Ugh. Credit Sucks.

Michael called me last night to tell me that I had had a Late notifcation on my credit report!...umm, WHAT? how?

so of course, I assume it's Bank Of America Since I've been having problems with them and my bank and stuff but they said they wouldn't report unless if it was exactly 30 days overdue. well that's not going to happen. I was like hours late or some crap. whatever.

so then I started thinking about who it POSSIBLY could be. and so instead I order up my credit report from My Credit Keeper. and find out that it's dinging me on something from 2007 where I paid late on My Kays accounts. now my kays account hasn't been touched since Jan 2007. I would have no reason to pay it late. so looks like I'll be debating this with Experian, Equifax and Transunion. lovely.

I hate credit. I'm about to just talk Michael into getting on Loan to pay off our high balance credit cards and be done with it. I didn't WANT to get this much credit in the first place. I know, it's my fault for taking the credit out. but I'm not really complaining about the credit itself. besides. if people knew the whole story. they'd understand.

gah. I just hate credit today. anyways. I'm offline, just had to come and rant. now I'm going to go finish cleaning! yay for me. :)

I got My new Phone!!! well I ordered it...

It's really cool. I can't wait to really see it. it's so cool...

A Hopeful Wish List For 11/28

- Get Christmas Cards At Costco(moved to Thursday due to awful weather)
- get them addressed and ready to send out(moved to Thursday, bad weather)
- Get Christmas Tree Lights and A Christmas Tree skirt and Angel(moved to Monday due to weather)
- Work in the Spare Room
- work in Cole's room
- drop off unneeded items at The Airman's Attic. (moved to Monday due to weather)
- Clean Guest Bath
- Clean Fridge

I am still doing this.

anyone at all who reads my blog can comment here or there with anything that you want to see! Rock on people!

What I am Thankful for....

When I sit down to really think about what I'm thankful for. I come up kind of short and then I think about the people who have touched my life so much that it's worth posting about. Thanksgiving was a little hard this year for me. I live 4,000 miles away from my wonderful family whom, I've done thanksgiving with for 20 years before now. it's all I've known. so not doing that this year feels somewhat strange and scary I guess. Michael's Friend and his wife invited us over to share thanksgiving dinner with them. it was pleasant and it was nice, but nothing like being at home. I miss playing Skip bo after dinner and having Dessert. I miss Making cookies and hanging out with people who have been there through so much.

so when I sit down to think about it. I'm thankful for:

My Children: My Children are the greatest thing to ever happen to me. they are that ray of sunshine I need every day to make me happy and smiling. they complete my life in so many ways and I am so incredibly blessed to have them in my life. I don't know what I would do without them. they make life perfect. whether they are being the sweetest angels on the planet or the biggest hellions in the history of child kind. I am so very proud of them though and I am so very happy and thankful that I am their mother.

My Mother and Father: quite possibly the greatest parents ever. they have never ceased to always be my side when I've needed them the most, they make up a huge part of who I am today, and I am incredibly thankful, that they are my parents. I owe them so much and I have so much gratitude for them. I am so glad that they are the ones who have guided me into my right decisions and never ceasing to help me through and encourage me to make the right decision after I've made the wrong ones. I have all of their best (and sometimes worst) qualities. like being stubborn, sometimes, I'm thankful that I got that from my father, as raising two boys, I'm sure that will come in handy some day. I am thankful that they have taught me and helped me be the person I am sitting here typing this, and I love them.

My Grandparents: the only grandparents I've ever really gotten the chance to know and love. but they are the best grandparents anyone could have. they are the sweetest most kind people I've ever known and I am so thankful for everything that they do and what they've done for my children, my husband and I. I love them so much more than I could ever be able to show.

My Sister: Her and I have certainly had our differences. but she has made all the difference in my life. I love her to pieces and I am very thankful that she is my sister.

My Array Of friends: There are some girls that I chat with online that are my closest friends. I really enjoy talking to them a majority of the time and they can make gloomy days seem brighter when I'm feeling alone or lost.

