I'm NOT Selling My Kidneys For You!

First we have The Boy showing off his trophy. It has gone on tour with him. He has carried that thing around everywhere and it now sits right in the middle of the coffee table. He is so proud.

The room is finished...I still have to hang pictures but other than that it is done and turned out pretty cute. He loves it and goes to bed willingly everynight. I might get pictures of it someday. Busy busy busy!





Here is Jayke's new best friend...Nate. Nate is my nephew and he has come up from Florida to stay for a while. Jayke LOVES hanging out with Nate! So cute. Nate's friend Jamie plays with The Boy all the time too and is really good with him. I'm glad he has Nate to hang out with right now. Good for him.

Work is crazy right now. I'm doing my job and another one too. Sara and I lock ourselves in the office, answer phones and try to get our work done. My boss told me I was going to have to sell a kidney to pay for a new adding machine today. I told her I was already doing two jobs for one paycheck and that I draw the line at selling body parts for her. Her response was that she thought I was a good employee until I refused to sell organs for her. I think I need to renegotiate my position in that joint. I need hazard pay for being exposed to a bunch of crazies all day.

Another Milestone

My little boy grew up last night. He moved out of my room into his own and slept there all night by himself. We finally got his room painted and his bed moved over. I say we, really it was Dona and my mom because I had the stomach flu..yeah great vacation. Anyway, they got it all set up and I finished it up by putting up the wallies. He was so excited to get his own room he went right to work organizing it. Made me sad that he had to go this long without one. He drug a little cardboard box into my room and started packing up all his puppies to move out. tear slips down cheek I didn't even have to help him.

When it was bedtime he marched right in there and crawled into bed. He was asleep before I knew it. I, on the other hand, had to keep going in there to check on him. I did this until 2:30 when I finally drifted off only to be awakened by him screaming for me. I went stumbling into his room, barely missing the wall. He looked so sad sitting there on the bed. He had that bottom lip stuck out like he used to when he was a baby. He crawled into me lap and held onto me telling me between sobs that he didn't like it in there. For a couple of minutes my little guy was my baby again. I wanted to scoop him up and take him back to my room with me but I didn't. I tucked him back in and he was trying to be a big boy and stay. A few minutes later he came into my room and crawled into my bed. I told him he didn't get his bunk beds unless he sleeps in there all night. He cried but still shuffled back to his bed, determined. Once more he appeared in the doorway crying because he had to go to the bathroom and was afraid he wouldn't get his bunk beds if he got out of bed to pee. I told him it was okay...he went in, went potty, then went right back to bed.

I must have fallen asleep then. I'm not sure what he did but right as the sky started to get light he came in and announced, "The night is almost over!" Thank goodness because I'm exhausted and need to get some sleep! That was the last I heard from him until around 10a.m. this morning when he finally drug his sleepy butt out of bed. At least he was dragging it out of his own bed! Another milestone in his short little life. We are all so proud of him AND of me for sticking to it...finally!

Flat Tires are No Good!

Good ol' Indiana! Gotta love their pot holes! One got me today on my way home from work. Jumped right out in front of me and tried to eat half of my car. Luckily I wasn't too far from my house and I made it home where my Dad and the other Mr. Fixit in my life took a look at it for me.



I ended up calling Roadside assistance and they came out and put my spare on for me. Tomorrow I have to get a new tire AND rim because, yes, that mean ol pot hole bit my rim too. On the bright side of things Jayke did get to see a HUGE tow truck up close and personal in his own driveway! He will probably want me to get a flat once a week now.

No It is Not a Tornado Drill...

Strange things happen in our office. Here we have Sara, who I share an office with, trying to dry her pants under her desk.(She spilled water...she didn't wet them) The funny thing was that I was actually under my desk trying to get my fan unplugged for her to try that when Sue walked in and just looked at us both. Laura was standing in the other doorway laughing. Sara also tried to cram herself inside her desk. It was a sort of security drill. She wanted to find a hiding space in case an irate patient came in about their bill and started shooting up the place. I think someone spiked her pizza rolls today! She was cracking me up all day.




