I Caved.....

I went out (without hubby knowing) and got him the motorcycle he's been wanting for ummm let me see FOREVER! I was so againsts a bike, but for selfish reasons. I talked to the salesman and it's really not a big bike at all, it's a starter. It's a Ninja 500EX, Red....and I must say, he looks pretty sexy on it. I tried to get it delivered that same night to suprise him, but that didn't work. So I went to Wal-Mart and got him a toy one. I wrapped up the key in red tissue paper and put it in the bottom of the red gift bag. Then I took the remaining red paper and put it around the toy and made it look all pretty. I got him a card and so on. I sat it in his bathroom on the sink. When he got home from work I was fixing dinner and he asked if he could squeeze in and use the sink, I said...what's wrong with yours? He went into his bathroom (pounting a bit I wouldnt' let him use the kitchen sink...lol) He states, Oh, now I see why that sink wasn't good enough. So he washes up and brings his gift out to the Living Room. He opens the card, and is confused when he reads the part that I wrote that said, Please don't make me regret this....He takes out the toy and thinks that he finally got his bike (the toy) I told him, there is more...he gets to the paper wrapped key and can't get it out. You'd think he knew, he finally get's it and looks at it and looks at me...I told him it will be delivered tomorrow...He is speachless and keeps asking me if I'm serious. It was so wonderful to be able to suprise him with that gift. It was quite affordable and one of the stipulations is that he can not complain about my shopping anymore. LOL and I can look into getting LapBand Surgery. So it's sort-a win win for me.

Craigs List

I wanted to tell you guys about my weird craigslist.com experience. First off let me tell you that I love craigslist. It is easier to navigate than ebay and I enjoy looking at what's free and what other people want. I always look at the want ads incase I have something that they want I can get rid of. But yesterday I was browsing for a tent. This weekend is suppose to be so nice, it makes me want to camp. I found a brand new in the box Eddie Bauer Sequoia 7 person tent (retail $180) for $99 cash, not negotiable. Okay I thought, if it's really new and all the parts are there, that's a really good deal. So I sent an email reply to see if it was still available. I left my cell for the seller to contact me, since it was near the end of the day. He called yesterday evening. He did infact still have the tent and was pretty flixible that evening for meeting him. He asked that I meet him in the old Circuit City parking lot in NJ, just across the PA line. So it only took me half hour or so to get there. So Scott and I head out. We call seller to tell him we've arrived, and he shows up a few minutes later. He lives close to this spot he tells me previously. We looked at the tent, decided to purchase it, exchanged tent for money, and were carrying on a conversation about his internet business and what else he sells, etc., when in Mid-Sentence he says....Okay Thanks, I gotta go. As we get back into our car, I noticed that a Police car was traveling thru the parking lot (it was a strip-mall) So he saw that police car and bolted....That really made us wonder if the tent we just purchased was HOT. We we actually teasing about it on the way over, I told Scott I was going to ask him if it was a Chinese knock-off, like those designer hand bags you can buy really cheap. Scott said he was going to call the guy and ask him if it was stolen and tell him that we just got pulled over and the police were tearing apart our trunk, he said the guy would probably just hang up on him. I told him that he probably had just been in trouble in that town before, for conducting business in the parking lot of a store. Any thoughts?

New Chapter In Our Lives = STRESS

So, I am going to be a mom. To a 10 year old little girl. My hubby's daughter is coming to live with us for a while. Under any "normal" circumstances this would be a little stressful, right? Well......my circumstances can never seem to be normal. Daughter has been home schooled her entire life, if you even could call it that. She is super far behind. She barely reads, can not tell time, doesn't spell, or write well, not even the alphabet. Hubby has not been the best father, he was refused visitation for several years, because of multiple reasons. His drinking, broken promises, mom was mad she lost him.....but regardless, he has been making an attempt now for the past year to be a part of her life. We had discussed taking her to court for custody, because of the education thing for the most part. But, had decided against it, for the fact that we didn't want her to resent us for taking her away from mom. The first day of her last visit over here in February she had asked hubby if she could live with him. Maybe we should have pushed to get more out of her, as to why she wanted to, what was going on. Because Sunday evening mom calls and tells hubby she is done dealing with her and at her whits end. Daughter asked again on the phone if she could come live with dad, of coarse he said yes. Mom wanted to know when dad could come and pick her up. We had decided we would meet this coming weekend half way. Well...so then our stress starts. What are we doing to do with her, during the day? She doesn't have school records. How will we afford to send her to daycare...etc. etc. So I made a call to the School to get some info. Of coarse the first step is to have her enrolled. She tells me where to go and what I'll need. Immunization records and Birth Certificate. So I tell hubby he needs to ask for the immunization records. Mom says she doesn't have any. Now, I don't know if that means she doesn't have a copy of the records or she has never been immunized. Stress level up a notch. Where do we begin now? I text messaged hubby to request mom put something in writing and they get it notarized giving dad temporary custody. I didn't want mom doing something off the wall, like charging dad with kidnapping (yes, I do believe she's that vindictive and unstable to be quite honest) Mom, tried to pull this business of a month with dad a month back with her. He told her that would not work. That it will take at least that long just for everyone to get adjusted. I am very confident right now that once we get her tested and in a stable environment and learning institution that she will catch up in no time. So I don't want mom to just be able to say, okay I had my break, send her back now. We know that for many reasons she would be better if she were with us. Especially for an education. I don't understand how someone could be okay with not educating their child. That is the childs future you are messing with. But, of coarse this woman still lives with her own mom. So, I can't say that I am that suprised, but I am.