My Once was best friend: This one is kind of difficult for me. I've made choices that I'm not exactly proud of when it comes to her. and there's nothing I can do about it as I've only ever had her best interest at heart. she would call it betrayal, me talking to her husband, while they are having a hard time and trying to help work everything out. sometimes. it's a good thing and it's a bad thing. I only did it because I cared and do care about her. I found out many sad things that I didn't want to know about her. about how her issues in her life are affecting her. the problem was, was that she is/was my best friend and from the day I've met her I can only recall less than a handful of times that she's ever confided in me like best friends should. like I did with her. sometimes I felt like she was my best friend, but I was not hers. the reason why she's made it to this blog, to this post even after our falling out, was because of all the great times I did have with her and I'm thankful for them. because at one point, I could have said that I knew her, which I really didn't(hindsight IS 20/20), but I felt like I did and I felt happy that she was my best friend but since our relationship is now mostly non-existent. it's sad. I miss her. but there is one point where you just can't keep continuing the evasiveness, and the omissions. she will be missed, and I am thankful that she once was my best friend.

I am thankful to Honor, Melissa, Sapphire, My Aunt Linda, Freckles, My Aunt Sue, and many many other people and friends and family. thank you for everything.

and lastly....

I am thankful for my husband: I've never loved anyone the way that I love him. I've never been so completely part of someones life, which life, eventually turned into our life. he has given me the two most amazing gifts I could ever ask for. I am thankful for him. whether I may not always show it, as he doesn't always show it to me. I am thankful that he works so hard, and makes the sacrifice to work 240 miles away every other cycle to provide for this family, so that I can stay home to satiate my fear of daycares or other people. I am thankful that he loves me. I may not always be the greatest wife, but I do try hard enough. I just wish that sometimes I could be more for him. cause I certainly know that I can be moody and grouchy and he doesn't get that. but I am so very thankful that he is in my life. I'm thankful for June 25th 2005 and every day since then. I am so completely and utterly in love with him. and I am so thankful, despite our issues, that he is my husband. <3

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!

Happy Thanksgiving Everybody!! I hope everyone has a wonderful day.

more updates to follow tonight! :D

Sick and The Tooth

So Lincolns First tooth has finally broken through his gums. I found it today as he was using my Finger as a chew toy.

they are both running fevers. so they aren't really feeling that well.

I actually haven't felt so great today either, hence why my To Do didn't get done..

anyways. off to maybe nap.

My List of Goals for the Day

- Make Banana Bread
- Get caught up entirely on Laundry
- Finish organizing The kids Toys and Finishing up cleaning coles Room
- get started and hopefully finish organizing the Spare room so I can move the other stuff I need to in there.
- finish plastic-ing the back door.

Edit To Add: I didn't get much else done because I fought with the stupid plastic on the back door for about 5 hours. I finally gave up. so this is now my goal list for tomorrow LOL.

I hate the plastic-ing the back door. I cried. I swore a lot. I ripped it off five times. I stomped my feet. I yelled profanities at it....

so I told Michael that I want to put a new back door in...( LOL!)

Attempt #2 at getting Pictures of the boys together: FAIL!

For Some Reason, Every Time I say I am going to try to take pictures of my children together. they act like this is the cruelest act on the face of this earth. as you can see from below. My Attempt at bettering a group photo of them, was indeed a FAIL.


Lincoln: Kay Mom, This Elmo is Scary
Cole: Cars is more important than taking a stupid Picture.

One Looks at the Camera. The other Looks away.....story of my life. how am I ever going to get a good enough picture for Christmas cards. I suppose I COULD get two pictures of them separate and photoshop them together....(ooh! Idea!)


Lincoln: Oh Mom, You're getting ready to take a picture! wait! Let me Dive off the couch face first Right as you snap the photo!


Lincoln: Nevermind!!!! Swan Diving off the couch isn't the cool thing to do, Attacking my brother instead is!!!
Cole: Mom, I'm trying to watch Cars here!


Oh No! watching Cars too much turned Cole into a Troll with flaming pink hair!


Andddddddd......Here are a Few Randoms!!



Hah. he always has the cutest expressions on his face.


Tuckered out from Crawling and Climbing on everything


Cole hanging out

Cole getting some much needed Daddy Time

Cole playing with Lincoln on the couch

You are so cute Lincoln Joseph

My Night Watching Edward and Bella on the Big Screen.

First, I have to say that I really loved twilight, even though I love the book so much more. I still loved the movie and laughed so much through it. I am anxious to see it again and re read the Saga.

I ended up going with my friend, Sapphire. and so I left the kids home with Michael. I left about 6:00 because the show started at the 7:05. and I had to go to Wal-mart to return something and pick up a Christmas present for Honor, (MY SMIL), and also stop at Lowe's to get my Dryer cord. which I couldn't wait until today to get. and obviously so I could get there in time before it sold out.