My day got even better when someone who will remain nameless put the wrong soap in the dishwasher and it overflowed soap all over the floor. I heard people yelling and I walked in the break room to find my friend on the floor cleaning up the mess. I swear I laughed more today than I have in a long time! I even laughed when I called my boss to see if we are hiring and she told me yeah for the payment processing job...uh...wait! That's MY job! I asked her if that means I had been promoted. No such luck...and no, we are not hiring.

Bend It Like Jayke!

Tonight was our last night of Spring Soccer. It was the best night ever too! Jaykeb was channeling Beckam tonight and scored 3 GOALS! The kid was like lightning out there. Must be the new hair cut...makes him more aerodynamic or something because he was FAST! I did overhear some of the kids asking him why he was covered with paint but Jayke just thought that was funny and told them all about how he is painting his new bedroom.

The kiddos got certificates from their coach and trophies from the league. I haven't seen The Boy so excited in quite a while as he was over that little plastic trophy. He had to show it to everyone! He carried it all over the sports complex even up to the ball diamonds when we walked up there before leaving. We have already discussed getting him a shelf for his trophies to hang on his wall. I think he will get one for t-ball too.



Here is his team with their coaches, Jason and Amanda. They were so proud of their trophies and we were all proud of them! They all improved over the season and we are looking forward to the summer season. Jayke wants to play on Jason's team again and they told me they are coaching again so we are going to try to get on that team. I thought it was cute that Jason's wife told me that he said he wants to coach but not without HIS team.




Oma and Aunt Dona got to see Jayke score his three huge goals tonight. I couldn't believe my mom sat out there in the rain and wind to watch. Jayke got a little embarrassed when she put up her umbrella and made her put it back down. She sat there with 3 jackets wrapped around her. Wimp. I had on a light weight jacket and flip flops. We did luck out and it started to really rain right as we were leaving. Good thing, my mom may have melted or something right in front of us!

Singing, Painting, and Feeding

On Friday we took the kids out to feed horses at a friend of a friend's. Jayke wanted to ride them but that will have to wait for another day. This horse is named Straight and he has very strange eyes. They are white.



The kids fought over the carrots of course. After that we took them to get popcicles and they fought over what color they would each get.

After the horses we went over to Angi/Jen's (their backyards connect) and sat around the fire while all the kids played. Ryan is back in town now and Jayke was glad to see him. I think he misses Maci too because he wanted her attention all evening.

Saturday I took The Boy to get his exploded dandelion hair do chopped off. I had them buzz it for the summer. I love it! Jayke,




....not so much!

We went to his Spring Sing concert in the morning. It was the cutest, funniest thing ever! I thought it was going to be ridiculous because they are so young but it was so darn cute! The kids managed to keep a secret from their parents that they were going to do a line dance as well as sing. That was the best part...that and when Jayke saw me in the audience and started waving and yelling into the microphone, "HI MOMMY!"






When they were done with their little dance Jayke let out a big puff of air like he was really relieved that it was over. It was precious and I'm the only one who was there to see him. Well, me and Jen...her daughter was singing too.



That is her...second from the right.

We put up a fence for the dogs this weekend and started painting Jayke's new bedroom. It is going to be yellow with a grey road running through the middle of it. We let The Boy help...there was no way we were going to keep him from helping. He painted in his underwear as you can see. We had to quit before we finished though. Ran out of paint. If we could have had all the paint that was on Jayke we probably could have finished. He now has primered hair and white freckles all over his face. He wouldn't let me take a picture of that though.




After all that painting I had to go to church with Laura so we could figure out what we will be teaching our VBS class in a couple of weeks. I don't know whether I'm coming or going anymore I'm so busy.

Here They Are!

