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Paintball…Hmm…now this is an intersting topic. I have never played it before, but I’ve heard that it is really fun, though you can get hurt pretty bad at the same time…yikes. I am not up for getting hurt while having fun…but I do want to try it out sometime. Anyway, for all you die hard paintball lovers, here is a site that might be interesting for you to stock up on equipment. You can get cheap paintball supplies here!!

I did like the movie “Failure to Launch” when the girl is the last one to survive her first round of paintball. That made the game look easy and fun!!

Random new thought of the day…did you know that Paintball guns were originally used by farmers to mark trees and cattle. Picture this, a nice little cow, minding his own business and just eating away at your grass–not a care in the world. Suddenly he looks up and sees his owner approaching, and thinks how nice. A big “cow smile” comes across his face as he looks on and then suddenly…BAM, he is shot with a paintball gun. What in the world!!! That’s when, I, as a cow, would charge him and trample him down!! How rude! Can’t a cow just get some peace and quiet please!!!!

ok..so just to warn you…I am now getting paid to BLOG!!! Whahoo. Some of my posts might be a little odd at first so just bear with me 🙂 I don’t want to lose all of you faithful bloggers because I get really boring! Maybe it will even be more exciting, who knows…anyway, for those of you that just love to blog and why not get paid to do it….here is the site that I hooked up with. Blogitive

So! Today the topic of the day is…. Rhinoplasty Toronto which is basically just a nose job. Now I can understand people getting this done, because, hey your nose is the one thing on your face that literally sticks out..so if its crooked, or has a big bump on the bridge or something, I can understand people wanting to get it fixed. I personally broke my nose when I was a junior in high school and when I got it fixed, they were going to straighted some original damage that had been done earlier in life…(we think my brother broke my nose with his head once when we were little). But they got in there and said they would have to rebreak the nose due to alot of scar tissue buildup, and really it wasn’t a big deal to me so I didn’t do it. I shall live with a crooked nose for now 🙂 I’m not big on having work done that is really unnecessary because mainly, I hate shots, so I hate surgery and I hate pain and putting myself through undue pain is not fun for me! I don’t know how those people that go on Extreme Makeover can watch the show prior to going on and then opt to do it. Yes, some of the people are gorgeous after it is all over, but yikes!! The going-through-it process looks horrendous.

Well enough is enough…I told you the posts might be a little different..but oh well. Yesterday we celebrated our 3 year anniversary!! Wow! Bj sent me a dozen pink/white roses. We didn’t do anything big since it was a church night, but we are maybe going to stay at a guest villa at Bentwater this weekend 🙂 So excited!!!

Anyway, Happy Birthday to my best bud, Deborah! 🙂 I hope your day is amazing.

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These are some of Hayden’s new pictures and I just love them…she is getting so cute and fun and learning how to smile for the camera…she’s a little ham 🙂 She went to the doctor today to get rid of this cold that she’s had and for comparison she is 21lbs. 🙂 Still no more teeth and dr. says they aren’t close. Bummer. We are brushing the two she does have though 😉 Hope you enjoy the pics 🙂 Tomorrow is our third anniversary. AMAZING! I can’t believe its been that long, then again I can’t believe its only been that long.

Take care!!

Sorry not posting for sometime…..seems i have been very busy with all sorts of things. I am in the process of moving my ‘real world’ job office into my home..so that has taken some tactical planning and rearranging, that of which i am not finished with. It’ll be another week or so on that.

I have also taken up gourmet cooking. I love it. I love cooking, but never seem to have the time to sit down and think and plan. So the other night I did just that. I sat down, planned meals (three course ones at that) for the next oh, three weeks or so…made my grocery list, which was 2 pages front and back and required one 2 hour shopping trip and one other quick one. Both of which my precious boo boo ( the nickname we have for Hayden) accompanied me on. Let me tell ya, shopping for things like masa harina and curry paste, which i have never bought or even heard of before, while entertaining a 7 month old child at 7 pm at night is an art. But I pulled it off and have made my first two meals this week. They have been good. I love knowing what we are having each day, knowing I have all of the ingredients, and knowing that it will only take me 20 minutes to make a fab meal for my honey and me 🙂 aHHH…. the joys of the Million Menus cookbook. http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?z=y&isbn=1405456892&itm=1

What else…oh started a 30 day health makeover. Its cute, each day it has an organizational tip, a motivational tip, a total health Fakeover tip, a spa on a budget tip, and so on. Plus it plans your meals out for you. But I am not doing that aspect until July. The recipes call for no red meat, sugar, or dairy….that will be a tough one, but should give some big results too. I’m still working out four times a week. I love it…who knew that playstation games would be so motivating. I got this game called Yourself Fitness and it is an interactive game ( you don’t play it, is is just a playstation format or X box if you have one, that allows you to specify things unlike a DVD would). I love it because it is tailored just for my personal goals and the workouts are challenging. Its been good for me to do while I nurse my wounded toes and wait my cross country outdoor exercises. http://www.yourselffitness.com/default.aspx

Anyway, Hayden has been saying …”ny ny” when she gets tired and wants to take a nap or go to bed at night. It is great…she loves and knows when she is ready to sleep. Makes our life easy not having to wrestle a screaming child to sleep. She just tells us and we put her to bed. So wonderful. I have an angel child!!! She is also still clapping, working on waving, saying “da Da” and crawling and pulling up on everything imaginable! She can also feed herself pick-up foods. I can’t believe how big she is getting. I love every stage that she goes through.

