So I am very dissappointed in myself. I think that I, once again set my expectations way to high and now here I am failing and changing the rules again. Oh well, I guess my life is more busy then I figured it would be.
My mission to blog at least once a day for a year has totally failed as you all can see. Skipping days, left and right, posting a few times in one day to make up for the days I skipped. I just dont think I want to do that anymore. If I cant post something interesting, why post at all, right?
I should be on posting day 32. Yep, I've missed 5 days since posting last. I think it is time to change the rules a bit. Maybe the new rule is, i'll post 3 days a week at least :-). That should be do-able. There are more then enough things that happen in 3 days that someone else might find interest in?
So that is my new rule. 3 posts a week (Or more). I think this is better! Lets see how long it takes me to fail this time.
Monday, February 1, 2010
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Day 27 ~ A good and bad day...
So, today was a good and bad day. Not that I am complaining because the good totally outweighs the bad though. But the bad is enough to just be annoying.. Lets start off.
Carl was supposed to be at work at 6:00. Yep, he totally did not leave until 6:50, then had a horrible commute in. Lots of traffic due to accidents on other highways, etc etc etc. Gets to work an has a P-O'd boss because he missed what he was supposed to be in early for.. Whoops. Then my ever so loving husband realized he had BOTH Sets of truck keys. Each set has the other persons spare truck key on it so I was trapped in the house with William today, with no way of going grocery shopping... YUCK!
Onto the good... Carl had his review this afternoon. Even after he pissed his boss off, the teleconference turned out to be great. He got a 4.0 out of 5. Most Managers at his level end up with like 3.4/3.6 or something. The highest one can achieve is a 5.0 but that has yet to happen. I am super proud of my husband. He's been in his position since May and he's been doing more work and has done a far better job the most managers in the company who have all been here even longer... That being said... more good news. We were told that his bonus was going to only be based on 65% of his yearly salary due to him starting this job in May. Kind of a bummer but we had gotten used to the idea. Well, during the review, he was told his boss put him in for even more then what he would have made at 100% of his yearly salary (They give out a certain % and then multiply that by his yearly salary... so like 7% of his yearly would be his bonus but we were expecting 7 of 65% of his salary.. does that make sense?). The whole thing has not been approved yet but he was told that things like that usually have no problem being approved because of the excellent amount of work my husband did.... so YAY for us.
Now onto daydreaming about what we are going to do with our bonus $$ and our tax $$. We know we are going to pay off the Durango so we do no have any car payment at all, but we are thinking about trading both trucks in for two new cars... We also want a new sectional couch, a new bed and I want to put a couple hundred away for plane tickets in April. I don't want to get my hopes up that we'll get the higher bonus because I know as soon as i do, for some reason, it wont get approved, but I'm keeping it in the back of my mind..
Oh and for tomorrows news. I have an appointment with a new "Lady bits" doctor. Being new to the area I just went with a big practice that had a well known name. Wish me luck. I NEED to get on a new form of BC and am thinking of heading back to Paraguard. But in order to do that, I need to have my annual check up. UGH! I wish we could just do it all at once.
Well, that's all for now! Join me in a happy dance!!! :-)
Carl was supposed to be at work at 6:00. Yep, he totally did not leave until 6:50, then had a horrible commute in. Lots of traffic due to accidents on other highways, etc etc etc. Gets to work an has a P-O'd boss because he missed what he was supposed to be in early for.. Whoops. Then my ever so loving husband realized he had BOTH Sets of truck keys. Each set has the other persons spare truck key on it so I was trapped in the house with William today, with no way of going grocery shopping... YUCK!
Onto the good... Carl had his review this afternoon. Even after he pissed his boss off, the teleconference turned out to be great. He got a 4.0 out of 5. Most Managers at his level end up with like 3.4/3.6 or something. The highest one can achieve is a 5.0 but that has yet to happen. I am super proud of my husband. He's been in his position since May and he's been doing more work and has done a far better job the most managers in the company who have all been here even longer... That being said... more good news. We were told that his bonus was going to only be based on 65% of his yearly salary due to him starting this job in May. Kind of a bummer but we had gotten used to the idea. Well, during the review, he was told his boss put him in for even more then what he would have made at 100% of his yearly salary (They give out a certain % and then multiply that by his yearly salary... so like 7% of his yearly would be his bonus but we were expecting 7 of 65% of his salary.. does that make sense?). The whole thing has not been approved yet but he was told that things like that usually have no problem being approved because of the excellent amount of work my husband did.... so YAY for us.
Now onto daydreaming about what we are going to do with our bonus $$ and our tax $$. We know we are going to pay off the Durango so we do no have any car payment at all, but we are thinking about trading both trucks in for two new cars... We also want a new sectional couch, a new bed and I want to put a couple hundred away for plane tickets in April. I don't want to get my hopes up that we'll get the higher bonus because I know as soon as i do, for some reason, it wont get approved, but I'm keeping it in the back of my mind..