Jayke and Hannah...I've never seen Jaykeb fight with another child the way he does Hannah. It is like they are brother and sister! She is 5 and Jayke is 4. The other day he was sitting on his soccer ball listening to Hannah give him a bunch of crap about something...just shaking his head and rolling his eyes. She went around the corner and he looked at me and said, "She's gonna need a smackin."

Hannah is the one who wanted her hair straightened and was going to wear her "high heels" to church since Jaykeb would be there. She even calls him now and then. When I hand him the phone and tell him it is Hannah he gets the goofiest look on his face. It is funny listening to them talk to each other on the phone. Mostly they just argue though. A trip in the car is mostly spent telling them to keep their hands off each other. It is good for him to have a friend his age now though.

Overheard at Work...The Clean Version

"The goose doesn't eat skittles"
"What? Is that code? What is that code for?"
"No, we tried to feed him skittles and he wouldn't eat them."
"Well, why did you do that? They are mean! That would go against my workers comp if he went after her!"
"You told us to feed him!"



"Good morning ladies...and Laura."


"Lori it is Tuesday! I told you I don't do work on Tuesdays. Stop messing up my schedule!"


"Shut up you little troll!"


"Jill, can I park in your parking space while you are gone?"
"No, you little turd!"

I don't know if I work with a bunch of nuts or big meanies! Whatever they are they crack me right up...this is just the blog appropriate stuff overheard at work. There is much I can't put on here.


Jayke is going on day 4 of a fever. Poor kiddo is sick sick sick! We have missed all of the final week of soccer and his last week of school up to this point. Being sick in the summer is no good!

My Little Slugger

Somehow I managed to miss the fact that our t-ball pictures were at 8a.m instead of when our game time was. Slept right through that. I did manage to get his individual picture taken and I snapped this one with the cell phone. I love their uniforms. Love the eyeballs on his cap. Their team name is The Victory Honda Storm. We have gotten the white pants plenty dirty but this week he didn't want to play. I had to bribe him into batting once. He did play the outfield once too. Meemaw had come to watch too. There seems to be something about the second week of whatever activity we are doing. He will never participate the second week. Next week is our last week of soccer. He will get a trophy for playing. Guess I am going to need another shelf to start that little collection. Vacation Bible School will start soon and we are looking into developmental leagues for summer soccer. Have to keep busy!

Last year for Mother's Day I got a new car. This year was much better though. I'm not saying anything against Mike or his gift giving abilities...I'm just saying that sometimes the little meaningful gifts can be way better than the big expensive ones. Jaykeb got me the bracelet and purse I already mentioned two posts ago and he made me a craft in school and planted a flower for me. A little sad looking flower planted in a styrofoam cup never looked so good! I also got a card from him at my Dad's today that had a gas gift card in it. God knows I need that right now! God and Laura both know how much I need it.

I went to church with Laura today and got lots of packets of flower seeds from her little one. Went to my dad's after that...yeah, I go to my Dad's on Mother's Day, weird I know. I see my Mom everyday though and I gave her her gifts yesterday. I go to Dad's on holidays since I don't see them very often. He served all us mothers pizza for dinner and we had our favorite dirt pudding. Just what I needed. It will be diet food all week and lots of bouncing around on the exercise ball. I get one splurge day a week and this may have counted for two weeks! Oh well Mother's Day only comes around once a year.

On top of all that fun stuff I also went to a purse party Saturday. I treated myself to a Mother's Day gift and got two Dolce purses, a Chanel purse, a Coach keychain, and a Chanel wallet. I have been saving up for this thing for a while! I'm having my own purse party in late August or early September.

It was a good Mother's Day WEEKEND!

Stalk U Much?

Jaykeb already has a woman straightening her hair in preparation of seeing him at church tomorrow. She also has her "high heels" ready to wear with her pretty dress. Funny stuff. Stalking which from here on out I will be calling intrusive contact seems to be running rampant lately!

