Party circuit

Having a baby means a lot of things. One of the biggest is we are now officially part of the Birthday Party Circuit. Today we are going to three parties. Now, of course we had these invites a little before the baby news, well except one. But I figure that Caleb and I have to get used to filling our Saturdays with birthday parties, baby showers, and eventually Graduations. Because you know, you can't expect people to come to your stuff if you never go to theirs.

The shot heard round the world

Last Friday was a day that changed my life forever. Today is a day that has officially changed my life forever and ever and ever. I am excited to announce that Caleb and I are haveing a baby. That's right our three year wait is over at last. Well except for the last eightish months of it.
I am only 4 weeks along and I know you are supposed to wait till you are 12 weeks, but I told my family and close friends and now the whole world knows. If you remember I have 12 brothers and sisters, so just telling my family is like telling everyone. We are so happy and thankful to God for creating this micricle. Even though it was a long hard road to get here, I am thankful that God did it the way He did. Like Bro.Booker preached on Sunday, there is no place like there (or in the will of God).
So yup our secret is out. We are going to make this world a much better place by giving it another Dillon.

Thank you to everyone for your support. I know there were times when your words of support and love helped carry us through. We love you all so much. And we are going to name the baby after all of you.

I like this shirt.

I think this would be a cool youth shirt. It would have to be redesigned to look a lot better, but the message is true.
Anyway, I love it.

So I have a few stories today.
Wednesday night Caleb and I were sitting in our home office when I heard a faint whimper. Whoot was in the house and I hadn't seen Joey, so I told Caleb that Joey was outside crying. Caleb walks out to the backyard and of course I hear "ayyeee Joey". This time poor old Joe was not in the pool, but he had fallen in a hole that Whoot has been digging for some time now. The hole was pretty deep but not very wide, so my guess is that Joe just couldn't jump out of it. Poor guy, who knows how long he was stuck in there. I'm tellin' you Whoot is trying to get rid of Joey. I told Caleb that given Whoots tendency to drag Joey around by the tail, he probably was trying to bury him like a dog toy.

Nose Pickers. We have all seen them. All this week at work I have tried my best to get this one little boy to stop picking his nose and eating his boogers. Honestly, mucus grosses me out so bad. So this kid is really pushing me over the edge. Yesterday, toward the end of our school day I finally had enough. He was digging in his nose. I told him to stop and he wouldn't, so I yanked him up and made him use a tissue. apparently he did not know how to blow his nose so I showed him how. When we finally made some progress and blew out a few boogers, the little guy looks at the tissue (which I am holding) and tries to snatch a booger off. Ahhh is that dedication or what? I told him he couldn't have it and I gave him a new tissue. He begins using this new tissue as shown and I am starting to feel good about the whole situation. Later in the day I see he still has this tissue so I told him to go throw it out. He walks over to the trash can and begins SUCKING on the TISSUE! Come on! I was so grossed out I just turned the other way. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to stop this nose picking ?

Caleb

So yesterday was a very frustrating day. My car died twice. The first time it died I was parked at Starbucks (big surprise there). I tried to start my car in order to drive back to work when I realized that the battery was too low to start the car. I called triple A and a tecnician came out about a half hour later. So now I am half an hour late for work. When the guy came out I told him I needed a jump, but he insisted on checking stuff and turning knobs (now 45+ mins late). Finally he jumped my car and I drove to work. Then, when I was off work my car was dead again. Ahhhh I was so mad. I was even madder when I found out the tech had turned on my car lights and left them on (which is what killed that battery that time) So I call triple A again, and they are like "ah didn't you already call today?" Whatever. So, a new tech comes out and checks stuff. This guy seemed like he knew a lot more about cars then the first guy. He suggested that I get the alternator replaced because that is probably what is killing the battery.
Of course I am calling Caleb every five minutes as this all is happening. I told him the second tech said the alternator on the jeep is really easy to replace and that it would save us a lot of money to find a friend to fix it. Caleb takes this as a call to fix my car himself. Now, Caleb (as long as I have known him) has never been a mechanic, so when I found out he was fixing my car (not my Dad) I was a little upset. In the end I was upset without reason because after about two hours of hard work Caleb not only replaced the alternator, but he also fixed the little connectors that go from the battery to the car. So all in all he saved us a good chunk of money and slightly began to prove to me that he can fix things. LOL. I say slightly because I can still remember a time when our kichen was flooding with water.
All that being said my car started fine today.

