Tuesday!

OK.. today is my last day of work till January 5th.. OMG.. I am so excited to have all that time with Emma Bean. Today she got her present from daycare. Stephanie got her dress up clothes and I have to say she just loves it!! so funny. My baby is such a girl!!

So I am off to lunch with the girls after work and then I have to do a bit of food shopping. After that I am going home to get Jack and the Bean and then we are off to Target to get a few minute things.

Once home and Emma is in bed I will start making my Shortbread. This is the thing that everyone wants from me this time of year. It is good but a pain to make.. so up has to come the kitchen aid mixer and I will be in the kitchen for hours... good thing there is a tv in there.. lol

ok.. I am off like a prom dress
A

Monday

Ok.. so it is Monday. I work today and 1/2 of a day tomorrow then I am off till January 5th. I am super excited about that.

This weekend was crazy with snow. It snowed from Friday at about 1:00 in the afternoon till last night at about 6:00ish I think. SOOOO CRAZY.

Emma is changing her ways. She is very clingy and testing her limits. I am sure we will work it out but it is all new to me.. lol

Nothing else really happening. I am stopping at Kohl's on my way home and dropping off some Tupperware. That is really about all I have to report.

Bye for now
A

Ok.. it is Thursday. Snow is coming tomorrow and I have to go to the in-laws on Saturday for our Xmas with them. So you know what that means I have to finish my xmas shopping for them tonight right after work.. ugh.. no fun

Work is work these days. not good not bad but I have a job and I am very happy about that. I don't think I will be coming in tomorrow. They say 6-12inch of snow and there is no way I am driving in it.

Emma is doing great. She was very Daddy Daddy this morning, it is so cute. She loves my sisters cat Sally that we have with us right now. Sally this morning was hidding in a box in the kitchen and when Emma saw her in there she climbed in and sat with her. She of course held on to her in the box but was in there with her. She loves this cat so much I don't know how she is going to take it when the cat isnt' with us anymore.

So my sister Carole sent me a link to a blog she has read about a baby that is only 5 months old and is very sick. I will not go into more because I will cry like a baby but just keep this baby and family in your thoughts and prays. Sometimes I think we don't realize just how lucky we are. Life is more important than anything. Soooo the leason on learned today is be happy for what I have and that I have a happy, health, smart, wonderful, loving, baby and family.

bye for now
A

Scotch A Roo

Here’s how to make the scotcharoo cookie

1 cup Karo syrup
1 cup of sugar

Bring the Karo syrup and sugar just to a boil remove from heat add:

1 cup of peanut butter

And stir

Then add 6 cups of Special K….mix everything together

Heat ½ cup of butterscotch chips and ½ cup of chocolate chips together in microwave until creamy.

Spoon out the special K mixture on a cookie sheet and then cover with the chocolate mixture.

Emma is Great!! no ear infection just a little bit of fluid left from the end of her cold. She is great!

Jack is home! He got home just after us last night. Emma and I had dinner with Carole and the kids at McCarthy's. It was 1/2 price wing night and boy was it good. It has been a while since I had been so it was great to go.

My truck is fixed. Just a dirty terminal on the battery!! yippee.. I am happy that is done because with the bad weather this morning I had Jack drive me in because I didn't want to drive the Crown Vic in this weather. We are also going to get more snow on Friday so it is good that I will have my 4 wheel drive back!

I can't believe xmas is a week away.. we have to finish up our shopping still.. ugh..

I had a great cookie today called a scotcharoo!! Kathy made it.. YUMMO

A

I just got a call from daycare Emma is sick. I think she may have an ear infection. I have a doctors appointment for her at 1:30 so I am out of here (work) at 12:30 to get her. I really hope that she is just fine and maybe it is her teeth.

Jack comes home from upstate NY today, but will not be home until about 8:00pm.. ugh.. I miss him. I also got the movie BOLT today. YIPPEE..