Happy Early Mother's Day!

I was dreading Mother's Day this year. Figured I wouldn't get anything and it would just be a big reminder of the situation I'm in but it turns out it is going to be great! First, I got my gift early this year. My super sweet son took his piggy bank and cashed in all his coins then had Oma take him to the mall. Jaykeb and I had been shopping a few days ago and we talked about these four purses. He had Oma take him back and he picked out which one he wanted to get me. Then he got me this super cute bracelet that has charms on it that say, "Loved" and other sentiments. He even picked out the gift bag himself. He picked one for a baby gift but that made it even more cute. I will take pictures of this stuff later...my memory card is in my purse because I have a ton of pictures to develop from the past few days.

Tomorrow morning at school we are having Muffins for Moms and I know they have made things for their moms too. I am going to church with a friend on Sunday and the kids will give all the moms flowers and the day is dedicated to moms. We have also taken care of the grandmas but that will all happen on Sunday.

The BEST thing about all of this celebration of moms was how excited The Boy was to take his money and buy something for me. He was so excited he couldn't wait to give it to me. He called me at work to see when I was coming home and as soon as I walked through the door he yelled Happy Mother's Day and started pulling my gifts out of the bag to give to me. He was more excited about giving gifts than he is about receiving them and that makes me proud of him. He kept hugging me and telling me how much he loves me. What a good kid.

After all of that excitement he had a brilliant idea. He was sitting there and all of a sudden he said, "I know! Now we can have a kid's day and Mommy can buy me something!" At least he was into giving for a little while.

Today We Vote...

....and it actually counts this time. Jayke is totally ready for his trip to the voter's booth. He knows all the candidates and will tell you all about them although he really wants to vote for his Oma for president.

I have t-ball pictures to post but I have not been home much lately so I don't have them ready to go yet. I will try to get to that tonight. I couldn't have been more proud of the kiddo. He really smacked it at his first at bat and never had to use the tee. I think we have found his sport!

My smiley face is still on by the way.

Angi...when do we go to Winchester?!?

This Is Me Today...

....and that is all I'm sayin!

Green Grass and Work Stuff

These are some of the pictures from last weekend I have been meaning to put on here. My dad's yard is always so pretty in the spring. Jayke loves running through the garden with the "boys" on his heels. Brady and Brody, my dad's dogs like to chase him but often get side tracked by fighting with each other.





I have some other pictures of him running around out there but in the few minutes it took me to upload these two pictures I lost the others somehow. WTH! I will have to go back and upload all 500 of them again and see if I can manage to hold onto them. I took a bunch of him at soccer the other night too I wanted to put on here.

I have come to the conclusion that I work with a bunch of lunatics. Our two bosses being two of the biggest of them all. Today the CEO wanted us to go out and try to herd a goose out of the puddle in our parking lot. She actually asked Laura, our receptionist to do it and I jumped up and asked if I could go get my arsenal of cameras out of the car to film/photograph the undertaking. I'm sure it would have been quite interesting. This is not the only reason I think they are all nuts...that is too complicated to describe on this little blog entry.

One of my favorite reasons is something I like to call musical chairs. Someone is always rolling a chair around the office. Laura is always falling out of her chair. I will hear a big crash and I don't even have to look anymore...I just know it was Laura falling out of her chair. Sara crashed her chair into the wall today trying to roll through the door. This was all before we went to lunch where we debated having the pina coladas with our shrimp. We passed on the coladas...just knowing we had to ride back with Laura driving while sober was scary enough let alone riding back with her after having drinks.

Tomorrow Laura and I will be parked at the front desk together. She is training me to do her job so I can be her backup. I feel sorry for anyone who comes up to the front desk for anything. Between the two of us it is hard to get a serious non-sarcastic answer. Good thing our bosses love that about us. They are the first ones to admit it too. The poor mail man may just skip our pick up tomorrow when he sees us waiting for him. It's a wonder we get any work done!

