fall off a stool which was funny...and I was tempted not to help her up cause she's...well, I won't go there...but I helped her up. Anyway, I had a lot of fun and that's all that matters. Now that I have rambled and rambled, I guess I will stop typing and go get some work done. Cause there is a lot to do.

Sara is a blogging fool!!

Sara started a blog. She sent me a comment to let everyone know that she has joined the blogging world. Here is her site
http://www.getfatter.blogspot.com YEAH!!!!!

Hope everyone is having a good day

I'm sooo boring and uninteresting, so I'm curious as to why anyone would want me to post. I don't ever have anything new and exciting to talk about or anything like that. It would help if I had a life, but I don't. I am not exciting at all. Anyway, Mickayla has her piano lesson tonight at 4:30, I hope it goes well. I think Grandma Sue is gonna try and come over to take a couple of pictures if she does, I will post some as soon as she gets me copies. Which I must say she's very good about doing. We have 3 weeks to the day till we leave on our trip and I'm very disappointed to tell you that I have not lost any weight. I seem to have no will power and it's aggrivating. Mom and I decided last night that it's just water and tea hold the tea until the end of our competition. I however will be having water and ice (i don't like tea). We were doing so well, but once mom and dad left on their trip, it's been not bad...but really not good either. I am determined now though, to lose at least 10-15 before we leave...I gotta at least look better than I do now, or I won't wanna do anything. Not even gamble. I know this is a boring post, so I appologize. I wish I had some happy and exciting stuff to talk about. But once again I have no life, so I can't. Anyway, I hope you all are having a good day!