New Year, New Me

Every year I post my resolutions, and here I am to do it again.

1. 2009 is going to be a year of fun. I will play more with my kids, no matter how much it kills my back and leg to get on the floor with them.

2. I will start writing again. I used to write all the time and I felt really good when I did, some how I lost the time to write, but I plan to find it again.

3. I will continue to work out. It also makes me feel good, for the first time I actually kept up with this one in 2008, and lost more than 20 pounds, so yay me.

4. I am really bad about doing everything for Sierra-Lynn. This year I am going to let her do more. I am also going to make her responsible for some of the housework.

I think that I'll limit it to four this year. I hope that next year is better for everyone than this year was. Just thought of a fifth...

5. Sierra-Lynn has been on her daddy and I to take her to church. I would like to get back to that, as well as read the Bible. I have tried to read it before, but reading it from front to back is apparently not going to work. I found a different way to do it so, we'll see what happens.

There you have it. Have more fun playing with the kids, start writing again, continue working out so that I can be there for my kids, let go just a little and stop trying to do it all, and go to church and read the Bible (hopefully daily). Feel free to ask me throughout the year how I'm doing.

Christmas Time

Oh Christmas tree, oh Christmas tree, blah blah blah blah blah blah blah. I don't know the rest of the song. So there.
All in all today was a good day, we got up, had cinnamon french toast, and opened presents. Jackson got a big tub of dinosaurs, a new blanket (mommy made), a ride on tonka truck, Schoolhouse rock DVD, and a couple action figures. Sierra-Lynn's gifts were a microscope, an accessory kit, a solar system model, her name is letter pillows (mommy made), a new sheet set and a doll. I got some new 13x9 inch cake pans and Twist of Fate: the Matt and Jeff Hardy story, I also got a necklace. Mark got a video game, a CD that he wanted and a socket set.After Jackson rested a while, we went out for Chinese for lunch, and whose truck did I see? My Uncle David's. I didn't know that he was coming up, I should have, considering the fact that he has been up every Christmas since I introduced him to my friend Tori. I texted him, to let him know that I knew he was up here and he lied and said that he would come see us today. I say lied because he still has not shown up here, it broke Sierra-Lynn's heart. No one has that right. After texting him AGAIN he said that he would come by tomorrow, I said "Duck it!" and called him, my exact words to him were "I know that you didn't come up here to see us, so don't bother coming over." Then hung up and turned off the cell phone. Why doesn't my family give a crap? And further more, why do I care?

To top everything else off, I can't find my purse anywhere. Merry freaking Christmas to me. Maybe tomorrow will be better.

It Worked!!!!!!

Opening his present from Sierra-Lynn.Yummy Dino cake.He started out good, but then......

thought it would be funny to rub his plate on his head (after he finished with the cake). He also got frosting in his eye.

Meet Booya the dinosaur. Every time that he sees it he yells Booya. It's so adorable.

Fed Up!!!!!!!!!

The kids had their annual checkups today, they are both have low iron. If anyone has high iron recipes let me know. I will put them to good use. It was comical at the doctors today, Sierra-Lynn went first, since she only had to get her iron checked. She screamed and fought and got hysterical. Jackson, on the other hand, sat up like a big boy while the nurse pricked his finger and didn't make a peep. He wanted to play with the blood coming out of his finger. When it came time for his shots, he screamed bloody murder. He did get a sheriff rubber ducky out of it, which went right in his mouth.

This blasted thing fooled me. When I started this post, the picture thingy worked and I was in the process of uploading 4, then it crapped out on me, I will keep trying for those of you that don't have myspace. This site isn't the only one making me mad, hotmail is too, it won't let me reply or forward or anything. I'm about to switch to yahoo.

Party Stuff

I would love to be able to let all of you see what a mess Jackson made of himself with his birthday cake, but for some ungodly reason this site is being a butt and not letting me post any photos. It's been like this for at least a week. I have posted birthday photos on my myspace page, 58 I believe. Mark went over board with the pictures. Here is a shortcut to my page (you will have to add me as a friend to see anything) http://www.myspace.com/bjbstyle

I hope that everyone is doing okay and I will try to be back soon with an update.

Happy Birthday Jackson!!!!!!!

Today my little man turned one. In the last few weeks he has learned to walk, he is even good at walking in shoes.

This morning we all went into his room and sang "happy birthday", then we had breakfast. He got to eat his very first doughnut. He was so cute, he kept going "mmmmmmm" and "yum". I think he is finally ready to give up baby food, which works for me. Although I have to find a home for the baby food that we still have. He is also working on giving up his bottles. Today, instead of 3 bottles, he only had one. I guess that's what happens when you start every meal with a sippy cup. He is also working on using real cups. He got this really cute dinosaur one from his aunt and he loves to drink water out of it (he ends up wearing has much as he drinks). ;P

For dinner we had Chinese, he loved it. The waitresses brought him a little piece of orange cake flanked by jello (north and south) and apricots (east and west). He thought the jello was cool because it bounced and he got more of the cake on the floor than he ate, but it was so very cute. Unfortunately we didn't have the camera, so no photos.

Sierra-Lynn spent a good chunk of last night making Jackson a birthday card. It's a robot complete with arms, she even signed it. When she gave it to him, he smiled and his face lit up and he pulled her and gave her a big hug and a sloppy kiss on her cheek.

Come back on Sunday (maybe Saturday) for pictures of his birthday party. Til then, be well.