Oh and for tomorrows news. I have an appointment with a new "Lady bits" doctor. Being new to the area I just went with a big practice that had a well known name. Wish me luck. I NEED to get on a new form of BC and am thinking of heading back to Paraguard. But in order to do that, I need to have my annual check up. UGH! I wish we could just do it all at once.
Well, that's all for now! Join me in a happy dance!!! :-)
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Day 26 ~ Post it note Tuesday!!
So today is Post it note Tuesday.
This is always a fun thing to do but whenever I think I can come up with something funny, I draw a blank when i get to the post it notes! Oh well. Maybe next week i'll be funnier. Until then, read my randomness below, then make your own here! Then go link up with SupahMommy over here! Have fun!!
This is always a fun thing to do but whenever I think I can come up with something funny, I draw a blank when i get to the post it notes! Oh well. Maybe next week i'll be funnier. Until then, read my randomness below, then make your own here! Then go link up with SupahMommy over here! Have fun!!
Monday, January 25, 2010
Day 25 (Part 2) ~ Friend Makin Monday ~ My Daybook!!
Ok, So I have not participated in FMM in quite a long time. Mostly because I have not been able to be creative enough to think of things for Amber's questions. But this week is perfect. I love the little survey type things. Way back before there was Facebook, I used to do them ALL THE TIME on Myspace. I don't do them as much anymore but that is besides the point.
Ok, so back to FMM. Amber, over at {aefilkins} is hosting FMM again and this week she wants to know what your daybook is like.. Here is mine. After you read it, comment and then maybe go and post your own and link back to her when you are done!! Here are my answers.. I cant wait to read yours!
Outside my window...
It's beautiful. The sun is bright and the sky is blue blue blue. The mountains are very close and clear. I wish I had a picture of them today to show everyone. On a sunny day (which is like 360 days a year) we have the most stunning views of the mountains that are less then 2 miles from my house! I love AZ!
I am thinking....
I have so much to do but do not have the motivation to do any of it. I just keep thinking about all the things I should have done yesterday but with everyone sick, it didn't get done then, and it probably wont get done today either! I am a bad mom!
I am thankful...
I am thankful for my husband. There are so many times that I take for granted how much work he does for our family. He took care of me yesterday when I was sick, then when he was sick, he took care of Chad and his "sick bucket" even though he was 2 seconds away from running to the bathroom. I'm lucky to have him even though sometimes I state otherwise...
I am praying...
That the boys will move out here, and SOON! I miss them so much. This every other month thing is getting to be way to annoying!
I am reading...
Eclipse... AGAIN! What? I have to be ready for the movie to come out. And this time, I can read it slower. So maybe it'll take me four days instead of one?
I am creating...
Not a whole lot of anything. My creative talents have gone by the wayside. I should get back on this. I have a new friend who loves to make things but I've got nothing. Maybe I'll jump back on this bandwagon soon enough.
From the kitchen...
I am wondering what to make for dinner. With Chad and Carl sick and not eating and me not wanting much there are not a lot of options. Last nights menu consisted of Jello and Popsicles and even those proved to be VERY BAD ideas.. *sigh*
Around the house...
There is so much to do. Laundry, Vacuum, dishes, garbage, pick up toys.. Stuff that I should have done yesterday but neglected and will probably neglect today. Tomorrow will be a nightmare I think.
One of my favorite things...
I love hanging out with friends. And I think that I realized that even more this weekend when we had a bunch of people over for game night. This was the first time we've hosted anything since moving to AZ and I really do miss it. We had so much fun. The mess was totally worth it. I really hope we can do it again soon (even if it is going to someone else's house). I miss that time with friends.
A few plans for the rest of the week...
I'm hoping to get the house cleaned up tomorrow. Wednesday I want to take Will to tumble class again if he is feeling better, then Wednesday night, I am going to the movies with Shannon to see It's Complicated. Thursday, I have an appointment with the lady doctor and hopefully set up an appointment for an IUD. Friday, I might go do lunch with Shannon and D, if they are up for it and then resting this weekend. No plans for the weekend yet, but who knows, that could change.
So there is my FMM! I know, pretty boring answers, but it was a lot of fun for me. Now, I want to see your list.... Happy FMM!!
Ok, so back to FMM. Amber, over at {aefilkins} is hosting FMM again and this week she wants to know what your daybook is like.. Here is mine. After you read it, comment and then maybe go and post your own and link back to her when you are done!! Here are my answers.. I cant wait to read yours!
Outside my window...
It's beautiful. The sun is bright and the sky is blue blue blue. The mountains are very close and clear. I wish I had a picture of them today to show everyone. On a sunny day (which is like 360 days a year) we have the most stunning views of the mountains that are less then 2 miles from my house! I love AZ!
I am thinking....
I have so much to do but do not have the motivation to do any of it. I just keep thinking about all the things I should have done yesterday but with everyone sick, it didn't get done then, and it probably wont get done today either! I am a bad mom!
I am thankful...
I am thankful for my husband. There are so many times that I take for granted how much work he does for our family. He took care of me yesterday when I was sick, then when he was sick, he took care of Chad and his "sick bucket" even though he was 2 seconds away from running to the bathroom. I'm lucky to have him even though sometimes I state otherwise...