So I get home about 9:30 since the roads were kind of EW, since it was snowing last night. and Michael is a little frazzled and I noticed that the Kitchen to the dining room was blocked off, I figured it was just because of the christmas tree parts in the dining room, and then I saw that the Hall way was blocked off. I kind of raised my eyebrows and I asked Michael how things went and he kind of said "PFFH these kids get into EVERYTHING, they don't stop, if they are not getting into one thing they are getting into the other, and Also while I was doing some homework, they were over by the back door and they were really quiet (first sign, moms, right? and of course. I'm laughing inside, I know where this is going...) and so I called to Cole (he continues) and there was no answer or anything, no one would come to me, so I went over the back door and Cole is drawing all over himself and all over Lincolns face with a Pink Marker ( at this point, I burst out laughing, and I think I made him mad because I asked if he at least took pictures), and so I had to scrub them both off with a wipe and I still didn't get it all off of Lincoln (so I started cleaning him off as Michael is telling me), and he's said. this was Not fun"...

I kind of chuckled... and said "Do you see Now why I am frazzled and that I "don't have it so easy" like you think I do" and he's like "Oh, I get it now, No more criticism from me on it anymore"


Finally......

The Boys..

So here are the greatest pictures I could get of my children together. as taking pictures is obviously the worst crime ever committed. Since People had been asking (Dad, mom) for Pictures of them. Pacifier Free. well here they are. Don't mind Lincoln Shoving a Pixar Cardown his throat. I am going to attempt to get better pictures tomorrow

Lincoln doing the Standing thing.

So, These are pictures of Lincoln (marker markings from his lovely brother and all) standing. I can't believe he is growing up so fast and will be 9 Months in THREE days.

Cole Saying Please and Thank You and a few other things..

My Son is Smart. Really. he can count to ten with help, he can say Ice Cream and Please and Thank You. Enjoy!

Mommy Got another Hair cut!

So I decided on thursday to get my hair cut. I needed it so badly. my hair just wasn't doing it for me anymore. I loved the cut, but the A-line was TOO drastic for me so she softened it up a lot. I am much happier with it now!!! I think I've cut all the colored parts out of my hair. thankfully. I am unsure if I will color it again for awhile.

Lucky 7 Tag

I've been tagged!

7 things I can do...
1- Multi-task
2- Read
3- take care of my children
4- Make people laugh.
5- Scrapbook
6- Talk on the Phone While driving (for some people up here, it's nearly impossible)
7- A cartwheel

7 things I can't do...
1- Apparently I can't cook pumpkin Pie...Shut up now.
2- Buy generic ketchup.
3- Understand a Liberal
4- a Split
5- Get a Cat or Dog
6- Fold Fitted bed sheets
7- Be a Vegetarian

7 things I always say...
1- "UGH, MICHAEL!"
2- "What The hell is this Jerk on my butt for!!!?"
3- "COLE, GET OUT (of whatever he's getting into)"
4- "Lincoln you're going to fall if you do that"
5- "Cole, You can't do that to your brother that's MEAN"
6- "Where is my wallet"
7- "dude"

7 things I always eat...
1- Cheese
2- Olives
3- Meat
4- Ramen (shut up, Jen and Rachel)
5- Pretzels
6- Chicken
7- Eggs

7 people I tag...
1- My Dad
2- Ali
3- Aimee
4- 7 - anyone reading my blog who has one! :D

Things have been......crazy?

Kids are So fun...

I haven't updated or posted videos or pictures because my darling Son, hid my camera and we just found it yesterday. apparently I don't check the couch cushions much, and the way he jumps on the couch all day, I'm surprised it still works.

they've also managed to completely destroy my house which was once clean. there are toys everywhere. oh the joy, can you see I'm anxiously awaiting the day my youngest is my oldest sons age? I'm not...really.

My husband has also been home for, I think this is Day Five now. Now don't get me wrong, I love my husband, but I think we're not used to each other past day....four? he would be leaving for work today, but since he has 12 days off. he is not. I love him dearly but he has nearly driven me insane the last few days. I think this is more me than him. let's face it. PMS bites and I've got it bad this time.

the nice thing is that tomorrow I will have three hours to myself. which will be so nice.

that is why I have not updated. but now, I have to go get ready to go out and get a Cord for my dryer, since we have the wrong cord! damn guy who built this house!!!!