I just finished ordering Emma's big present. It is the Rose Petal Cottage!! I can't wait for her to see it.

Nothing else happening. I have dishes all over my kitchen to met me when I get home. How much fun is that.. ugh

OMG.. yesterday I got to daycare and when I saw Emma she had the cutest pigtails in her hair.

Emma and her Uncle Chris

Monday!

I was out of work on Friday sick with my cold. I am glad I stayed home because it is finally gone and I feel so much better.

Friday night I did have a Tupperware Party. It went ok not a big one but a few extra bucks for me.

Saturday was my nails. They look great! and then Jack, Emma and I went to Walmart to do our food shopping. That place was a zoo. Why do people just stand in the isle and not move.. WTH...

Saturday night Matt and Erica slept over. We watch Wall-E and had a great time. It was so nice to have them over and Emma loved it.

Sunday Jack worked till 4:00 so it was the bean and me so we hung out. She took a 2 hr nap and then I picked up the house. We had Erica's b'day party at my house. There were 16 people there!!! but we really had a nice time and it was great. Emme played in her room with her cousins and had a ball. I went to check on her and I opened the door just long enough to see her run to close it on my face so that I wouldn't spoil her fun. It was really nice to see her be able to play on her own with out me.. (but sad too.. :( lol)

Then there is today.... Monday 10 days till xmas and Jack going to upstate NY till tomorrow. Emma and I are having pork chops and ricearoni for dinner. I know it is very exciting and you are wishing I would invite you to dinner... well forget it...!!! its all my .. LOL.. j/k

I am at work and not working very hard. I am stating to shut down for the holidays already.. lol

bye bye
A

Poor Emma she was up at 4:30 this morning. I have no idea why. I took her to the living room and she just hung out on the couch and watched TV. We then went in my room and layed on my bed after I got out of the shower. Doesn't the poor thing fall asleep on me about 10 mins before I have to get her up and get her dressed. She did handle it ok but I did feel bad waking her up.

I still have my cold. I think my head hurts more today then it did yesterday... ugh.. I am not looking forward to tomorrow. The weather may be bad and I HATE driving in bad weather.. I have a Tupperware party tomorrow night lets just hope that if we do have bad weather it is better by then!

Saturday I have a nail appointment at 10:00 and then I have Erica and Matt coming over at 6:00ish for a sleep over. I can't wait to spend time with them... I hope they want to watch either Matagascar 2 or Wall-E. I would ask Katie and Ryan to come too but I am sure Katie is busy.. not sure if Ryan is still grounded..

Sunday Jack is working till 4:00 at the PD and then we have Erica's 7th b'day party. Nothing else that day. I don't even think we will do breakfast club because Carole and the kids have CCD stuff .. but we will see.

ok.. bye for now
A

This is Emma when she was on the TV.. I like to put pictures in my blog.. so yes it is random

UGH.. I have a bad cold.. yuckkkkk.. I feel awful. Jack is on his way home from NJ but I don't think he will be home in time to get the bean so I have to get her when I get out of here. Then home. Then I have to run out and pick up a piece of Tupperware from Heather.... then PJ time!!!

I have a Tupperware party on Friday... but the weather looks bad for that day. We will see. Emma and Jack are going to Build a Bear with Bev on Friday but I have to work :( that sucks I would love to see her at Build a Bear!

Ok.. I am off.. chicken for dinner. what the hell I am going to do with it who knows..
A

Ok.. I am sick. Emma has been so nice as to give her mom her cold!! thank you Emma.. hehehe

Work is work today. Nothing much happening here. We leave in two weeks for xmas break and I can't wait. Jack is still in NJ till tomorrow he is hoping to get back in time to pick up Emma from daycare but that never seems to work out..