I am praying...
That the boys will move out here, and SOON! I miss them so much. This every other month thing is getting to be way to annoying!
I am reading...
Eclipse... AGAIN! What? I have to be ready for the movie to come out. And this time, I can read it slower. So maybe it'll take me four days instead of one?
I am creating...
Not a whole lot of anything. My creative talents have gone by the wayside. I should get back on this. I have a new friend who loves to make things but I've got nothing. Maybe I'll jump back on this bandwagon soon enough.
From the kitchen...
I am wondering what to make for dinner. With Chad and Carl sick and not eating and me not wanting much there are not a lot of options. Last nights menu consisted of Jello and Popsicles and even those proved to be VERY BAD ideas.. *sigh*
Around the house...
There is so much to do. Laundry, Vacuum, dishes, garbage, pick up toys.. Stuff that I should have done yesterday but neglected and will probably neglect today. Tomorrow will be a nightmare I think.
One of my favorite things...
I love hanging out with friends. And I think that I realized that even more this weekend when we had a bunch of people over for game night. This was the first time we've hosted anything since moving to AZ and I really do miss it. We had so much fun. The mess was totally worth it. I really hope we can do it again soon (even if it is going to someone else's house). I miss that time with friends.
A few plans for the rest of the week...
I'm hoping to get the house cleaned up tomorrow. Wednesday I want to take Will to tumble class again if he is feeling better, then Wednesday night, I am going to the movies with Shannon to see It's Complicated. Thursday, I have an appointment with the lady doctor and hopefully set up an appointment for an IUD. Friday, I might go do lunch with Shannon and D, if they are up for it and then resting this weekend. No plans for the weekend yet, but who knows, that could change.
So there is my FMM! I know, pretty boring answers, but it was a lot of fun for me. Now, I want to see your list.... Happy FMM!!
Day 25 (Part 1) We've been sick..
So, wow. If I ever thought that I could post for 365 days in a row, I guess I thought wrong. Apparently life gets in the way sometimes and that just isnt possible. Maybe I should think about changing my goal from 365 days to something else? Not sure what, because 365 days just seems so fun. I'll give it some thought and get back to you on it.
This weekend was pretty fun. It started on Friday when Will and I went out to lunch with some friends. We went to the Corner Bakery Cafe. When we got home, the people were here, fixing the leak in our ceiling. Will decided to be sick so we almost cancelled game night which was planned for Saturday. Thinking back on it, i think we should have cancelled because.........
The whole house is now sick. Saturday we were fine. Carl, Chad and I cleaned the house, made tons of food and waited for everyone to come over. People started arriving around 530. We all had a lot of fun. There was a lot of food and lots of friends. Not 30 minutes after the last group of friends left, it was my turn to be sick. I was up ALL NIGHT LONG.. Finally went into my room at 730 only for Carl to come in at 1230 and ask me what my first symptoms were.. Oh boy, here we go... When we put William down, Carl napped in Chads room, I was sleeping it off in my room and Chad was downstairs watching a movie. When William got up, Carl said he'd take him downstairs as I had a fever and needed rest. Not 20 minutes later, he text me saying Chad was throwing up. I had to come downstairs... 30 minutes after I came downstairs, there goes Carl, doing the run to the bathroom...
So as you can see, it was not a fun house here yesterday. Carl HAD to go to work today as he is the boss and the guy that works with him is flying to Dallas. The poor guy. Chad is up in his room. Nobody wants to eat and everyone is tired. Well, everyone except the little guy who is FULL of energy and needs to be followed all day.. Go figure!
This weekend was pretty fun. It started on Friday when Will and I went out to lunch with some friends. We went to the Corner Bakery Cafe. When we got home, the people were here, fixing the leak in our ceiling. Will decided to be sick so we almost cancelled game night which was planned for Saturday. Thinking back on it, i think we should have cancelled because.........
The whole house is now sick. Saturday we were fine. Carl, Chad and I cleaned the house, made tons of food and waited for everyone to come over. People started arriving around 530. We all had a lot of fun. There was a lot of food and lots of friends. Not 30 minutes after the last group of friends left, it was my turn to be sick. I was up ALL NIGHT LONG.. Finally went into my room at 730 only for Carl to come in at 1230 and ask me what my first symptoms were.. Oh boy, here we go... When we put William down, Carl napped in Chads room, I was sleeping it off in my room and Chad was downstairs watching a movie. When William got up, Carl said he'd take him downstairs as I had a fever and needed rest. Not 20 minutes later, he text me saying Chad was throwing up. I had to come downstairs... 30 minutes after I came downstairs, there goes Carl, doing the run to the bathroom...
So as you can see, it was not a fun house here yesterday. Carl HAD to go to work today as he is the boss and the guy that works with him is flying to Dallas. The poor guy. Chad is up in his room. Nobody wants to eat and everyone is tired. Well, everyone except the little guy who is FULL of energy and needs to be followed all day.. Go figure!
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