Photo Meme

Rachel is doing this right now and it looks like fun.

Ask me to take pictures of any aspect of my life that you’re interested in or curious about. It can be anything from my favorite shirt to my cell phone. Leave your requests as a comment to this entry, and I’ll snap the pictures and post them as soon as I can.


If you want to do this too, just copy and paste the above in your blog!

Rachel Tagged Me

1. What is your husband's name? Michael
2. Who eats more? I think it's a toss up, honestly. even though he can eat a whole pizza and a few plates of lasagna, and I can't. so I guess him
3. Who said, "I love you" first? He Did
4. Who is taller? Michael
5. Who is smarter? We are both smart in different areas (even if he has called me an encyclopedia), I can't name them right now as it's 8:44 am and some lady called at 8 and 8:30 AM, Waking up my children (biggest pet peeve). but I am better in science
6. Who is more sensitive? I am DEFINITELY more sensitive
7. Who does the laundry? Him right now....since we don't have a working W&D
8. Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? I sleep on the Right side of the bed
9. Who pays the bills? I guess we equally pay them, it's usually whoever logs onto the bank account first
10. Who cooks more? Me
11. Who is more stubborn? I am definitely more stubborn
12. Who is the first to admit they are wrong? It's usually me. but I try REALLY hard not to
13. Who has more siblings? Michael. he has a brother and a sister. I have just a sister.
14. Who wears the pants in the relationship? Michael, by a tad
15. What do you like to do together? I love to do everything with him. well almost.
16. Who eats more sweets? I do LOL
17. Guilty Pleasures? I like to have my hair cut and colored, books or spending money on the kids and his guilty pleasure is movies and video games
18. How did you meet? I was sitting across from him at a dance club and I said "I want to kiss you"...sexy huh? LOL
19. Who asked whom out first? we just went together there was no weird awkward "asking out" stage
20. Who kissed who first? I had the idea first....but we met somewhere in the middle.
21. Who proposed? we didn't do the whole traditional proposal thing, we found out we were pregnant with Cole and that Michael was going to IRAQ. so we woke up one morning and decided to get married costs us the amount of the marriage license :D
22. His best features and qualities? I love his eyes and his smile. and his qualities. he has a good sense of humor. he's a great dad to our kids. and a few other things that I am too distracted to type

I tag: Ali, My Dad, and Sarah From Wisconsin

Bread Sticks are yummy to Lincoln

So We Ordered Pizza a few days ago and once again I had him in the seat and I had given him a few bites of baby food. and I gave him the end of the pizza to chew on cause he's teething and he LOVED it. here is him munching away :D











Completely Enjoying a bread stick....(Notice Cole in the background riding around on his dump truck, it's hilarious to watch LOL)

First Step Crawling, Now he's Standing, Next step...walking..

It's Hard to believe in a very few short weeks he's already progressed to pulling himself up. this makes me extremely sad as he is the youngest, and he is now 8 1/2 months old. where does the time go?









Lincoln Pulling himself up and standing via assistance by the entertainment center. (which means that he did this BY himself, I did not help him! way to go LJ!)


He is Laughing at Sesame Street by the way. Bert and Ernie are On. He has a plush Ernie doll that he loves!

Cole Saying I Love You

So I said to Cole Last night, "I Love You Cole Monster!" and he said " I Love you Mama" and so here are a series of videos of him saying videos... the first one he is telling Lincoln he Loves him. The Second is him Saying "I love you Mama, I love you Dada. " and the last is me trying to get him to say "I love you Grandma and Grandpa". I hope you all Enjoy :)

Lincoln Experiencing a Fudgsicle

So I was eating a fudgsicle the other day after feeding Lincoln some tasty jarred baby food and he kept staring at me so I let him have a few tastes LOL

A Few Halloween Extras

So I've been slacking with the updates unfortunately. there hasn't been too much going on. but I just haven't really had time to update between my kids, cleaning the house, and attempting to beat my friend at online literati.

but here they are some cute pictures from Halloween. I apologize for Cole. he was a Grouch most of the day, and didn't want to wear a costume. the thing we went to wasn't really toddler friendly either and there was a LOT of people and it was just annoying. I'm unsure if I will take them next year or not.

Lincoln in his costume :)


On our way into the trick or treat event

Look Momma, A Balloon!!!


this is what happens when he has to wear a costume. he cries :(


this video is so cute! :)