Here She Is!

Here is my cousin, his wife, and the new baby. My mom thinks she looks just like Jaykeb. I agree...they both looked like little babies (okay maybe big babies).

Fa La La la La...

I got a note from the school today that Jaykeb will be performing along with his class in a Spring Sing concert. The two songs they will be singing are If Your Happy and You Know It and One Two Buckle My Shoe. We We had a sneak peak performance tonight and I think I need to practice with him. He sounded like a raspy old man...on purpose of course. He has a hard time being serious.

We got his t-ball pants tonight and they are adorable. He had to wear them of course and got watermelon all over them. They are white. Perfect color for small people to wear out in the dirt and grass.


I have pictures from the weekend to put on here but I can't find them on this laptop now that I uploaded them and I'm too tired to look. I'm still getting used to this thing. Will try again tomorrow.

Congratulations Ry and Serenity!

My cousin and his wife had their baby girl today. I'm sure I will probably spell her name wrong, but welcome Corinne! Sorry if I spelled that wrong. I'm sure if I did I will be corrected. I definitely know what is like to have your child's name spelled wrong.

Speaking of my child...another funny Jaykeism...

Speaking to my dad today, he said,"My mom is a Repelican and I'm a repelican too! Your a democrat P'pa!" I will be so glad when the election coverage is over. My child talks about Barack Obama way too much!

B*I*N*G*O!

Several years ago before I had Jaykeb I was in a Bingo club. Why? I don't know. Probably because Angi talked me into it. I went a few times and basically decided I didn't like it. All the women seemed to talk about was poop. Since I didn't have any children at the time I didn't find these conversations interesting in the least.I never won anything either so I really didn't like it. I dropped out of bingo and swore I'd never go back.

Tonight I went to Bingo. Angi is very good at talking people into things and I try to stay busy these days as much as possible. Tonight it was all girls from Angi's neighborhood who I know, Melanie, and one of the original Bingo girls. It was the same old game but this time I won. And I won...and I won again! Made it even better that the prizes were cash. I was slightly disappointed that the conversation did manage to get on the topic of poop though. I made sure I pointed out the fact that all those years ago they were talking about poop and tonight they were again. Over 5 years and I didn't miss a thing!

I don't know if I will go to Bingo again. If I win like I did tonight I might have to though! Maybe my luck is changing. Got some good, I think, news about my dad and won at Bingo. I'm taking it all as a good sign.

Today was national take your kid to work day. I wasn't able to take mine with me but he did go to work. He helped the guys who work for Jim tear out my grandma's patio so it can be replaced. Jaykeb got over there, saw them working, and went right in to get his tool box. He worked and worked helping tear out all the bricks. When the guys stopped for lunch he got real upset and wanted to go to lunch too. My mom had to take him and Grammy to McDonalds for lunch and the whole time he was worried about getting back in time to meet the guys to go back to work. She had to bribe him to get him to leave. I think I may need to hire him out.

Score!

This is where I spend the greater portion of my life these days...



....my desk. Can I just say I love Administrative Assistants Week! Our boss got us all flowers today. She loves to give her employees gifts. I don't know how many times in a month the employee of the month gets flowers. Anyway...you can also see my mini shrine to the main man in my life sitting there on my desk and on the bulletin board above. I couldn't put much of my desk in the picture because of HIPPA laws. Just a tiny glimpse into my day.


Jaykeb scored a goal tonight! Oma and Opa went with us and we were all VERY excited. I couldn't believe our team. It was like some other team was wearing our grey shirts out there! They were all great. Much more fun to watch. The swamp is finally dried up now too so the ground is easier to run on...maybe that is what made the difference. Whatever it was I was very happy with the boy. The two of us hit the Pizza King after the game for a celebratory pizza. I was doing so well on my diet this week too...oops. Start over tomorrow.