Busy Busy Weekend!

So I had to work last night and didn’t get home until 10p.  For those that know me in real life, know how I am usually SLEEPING by 915p-930p.  So this new job will take some time getting used to.  Which is fine cause now I get to Andy more when he gets home at night.  Andy is going to get the kids this morning.  We should have had them last night but I ended up working.  Today we are having a family reunion of some sorts at my parents house.  I probably won’t know half the people but ever since my grams passed away none of my aunts or uncles get together and I haven’t seen some of my cousin’s since then either. I have to make a pasta salad today and go shopping AND mom wants me there early to help set up and clean I am sure.  ok I am half asleep and am not making to much sense right now so I will type later!

Monday… Monday

Wow what a fantabolous weekend we are having so far with the kids!!! I picked them up on Friday from their mom and we went to the grocery store.  We picked up some cupcakes that had DAD written on some of them and the others we put candles on.  We then surprised him when he got home.  Saturday we went to Andy’s sisters house for one of his nephews graduation parties.  Then Sunday Andy had to work and me and the kids went to Friendly days.  Tons of rides and a super long parade.  So far it couldn’t be more perfect!  Here are a couple picks of the kids…

Hugh won Lily this cute stuffed pug.  She loves it. 

Hugh way up high on a ride.

Lily on the Merry-go-round.

Tonight we are heading out to Bucca for dinner with Andy’s family.  His parents are here from Arizona and don’t go back until Wednesday.  Tomorrow we are spending the day with them.

Did I tell you Andy’s divorce is totally done now????  HEHEHE We KNOW we are getting married, it’s just a matter of when.  We have to move by the end of Sept and we want to find a house with at least 3 bedrooms. So sometime at the end of the year or beginning of next year we will be married.

 

So I was eating a dilly bar last night…

and Winston decided to join me…. You can see a little bit of the cherry coating stuff on his nose… hehehe

Happy June!

Yikes… what happened to spring???  We didn’t even really have a spring this year.  It has been pretty chilly compared to normal.  Last weekend we ended up having some pretty good storms come through.  Being we live in a one level townhome, I grabbed the boys and headed to my parents house.  I got there in the nick of time and as mom is holding the garage door open for me, the sky opened up.  I have a few spots of hail damage on my car but not enough to claim to insurance. 

We have the kids this weekend.  I know the true meaning of being a parent now however.  Friday was my cousin Carrie’s b-day.  I was going to meet up with everyone for her party at the bar that night but Andy was called into his work in the early afternoon.  I had to go and get them and since Andy wasn’t going to be getting home until late.  We don’t have a sitter since we don’t plan stuff usually when we have the kids, unless it’s kid related and I so wasn’t about to bring the kids to a bar.  So we ended up going to dinner at Red Lobster ad then to Petco.  (yes the kids LOVE Seafood *yeah*) At Petco we were on a mission to get fish.  When Andy and I went to the garage sales, we ended up getting a 10 gallon tank with pretty much everything for $3.  Cost us a total of maybe $15 to set up.  Well as we are walking around I looked at the Parakeets.  Now Hugh has had one named George for about 4 years.  Andy got it from a friend a while back and who knows how long they had it.  We have brought home a couple others and for some reason they don’t survive.  Well I found the prettiest parakeet I have ever seen.  He is lavender and white.  I named him Brett (yes after Favre).  They have adapted very well together and I think this one has a better chance to live more than any other.  When Andy got home he just shook his head and said if we get one more animal we are going to be a Petco! ha So the animal tally is 4 fish (more to come), 2 birds, a teddy bear hamster and 2 puggies. I so want a kitty but have to wait until we get a bigger place.

So I started my new job this last week.  It’s awesome. It’s at a dental office here in town and about 2 miles from my house.  The office manager and I have hit it off totally and I really like her a ton.  I am still working at Hudson and always will.  I am going to fill in when they need me.  I am part time at the new office for now and hopefully this fall will be more hours.  I also applied for a part time job at the outlet mall.  I need to get a few bills totally paid off.  Once that is done I will only have to work part time at the dental office. yeah me!

Ok have to get Andrew up.  With his new position at his work he is all over the place.  He has to be at the Woodbury store early for some training. 

I think I will try to remember to take pics of all the crazy animals in our houe today and post them. Have a great day!

It’s all about ME today…

It’s my 36th birthday… eh… don’t like it, don’t want it to be here but what do you do?  You can’t stop time and go backwards.  I don’t feel like I am this old at all.  This year should be my best year yet however.  Andy’s divorce will be done on June 10th which means we can start planning our wedding and hopefully, HOPEFULLY we can plan our own family.  No worries I will keep you all upated on everything.  We haven’t decided if we are getting married here or in Vegas yet. 

Yesterday the weather was wild.  I ended up getting the puggies and going to my parents house since there was such strong storms and we don’t have a basement.  When left here it had started pouring rain big time.  I watched the clouds come in as I got closer to their house.  They live about 8 miles from us.  I got to the farm in the nick of time though.  My car has some hail damage and there was a tornado touch down really close to Andy’s work where they all had to go to the stairwell.  My parents had my nieces over and we all went to Carolynn’s and had a birthday dinner for me and apple pie.  I am not much of a cake eater so that was my cake. :)  Andy came over after work and you can see where the hail actually chipped away at the paint on his car.

I woke up a iPod shuffle on my computer and a cute card from Andy.  My nano was stolen from my car last summer at his place and I want to start working out again so I am downloading some cd’s right now.  All 80’s rock so far and a Kid Rock cd.  I need the pumping music to get me going! ha So far Poison, Motley Crue, and Kid Rock.  Not sure what else I will go rumage up. 