So, what do we do now? What if mom never gives us any records? What if we get her immunized and she has already been, will it hurt her? Please if you have ANY ideas, questions, comments, or prayers....please send them my way. I am going to need them.

Holy Wind Storm Batman

So today's Friday the 13th....da da dummmmm. I am not superstitious at all. But I get a kick out of people who are.

Yesterday we had a crazy wind storm with gust near 60. So of coarse Scott was home from work.....evidentally they don't let you work on roofs when it's that windy. LOL The power went our around 9 am, at 3:30 when I was leaving work it was still out. So he suggested McDonald's for dinner. When I got home we enjoyed our delicious fast food by candle light. We lounged on the couches under blankets reading for a while, and then I kicked his but at some candle lit YAZEE! We played the whole score card, which is 5 games. I won 3, we tied 1 and he won 1 game....he went as far as to say I'd found "how to cheat at Yazee" online. hee hee hee, what a sore loser (not really) just teasing me. I was on a roll. He kept saying he was taking me to Vegas. After the game was over we did a little snuggling on the couch, keeping warm and chatting. He said that he didn't know how they did it back in the "old days" without electricity. We are spoiled. But I pointed out to him, that they didn't need that BIG electric picture box on the wall to entertain themselves. They were usually out working the fields (or whatever) until dark, then they came in, to dinner. Children did their chores and school work, the family sat down to read the Bible, then everyone went to bed, which I imagine to be fairly early in the winter, since it gets darker earlier. Because they all get up early to start over again.

Then when the lights came on, I was disappointed a little. I was really enjoying our snuggles and talks. Now, granted I love me some TV, but....I can also live without it. I would probably be a lot more prodoctive without it. I was going to scower the showers by candle light...but.....I didn't want to use the water up, incase it didn't come back on. We have a well.....so without Electricity, there's no pump to pump it....lol boy, this country life sure is rough...LOL And silly me, I am new to the North East, so I assume that since we have this oil heat, that there would be heat...boy was I wrong, how quickly the house cooled down. I was reminded how thankful I am to have a roof over my head, running water, heat and the all mighty electricity. It is funny how we take these things for granted. And the habit, of still walking into a dark room and flipping the switch (I did this once last night).

On a more exciting note, My mom and Scott's 10 yr old daughter are coming for a visit and will be here Wednesday late afternoon, and will be here for almost an entire week. I will have other visitors that weekend. My cousin and his wife from Parkersburg, WV are coming up Friday evening thru Sunday afternoon and bringing the 3 kids. We are going to see Monster Jam...."Bird" the 5 year old loves Great Digger as he refers to him. So for 2 nights, there will be 9 people at my house. I should have some fun pictures and stories about that.

Happy Friday the 13th to all, and have a Sweet Valentine's Day!!

A new tag game....

This one looks pretty fun and different.

1. Choose a folder where you store you pictures.

2. Select the 4th picture in that folder.

3. Explain that picture.

4. Tag 4 People.

5. No Cheating (cropping, editing, etc.)

So, here it is.......

This is a picture of my cousin's 2 kids. This is Briah's second day of 2nd grade. And Brody's first day of Kindergarten. They are the sweetest, not to mention cutest kids I know. And I love them to pieces. They are super sweet.

I tag....

1. Steph

2. Nancy T.

3. Alisa

4. Nancy A.

Now....go!

What does a "stay at home mom" do all day?

Watch this....it's funny!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8zMbYjy6Sk

This is a MUST see. I hope that you enjoy it. I know I did, and I'm not even a mom.

Here you go Steph

1. Post rules on your blog
2. Answer the 6 "8" items
3. Let each person know they have been tagged


8 Fav TV Shows:
1. Days of our Lives
2. Two and half men
3. Reba
4. Dirty Jobs
5. Myth Busters
6. So You Think You Can Dance
7. Bizarre Foods w/ Andrew Zimmern
8. House


8 Things I did Yesterday:
1. Woke Up
2. Showered
3. Brushed Teeth
4. Took Laptop to Geek Squad (the motherboard is bad....)
5. Bought a new computer
6. Kissed my husband
7. Worked
8. Blew my nose

8 Things I look forwad to:
1. Finacial Freedom
2. Every new day with Scott
3. Learning to play my guitar
4. Loosing weight
5. Seeing Family
6. River fun in the Summer
7. Getting to know Scotts girls better
8. Growing old and being able to retire with Scott

8 Fav Restaurants:
1. Texas Roadhouse
2. Panera
3. Cold Stone Creamery (does this one count?)
4. Chinese
5. Bob Evans
6. I Hop
7. Wendy's
8. Smitty's (it's a super cheep hotdog/hamburger joint in WV)

8 Things on my WISHLIST! (ONLY 8?....LOL)
1. Guitar Hero: World Tour
2. Yellow Mustang GE Convertible
3. Toyota FJ Cruiser
4. 4 Wheeler
5. Organized Sewing/Craft Room
6. That I was average size
7. Sell my Ohio House
8. More Money in the Bank

8 People to Tag:
1. Nancy
2. Steph
3. Rachel
that's all I have.....lol, I'm sad....sad.....sad.....