It has been some time...

Well Jaiden is now THREE...Can you believe it? We can hardly believe it ourselves. We had his third birthday party here at the house last weekend and everything went great.

I am just getting over being sick as well as Jaiden. I think Dusty finally got our sickness and is dealing with that right now.

I am still working for ILB in Riverside and Dusty is still working for SCE.

He just accepted a new job title with them which he is to start at the end of the month so we shall see how that goes.

Christmas was great with family and friends. We got to spend Xmas eve with just my dad and brother and his Fiance - Yes he finally asked Kristina the big question and she said YES!! Then on Christmas day we had breakfast at our house and then went to Dustys moms house for dinner and gifts. It was a nice day all the way around.

Looking ahead we don't have much planned, with Dusty starting the new job we won't be able to take much time off at first which is fine we will just have weekend plans which is fine with us.

Thinking...

I have been thinking a lot lately about a lot of things...Sounds funny I know but that is one of the reasons I love this blog, I can get my thoughts out on paper (well at least in front of me sort of) and some how it always makes me feel better.

Jaiden is growing up WAY to fast. Now when I ask him to do something he tells me, "Mommy, just one minute." Yes it is cute but I am sure he really understands what that means because he wants to finish whatever he is doing and then we can go or do what we need to do. Very sad to see that he is almost 3 and growing up so much.

Work is work and of course there is not much right now with the way the economy is that I can do about that. I just have to come to realize that it takes more to be negative than it does to be positive, so I try and do my best and chuck my tired unhappy attitude at the door and get done what I need to get done during my 8 hours here at this desk.

Marriage is WORK. No one ever told me it was going to be easy so I never thought that; but it is a lot of work to remain calm in all parts of a marriage and a family. Marriage is everything I wanted it to be and more, I love Dusty with all of my heart and I am so glad we are together each and every day of our lives and if we go a day without seeing each other because of work or other things it just seems odd, but we are two different people and we do have some different views on things! Just workin thru it. We will make it, I am not worried just takes time.

Family - now that is a whole different subject. I love our family of 3. Do I want one day for it to be a family of 4 - YES I do - is it time right now, only God knows that and when it is His time it will be right. I love that Dusty and I have created such an amazing little guy in Jaiden. He does have parts of both of us that is for sure. I love to plan things for the three of us to do, along with other family or even alone. We are going camping this weekend with Dusty's sister and her family and I can not wait. Jaiden loves to be with his cousins. On the other side of that, I love to do things just the 3 of us. I know Jaiden loves to spend time with mommy and daddy.

Money - WOW where do I begin. I truly believe that it is the root of all evil. No matter what you do, you always NEED it for the most part. The only thing that is really free to do is breathe air. Even taking Jaiden to the park costs us gas to get there, ya know what I mean. We do the best we can with what we have and we will make it, I just hate that everything we need or want costs us money. And then of course there are the unexpected items that come up that you have to take care also.

Friends. That is something that I am so incredibly THANKFUL for. I would not ask for better friends. I have the most amazing best friend in the world. We talk almost every day and I would not change that for the world. I know that I can turn to her for anything. I am so thankful that God has given me the friends that I have in my life. At one point I never really knew why I was in the places I am until I made a friend or someone or something impacted my life and then it hit me, THIS is why God has me here. I have met great friends from work, which as you all know is a place I do not want to be. I am so thankful that God placed me in the building for this time in my life. It is amazing the people that have come in and out of my life just because of work. I know that the two friends I have in my life now because of work are amazing. We recently spent a weekend in Vegas together and it was such a great trip. No stress, no fighting, no arguing. Overall it was just a nice trip. I know that God will take care of me and the people that he brings in and out of my life and truly I am so blessed.

All in all I have nothing to complain about in my life. I love my family and my friends and I am SO thankful to have a job even if it is not one that I really care for at the present time in my life. I know like I said there is a reason I am here and even if I don't know why now, God does and that is all that matters.

Jimmie David - My Little Nephew turns ONE

Jimmie David, turned ONE on July 27th. His birthday party was on July 31st at the Big Cheese in Yucaipa. He loved his cake and playing with his big brother and cousin Jaiden. I on the other hand loved taking the pictures for the party and editing them. Enjoy

Disneyland

My Mom, Jaiden and I all went to Disneyland 5-30-10 and it was such a great time!!!

Baby Zander

Today my good friends Brianne & Alex Law had their second child

Alexander Law V

1247pm

8pounds
3ounces
20 inches long

Why care so much -

First off I am not saying I don't care and I am not guilty of this but at the same time GEEZ come on...

Why do people, anyone in the world, care what others are doing or how they dress how what political party they are a part of? Now I know what people are going to say - I know that is the way the world works and that is how it have been for years but Geez really - people feel like they need to knock people down to make themselves feel better?

I am just as guilty as the next person who has thought about someone else and what theya re wearing or not wearing for that matter but now I have started to think about it and I am just so frustrated about it...

If I do not have a size 2 body and do not want to wear a certain style of clothing it has nothing to do with what type of person I am.

If I am a Democrat and you are a Republican it does not mean we can not be friends (happens all the time - my best friend and I are different and still get along)

If you make a ton of money a year and I don't, don't rub it in my face or think you are better than me. I might love my love paying job -

None of the above statements are true or false about my PERSONALLY I am just saying in general. Except for the part about my my friend and I....

Really take time to think about how much you think about so and so wearing this or eating that or working there and just let it go. Think about yourself and your own life and Go Forward and Praise GOD in all that you do.

Chuck E Cheese

Tonight we went to Chuck E Cheese with Dusty's sister and his mom and our two nephews John and Jimmie. It was a lot of fun. Jaiden hated the rides that moved until we went on a ride with John that did move and John made him seem ok about it. Jaiden loved putting the tokens in the machine then he didn't want to finish the game just wanted to put the token in and walk away, so that left Dusty and I to play the games.

I have an amazing life because...

I have an amazing life because…



…God loves me

…I have a wonderful husband who loves me and supports me

…I have a handsome and caring son who amazes me each and every day

…I have a great family and huge support system

…I have a best friend like no one else on this earth, always thinking of others first

…I have the two best co workers, anyone could ask for

…I have a good job in today’s economy with great benefits

…I live in a county with freedom of speech

Jaiden's 2nd Halloween

Well tonight was Jaiden's 2nd Halloween and it was a great night. He ws Thomas the Tank Engine. John his cousin was Woody and his other cousin Jimmie was a monkey. We went and saw our friends Patty and Dave and then we went trick or treating with John, Jimmie, Nicole, Dusty, My mom, Me, and Lisa. It was a great night and Jaiden did get some ok candy that I might let him eat. See the picture below.

Beating and Killing Children

I am just sick from hearing about this - as I am driving to work this morning I hear on 99.1 of a man that is in jail on murder charges and being sentenced soon for killing his girlfriends 15 month old daugher and she helped him and plead guilty to it and is only getting 7 years in prison and this is the second time the guy has done this, this one was five years ago and he also did it two years ago with another girlfriend and about 15 month old girl - it just makes me sick to think that a mother could allow some man to do this to their child and in the same breath HELP THEM to do it...Are you kidding me? I mean really I know that there are messed up people out there but that is just as sick as you can be.

Why is all the news you hear about these days bad? I want to turn on NBC 4 and hear about something good about how children across the US are being adopted to great homes or pets being adopted to great back yards - I know it all seems small but it is so sad and I just hate the sadness we see here and around the world.