tis the season

So, my anonymous poster has returned, as rude and as nasty as ever. Does it make you feel better to get all of that off your chest w/out having the guts to tell me who you are? I have you narrowed down bc only so many people know all the information you know or at least you think you know. Sometimes you're off on your info like I'm not sure how you think what few toys the boys got for Christmas last year were expensive, but you were right on me getting a new vacuum cleaner since my old one didn't work. I guess I could have not bought a new one and just never vacuumed again, but whatever.

As you've posted several times and this is the first time I'm responding, I hope you know that I really could care less what you think of me. Bc you're right, truth does hurt, but honey, you very rarely have the whole truth which doesn't make it truth at all. I just think maybe you either need to do some reflecting on your life or be upfront and actually talk to me. Bc you're either an extremely bitter person who has nothing better to do w/their time than to be nasty to me (which is pretty lame) or you need to address me so that we can work through whatever is really at the heart of your hatred for me. And, I don't mean just entitle a post w/a name so I can't prove it's you bc that name could belong to anyone. I mean, really admit to who you are so we can work on this.

Whatever, it's your choice. This will be the last time I offer for you to come clean as to who you are. From now on, I'll just continue to delete what you had to say and to move on w/my life.

JCPenny Photos

Ok, so I got the boys' pictures taken for Christmas card, not to mention their photos were a yr old. They turned out SO GOOD!! They did some specials which of course I didn't get bc my coupon didn't cover it, but here they are.















(this last photo was taken w/their dad and Anderson grandparents)

THANK YOU MISS ANONYMOUS

So last year, my tires were bad. I can't count how many 180s I did and usually I wasn't even going over 30mph. I'd be going straight down the road and next thing I knew I'd be facing on coming traffic. Once, I actually took out the driver side of my car. Thankfully, it was the side that had already been dented...lol I was NOT looking forward to this winter bc if they were bad last year, you can only imagine how they are this winter. So today, I checked my mail bc I knew I had some netflix waiting for me. Along w/my netflix, there was an anonymous letter w/$200 and a note that said "buy tires". So I am finally getting new tires!! THANK YOU GOD and THANK YOU MISS ANONYMOUS!!! (I'm pretty sure I know who you are.)

Thanksgiving Week

Well, our Thanksgiving Week hasn't started out so great. Last night Asher was having a hard time breathing while sleeping, so I put some baby vicks on him. That didn't seem to be doing anything for him so I decided to move him into my room. When I did, I realized he had a fever of 103.6! I immediately went for the motrin which I no sooner got in him and he projectile vomitted ALL OVER myself, himself, my laptop, and my bed. These are the moments that I wish I wasn't a mother. I have a hard enough time cleaning up my puke, let alone cleaning up anyone elses, but it's what you do as a mom. So, I gave him a bath and cleaned everything that I was able to clean. I'm going to have to make a trip to the dry cleaners which doesn't really thrill me either. But anyways, I checked on him through out the night. He continued to run around 101-102 all night. This morning he had a bloody nose which was probably related to nothing, and he puked up what looked like green snot. So, me always being the one to go to the side of caution decided to make a doctor's appointment for him. The doctor came in, looked at his ears, said they looked great (which is a really good thing for my kids!). Then she looked in his mouth and said, "he has strep!". She goes, did you see that? I was like, no. So, she had him open up again and the poor buddy's throat just looked aweful :( So, he's on meds. She said he should be back to himself w/in a day after starting the meds. Right now he's napping in my bed while we wait for Shaun to get here so I can go to work.
Jaden had his only day of preschool for the week today. They're leaving for Indiana on Wednesday, so hopefully he won't realize that he got jipped a day. This will be the first year that either one of them have been to IN for Thanksgiving, and I'm sure the relatives are excited. The boys will be coming back on Saturday w/Shaun's parents bc Shaun has to come back early to work. It will be weird not having them w/me.
As for me, the current plan is to spend Thanksgiving w/my family. I'm making an apple pie that seems to be a big hit w/everyone at my work. I made it for a potlock on Friday, and it was gone w/in 2mins...NO JOKE! The day after Thanksgiving is the only day of the year that I willingly get up at 4am so that we can hit the stores and get all the good deals. I'm almost done w/my Christmas shopping amazingly bc I've been trying to fit a gift or two in each week w/grocery shopping. I love it when Aldi's starts selling their toys bc you can get some really good deals!
Anyways, it's off to work for me bc Shaun is here for the boys. Oh, and I get laid off the end of December! Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!

Christmas Already

I can't even believe I'm saying those words bc I can't believe it's that time of year already! I've been trying to work a few gifts in w/each grocery shopping trip. A few dollars here, a few dollars there. I can't wait for Black Friday shopping though!!! That's probably when I'll buy for the family member I drew and finish out whatever is left. I've already got a few things for Jaden, and I've FINALLY found something I think Asher will like. He's into dinosaurs really big right now. My mom got him a set of dinosaurs at TRU that I'd been thinking of getting him, so that idea was out. But, I think I'm going to get him one of those leapster books that reads along w/a wand to help them learn. He loves books too, and the little boy is smarter than smart. So, I think it's something he'd enjoy. I've already got ideas for the nephews and neice, well at least the little ones. No clue what to get Micah yet but something will come to me.

I may not get laid off this year. My boss is trying to work it out so I can stay on. Course, not sure how that's gonna work bc currently she'd need me to work days which I can't do bc I can't afford daycare. But, she said she's trying to work out the kinks. I was looking forward to time off w/the boys to have complete freedom, but the bank account will appreciate me not going off of work.

Jaden is liking preschool, might even be making some girlfriends..lol :) The teacher said he was so cute out on the playground holding the hands of two little girls...awww! He was telling me today that it was Tuesday and that I needed to take him to preschool. We still don't have our days of the week down yet :P

Asher is my Jackal & Hyde. He can be as sweet as pie, and then the next minute you'd swear he's demon possessed. He can be my lover, but then he can be my monster. I'm hoping he'll potty train soon so that he too can start preschool. I'm thinking I'll do a day when they both go together and then have them each go a day seperate. That way mommy can get a me day (YAY), and I can have one on one w/them as well.

Well, that's about it for now. Nothing profound to say and no huge news. Hope everyone has a great holiday season!