Whaz Happinin'

Let's see,
Caleb's Birthday-sleeping in, dog park, shooting range, lucilles, and barnesNnoble
Sam visited for a week.
Lost four pounds-really I lost five, but I crashed and burned on friday so I took the day off on saturday too. I'm ready to catch up to that wagon and jump back on.
I guess that's it. Pretty boring I know. Next time will be better, I promise.

I dont want to go!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I have to go to work in like three minutes. Why is it when you are on vacation you always need just one more day? Today, I need just one more day. Last night Caleb and I got home around 12:30, but I did not go to sleep until 3:48AM. I am so tired. I think I had like three hours of sleep. So yeah, I dont want to go. I was so tempted to just call off, but I think "because I'm tired" is a pretty whimpy reason. I plan on getting some Starbucks on the way, possibly stay amped up with redbulls, then come home and crash.

Oh, sweet sleep. I dont know how or why you were taken from me, but I sure am a big ol' grumpous without you.

Bring it on.

NOT! Stop bringing it!!! Stop right now. Put the cake back in the fridge and throw the cookies away. Please, I am begging you! No more jello, little chocolates nothing.

LOL, that is exactly what I am going to say to my Mother the next time I go to visit. This holiday season I have gained about six pounds. Now, for some that might not be anything to freak out about, but for shorties like me six pounds is almost a whole size bigger. Seriously I have figured out that if I gain five pounds my clothes get a little snug (livable, but snug). If I gain 10, then I my wardrobe is very limited and I have gone up a size. So six pounds is closer to five, but it looks and feels like ten.

Huston we have a problem: I am poor. I don't have the extra money to go out and buy all new clothes and support my gluttonous lifestyle. So commence the diet plan. Oh, how I love the diet. Not just any diet, the "south beach" diet. Before you get started, I know I will just gain all the weight back (supposedly) and that Weight watchers is much better, but I beg to differ. If I do weight watchers, I will just a large piece of chocolate cake with a gooey fudge filled center and call it my three meals in one. I don't care if I use all my points, if I want cake and jenny says I can have cake, well then bring the cake. When I low carb, I have to be very careful about every item of food I eat (and cake is not allowed). In fact eating takes so much effort (is it zero carbs, is it low fat, dada dada da) that I noticed I eat a lot less, because acknowledging what I eat takes the fun out of eating.

So there you have it, I am low carbing. I am also going to try to have dinner ready as soon as Caleb gets home so that we are not eating as late in the evening. We shall see how that plan goes.

So yeah, six pounds off and then I hope I can keep the momentum going and lose about ten more after that. Oh, that would be so AWESOME!

Chocolate Cake, you are so worth all of my 1000 calories for the day.

Happy New Year!!!!

Check out these funny and innovative New Year's Resolutions! Enjoy these and make some for yourself...Surely you will enjoy!!
Just for today, I will not sit in my living room all day in my nightdress. Instead, I will move my computer into the bedroom.
I will no longer waste my time relieving the past, instead I will spend it worrying about the future.
I will not bore my boss by with the same excuse for taking leaves. I will think of some more excuses.
I will do less laundry and use more deodorant.
I will avoid taking a bath whenever possible and conserve more water.
I will give up chocolates totally. 100%. Completely. Honestly....
I will try to figure out why I *really* need nine e-mail addresses.
I will stop sending e-mail, ICQ, Instant Messages and be on the phone at the same time with the same person.
I will spend less than one hour a day on the Internet.
I will read the manual... just as soon as I can find it.
I will think of a password other than "password."
I will not tell the same story at every get together.
I won't worry so much.
I will stop considering other people's feelings when they so obviously don't consider mine - if that unwashed fellow sits next to me again, I'll tell him he stinks!
I will be more imaginative.