wee bit wednesday

wee bit wednesday

link up. :)

{one} do you collect anything? if so, what and how long have you been collecting?
I don't really collect anything. I want to start collecting crosses to hang on my wall. I have two! haha. I also love the Willow Tree figurines. My sister bought me one and my friend Jauque bought me one. I want to buy some more. :)

{two} what is one cleaning tip that you swear by?
Welllll, I'm not really much of a cleaner. I'm more of a straighten-upper. haha.

{three} who would you call for bail money?
My sister, Leah, of course.

{four} what is one thing you miss about being a kid?
Summers, playing outside from sun up to way after sun down.

{five} name a few of your guilty pleasures.
Used to be cigarettes! But I haven't had one in 53 days....thank you very much. :) So, I'll say Dr Pepper and Hot Fries...and most recently, the Sookie Stackhouse novels.

{six} how early do you start your holiday shopping?
Ugh, I hate to think about it. Seriously.

{seven} what is a family tradition that you would like to pass on to your significant other/children?
All my traditions are with my kids. Sooo....I don't know...

{eight} what do you consider your greatest achievement?
Being a mother to my boys. Raising them on my own. Even if I don't always make the best choices...I'm doing the best I can. :D

{nine} what do you do to pamper yourself?
Lay in bed with the blowdryer blowing on my feet, reading a good book. Seriously, it's so relaxing, it's my fave thing to do!

{ten} if you were to start your own restaurant, what would it be called?
Maybe Jimmy Go Go's....inside joke between my sister and my cousins. That's what I told my cousin she should name her new tattoo shop. haha

Tuesday! yay!

It's been a good week so far. Which, I guess isn't really saying much...since today is just Tuesday :)

Yesterday was a fun and crazy day at work! Brenda brought her "fart machine" to work with her. It's a little speaker that has a seperate remote. Ashley had it in her pocket and Brenda was pushing the button. Ashley was laughing so freaking hard. Brenda would push the button and make her fart while she was laughing.

I was like....Oh my gosh, Ashley!! What is wrong with you?!?!? haha. FINALLY I figured out it was fake. But it was still funny.

Then they hid it on the nurses station. They hid while looking out a window and everytime one of the nurses bent down, they made the sound. One of the nurses came up to the front and said,"Stephanie! Where's Ashley?? She has some kind of farting machine! Everytime we bend over it makes a pooting sound." haha. I was cracking up!

Good stuff!!

Today one of the nurses brought us some Corn Chowder for lunch and it was so good! With some banana pudding for dessert! YUM!

Saturday the circus was here. I tried to take the boys, but once we pulled up Zackary started FREAKING out!! He didn't want to go!! :( So, we didn't get to do that. I was looking forward to going! I haven't been in a long time!! The last time I went was when I worked at the State Hospital. We took the kids and of course, one of them tried to run off. haha. Good times. We had to chase him down and hold him in the parking lot until one our co workers came to pick him up.

So, needless to say, we didn't get to enjoy that circus!! And before that??? I believe Gage was about 4. So, it's been a long time. I would've liked to go.

Oh well.

So, in the car Gage and his friend Casey were telling riddles. They were some pretty good riddles!

Casey:

There's a dog that has a 5 foot rope tied around his neck, his dog food is 6 feet away. How did he get to it and eat it?

Gage was like, "duh, you didn't say the end of the rope was tied to anything". Wow. I coudn't have figured that out.

Gage:

He who builds it, doesn't need it. He who buys it, doesn't use it. He who uses it, doesn't know he is. What is it?

None of us could figure out the answer to that.

Answer is: a coffin. Pretty good, right?

So, Zac didn't want to be left out. Here's his riddle! :)

A mom buys a boy a Christmas present and tells him he can't use his hands or nails or anything to open it, how does he get it open?

We were all, hmm...I don't know! How Zac??

Answer: He has a little sister and has her open it for him.

hahaha.

d.o.r.k.

Hope everyone is having a great week so far! :)

Friday, Payday, Friday, Payday

It's Friday! And payday!! So, you'd think I would be in a better mood. But man, I'm in a foul mood today! I woke up with a freaking fever blister. I HATE fever blisters. Disgusting. I had yesterday off. I usually love days off, but we had Zac's doctor appointment yesterday. We got there at 8:15 and left a little before 10. My sister (support system) went with me. We just talked with the doctor about Zac. She was really sweet. I have to take Zac back December 1st for testing. It's FOUR HOURS of testing. They're testing him for Aspergers Disorder. Which is a type of autism, from what I gathered. So, of course, being the emotional mess that I am, there was a lot of crying involved, while talking to the doctor. Gage's school has their big rival football game, so he was at school from 7:30 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. last night! School from 7:50-2:50; baseball practice from 2:50-5:00; then the "Happening" from 5:00-9:00!! Apparently they had a parade, bon fire, fireworks and all that good stuff. I was never that involved in school to care about stuff like that, so I'm glad Gage seems to be. :) So, it sucks coming in to work after having the day off. I have certain things that I get done before I leave everyday...that have to be done to make my morning go a little more smooth. And of course, none of it is done. (Not bad-mouthing you, Ash!) There's no way for the girls who do billing to know everything I do up front, so I'm not complaining about them. You just get used to your routine and it's all jacked when you have the day off...ya know? ;) I still love you, Ashley and Brenda! Plus the other receptionist was off yesterday, too. So, that doubley :) sucked for Ash and Bren. Anywaysssss, I just need to think "Friday, payday, Friday, payday". No kids tonight, either! What to do? What to do? We shall see. Have I mentioned that it's been 48 days since my last cigarette? And I still want one EVERYDAY! just sayin'. word.

I'm just sayin'........

yum.

Monday, Monday

So....all of my original plans fell through this weekend, but that's ok...it was still a good one :) Last night a big bunch of us went trick or treating. Probably about 8 adults and 6 kids. haha, more adults than kids...but it was fun. A little. I must say, Halloween just isn't what it used to be. Me and my sister were talking about that last night. We remember (back in the day) when the streets were filled with kids. No adults....it was a time when kids could go alone....but there were kids running up and down the streets. Every porch light was on and every house had candy to hand out. People hid and scared the kids, or dressed up and sat quietly until the kids came up to their porch and would jump at them. Now days, only every 3rd or 4th house is lit up....if that. No one hiding or scaring anyone. We saw other kids trick or treating maybe every 10-20 minutes. It's just not what it used to be. I wish my kids could've been trick or treating when I was a kid. Because, man, it was the best. No one has the Halloween spirit anymore. :( Of course, Gage is too big to go trick or treating. So, he and his girlfriend just handed out candy. Today, I would also like to introduce you to the newest member of our family!!! My cousin Carrie (Annabel's mom) had her second little girl today!! Meet Ava Joy!! Born today at 7:22 a.m. 6 lbs 15 oz.!! Just lovely. :)