Tupperware is having some great stuff going on. I have to step up my game for January. I only have one party booked so far and I want more!!! so come on people. I am also trying to recruit two people by friday to win luggage and knives... we will see!!! hehehehe

Ok.. all for now
A

Monday Monday.. what more can I say. Emma and I are on our own till Wednesday. I have to work till 4:30 because I am the only one in the office today. I will get Emma for 5:00 get home and make dinner and do laundry. I hope to get some time with her. I miss her really bad today. She was so good this morning when she got up and when I brought her to Stephanie that I miss her a lot today. She does have a cold so I really don't like to be away from her when she is sick but still..

We had a busy but nice weeend. Friday was Tupperware party and Saturday I had to work in the morning. Saturday night Martin, Carey and Adam came for a nice visit. Adam is just the cutiest thing.. I could eat him up.. lol. Sunday was breakfast club which was great but Jack had to work at the PD so he missed out but all of us where there including Martin's parents, Pam and Norm. They are so sweet and I love when we get to visit with them.

After Jack got home last night we put up our tree. It looks nice. I will take pictures when Jack gets home with the camera.. lol.. Emma LOVES the tree which is why we have no ornaments on the bottom of the tree. LOL.. The tree we have Jack's Grandmother gave us and really is a beautiful tree... I love it. I just don't like that the living room is all cramed together in order to make it all fit.. ugh.. maybe I will work on that when Emma goes to bed tonight.. hmmmm


Tupperware is doing ok this month. I am closing my party from Friday tomorrow night. I am really hoping she got some outside orders. I have a party scheduled for this Friday but I am not sure what that is going to be like. The kits to sign someone up now to sell are $25 off which is great. I just need to recuit 2 people so maybe the email I sent out today will work!! hehehehe.. hint hint

My xmas cards are on there way to me so I am hoping I can address them this weekend and get them in the mail... fingers crossed they look good. As I type this I am thinking I could do lables from here... nice!!!

Ok.. that is all I have .. I will post a picture of my dog Cole just to share.. lol
A

This is the picture I used for our Christmas Card!

I had the day off yesterday (Friday). It was nice but I was sick so that is no fun. I also had a Tupperware party last night. So the party is at $400 I think it will close at about $500 so that is a good $125 in my pocket for xmas!!!

The other night Carole came over and took pictures of Emma for a xmas card. She cropped one and I just ordered my xmas cards. I hate sending them out but I do love when it is a picture one so I am excited about that. I just hope I ordered enough.. lol

On the agenda for today is to put up our xmas tree. We will see. I am at work today, which is why I had yesterday off and if the house is a mess when I get home I don't know if I will want to clean it just to mess it up again to put up the tree.

OH .. I did start out great this morning when I went out to warm up my Jeep and the darn thing will not start. No wonder Jeep needs a bail out.. piece of crap!! I do think it is the starter again which I have already replaced at the pretty price of $400 so if it's that it should be covered because get this it is less than a year old!! great right.. UGH .. anyway I will not let it ruin my day life is to short for that. We have an extra car... thank god so we will work it out I am sure.

Ok.. off like a prom dress.
April

I will first update with work. I have just realized that the students are on the last stretch of this semester. This is the last week of classes and then next week is finals. I love it when they are not here!!!! ... lol.. The DL nightmare is not over yet. I am still working on the last few to disburse. UGH!!!

2nd Update.. Emma.. she is getting so big so fast. Yesterday she was in time out at daycare for hitting another kid with her splash. When she got home we went outside and Jack hung xmas lights. Then we came in and I made dinner. As I was making dinner Emma wouldn't stop standing on the kitchen chair so two more timeouts.... oh boy it is starting to really get fun now.. lol.. not.. hehehehehe

3rd Update.. Tupperware. I have already told you I hit $1819 in sales for the month so I earned my pan and I also won a pair of poultry shears!! I am pretty happy about both being they are big ticket items. I have a party on Friday that seems to be shaping up very nicely. I just have to really focus on booking parties for January.... that is the next Tupperware task at hand!!

Ok.. Update done..... check
April

Emma in a Mega Thats A Bowl!!!!