Mom is taking me shopping and out to lunch today.  Andy has to work so I won’t see him until 730p tonight. 

Have a great day all!!!

Finally Friday….

Howdy all!  Been a very crazy week so far.  My brother and his wife are having a huge garage sale this weekend.  Actually their entire town is having a city wide garage sale.  I put a few things of my own and was given a bunch of stuff from my sis in law from prev marriage to sell.  I may be divorced from him but she will always be my sister! I have 2 that are like that actually!  But anyway… I am trying to rouse Andrew up to get going.  I wanted to be at her house by 8am but being it’s 7:26am and he isn’t out of bed yet… yeah right.  Not gonna happen.  But brother Andy said I didn’t have to be there until 9a or so.  But I wanted to hit a few of the sale myself since I have never really been out garage saleing and my sister Carolynn said that there were a couple houses that have a ton of fishing stuff… now you see why I want Andrew to go with me.

I am sitting here listening to my friend Corey on her new radio station down in San Fran.  I am so happy for her to have found a new job and for her and her hubby Jeff but man I miss listening to her up here on the radio.  She was a local DJ on our pop station and we became friends 5 years ago being her mom had just passed away from breast cancer and my mom is a survivor.  We did the breast cancer 3 day for 4 years together and last year I was captain for the radio station.  I am taking this year off from being involved with it and I tell you it’s so hard not being part of it.  I am so passionate about it but am fried from it all.  My entire summer would revolve around it.  This year I want my summer to revolve around having fun with the kids and doing things for myself.  I know, breast cancer doesn’t take a break from people but I just need to.  Maybe next year!

Ok I am going to try to get Andrew up again… have a wonderful weekend!

Happy Mother’s Day!

I have no real excuse except last weekend I was super sick.  I am sorry for my lack of blogging.  I have had a ton of stuff going on lately too.  My SIL is having a huge garage sale next weekend so I am going through a ton of stuff getting that all ready.  I did that most of the day yesterday. 

So I didn’t want to say anything to soon… but I got a new job!  It’s here in town at a Dental office!!!!  A couple Friday’s ago Doc and I were talking about the drive and gas prices.  He said “Jess let me call my friend up in your area and see if he is hiring”.  So he did… Long story short I went and met with the other office manager and then last Thurs I met with the Doctor.  It’s going to be just a couple days a week at first since he has a neighbor girl working there in the summer but then by July it will be more full time.  So in the beginning I will be driving to Hudson still a couple days a week and then eventually I will get a part time job up at the outlet mall at a clothing store.  That way I will be able to buy my nice dress clothes cheaper but then make extra cash also. Andy said I probably won’t have a paycheck! hahaha oh well I will have nice clothes though!  But this new job is 2 miles from my house and am so excited!  The office manager there and I seemed to really click which is super cool.  She around my age and really nice.

Ok I am going to go and cross stitch a bit before I have to go to my mom’s house.  Have a great day all!

 

ugh sick…

So I went to work yesterday and felt totally fine.  Then later in the morning I started getting a sore throat and it kept progressing through out the day.  When I got home I took a 2 hour nap and when I woke up my throat and chest were killing me.  I then layed in bed the rest of the night since the kids are here.  I so don’t want them to get this.  It’s worse yet this morning. I can totally tell I have an infection of some sort.  I am rummaging through my cabinet looking for all the antibiotics that I can find.  yikes!  This sucks big time.  Today is Bradyn’s birthday party, I am taking the kids to that, then Lily and I are going to the Anoka high school to see a play they have right now.  It’s High School Musical.  So I have to medicate and relax as much as possible during the morning.  Tomorrow Andy is off and we wanted to go fishing.  Maybe I will stay home and let him take the kids.  I haven’t been this sick in 6 months… I hate this!

Ok now to go lay back down for a bit!  Have a great weekend.  I will take pics today and post them later!

It was easier than I thought to find out….

hahahahaha I am laughing big time… I so *heart* my Jenners.  I knew she wouldn’t be able to keep it from me.  I call her with intentions of finding out what time she is picking me up tonight…. first words out of my mouth are “it’s a girl right???”  All heard was a giant… NO.  I thought I was going to go through hours and hours of bugging and begging her tonight.  I will be oh so good and not spill the beans in front of anyone but YEAH!!!!!!!!!  Another boy!  If he is anything like Bradyn she is going to be so blessed.  This little man I get to video tape being born in Sept.  So I will be one of the first people he gets to meet!  I am so excited!  So now that I FINALLY know what she is having I have to start working on his cross stitch!  I want to make a Precious Moments growth chart.  Yes darling Jenny (Niece) just like the one I made for you 15 years ago! However this one will obviously be BLUE.  This is only my 2nd one to make so you two shall feel extra special!

well I am going to get ready…

Happy birthday Jenners!

Today is my best friend Jen’s b-day.. she is turning 36, which means in one month, one day it’s my 36th b-day… scary.  We met through another friend that we had 10 years ago and we clicked big time.  we have been through so much together and know we will always be there for each other. 

Today she has her doctors appt to find out what they are having.  I so hope it’s a little girl.  I am sure it is for some reason.  I am going to try to get it out of her tonight, they want to wait until Bradyn’s birthday next weekend to tell everyone.  HA… I think I can get it out of her though.  We are going to see Baby’s Mama tonight and then going to a couple bars.  She can’t drink but she still wants to go out and have some fun! 

Otherwise I plan on putting away the winter clothes this weekend and cleaning house!  Have a great weekend!