Well I am off to work out, read and go “ny ny”… 🙂

PS… Jeers to Rachel R. giving me an awesome blog to read…like I need another blog to check every day 😉 Check out… http://thisfish.ivillage.com/love/ It’s great!

Hey everyone! I wanted to tell you about a new blog I am starting to get some publicity for my Mary Kay business, but it will have lots of Stay at Home and working mom resources!! The newest site I found with some great deals is www.lightlyloved.com . Its an online consignments shop with some great finds and wonderful shipping prices!

Oh…and my site is www.workingathomeandloveit.blogspot.com ….check it out!

Well my posts have mostly been “Hayden Accomplishments and Milestones” lately, so I thought I’d fill ya in on some other stuff……

This past weekend was my highschool 5 year reunion. It was fun to see mostly everyone again. Its neat to see what they are all up to these days, how they have changed, and how they haven’t. Fun stuff. We ate at Macaroni grill…yummy.

Then we kept Colton for deb on Saturday and had lots of fun!! We swam and played with toys and on the swingset. He had a good time and we hope to have him back soon!!! (hint hint) His little sentences are hilarious! It was neat to see how we’d do with two one of these days!!

Then that night Hayden got super sick. She was coughing and so so so congested. We were all up until 4 am with her. Poor thing was so tired, but couldn’t get to sleep. So we stayed home from church, due to exhaustion and the fact that we wouldn’t be able to leave her in the nursery, and relaxed. We watched “The New World” which was good, but SUPER LONG and BORING! Then just hung out more, did some cleaning and TLC for the babe. She slept much better last night.

Today I was supposed to go in for an ingrown toenail removal…(my second toe in 3 months) but over the weekend it has healed itself, so I’m holding off and saving my money! And glad to not have to go in and have surgery…yikes…i hate hate hate shots!!!

So, anyway, I have to do some work now, so I’ll leave it at that….not that interesting but just an update! Pray for Hayden to get totally well quickly!

A few months ago, when I was picking up the children at school, another mother I knew well rushed up to me. Emily was fuming with-indignation. “Do you know what you and I are?” she demanded. Before I could answer, and I didn’t really have one handy, she blurted out the reason for her question. It seemed she had just returned from renewing her driver’s license at the County Clerk’s office. Asked by the woman Emily had hesitated, uncertainhow to classify herself. “What I mean is, “explained the recorder, “Do have a job, or are you just a……?” “Of course I have a job,” snapped Emily.”I’m a mother.” “We don’t list ‘mother’ as an occupation..” ‘housewife’covers it,” said the recorder emphatically.

I forgot all about her story until one day I found myself in the same situation, this time at our own Town Hall. The clerk was obviously a careerwoman, poised, efficient, and possessed of a high-sounding title like Official Interrogator or Town Registrar. “And what is you occupation?” she probed. What made me say it, I do not know. The words simply popped out. “I’m a Research Associate in the field of Child Development and Human Relations.” The clerk paused, ball point pen frozen in midair, and looked up as though she had not heard right. I repeated the title slowly, emphasizing the most significant words. Then I stared with wonder as my pompous pronouncement was written in bold, black ink on the official questionnaire. “Might I ask,” said the clerk with new interest, “just what you do in your field? “Coolly, without any trace of fluster in my voice, I heard myself reply, “I have a continuing program of research (what mother doesn’t?) in the laboratory and in the field. I’m working for my Masters (the whole family),and already have four credits (all daughters).” “Of course, the job is one of the most demanding in the humanities (any mother care to disagree?) and I often work 14 hours a day (24 is more like it). But the job is more challenging than most run-of-the-mill careers and the rewards are insatisfaction rather than money.” There was an increasing note of respect inthe clerk’s voice as she completed the form, stood up, and personally ushered me to the door. As I drove into our driveway, buoyed by my glamorous new career, I was greeted by my lab assistants – ages 13, 7, and 3. Upstairs I could hear our new experimental model (6 months) in the child-development program, testing out a new vocal pattern. I felt triumphant! I had scored a beat on bureaucracy! And I had gone on the official records as someone more distinguished and indispensable to mankind than “just another mother.” Especially when there’s a title on the door. Whether a stay-at-home Mom or a career Mom, we should all carry this title proudly. -Author Unknown

Ok..so I’m a bad mom for letting Hayden play with a highlighter, but this is so precious….just had to share 🙂

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